Can Crypto Be Trusted To Fund Nonprofits?
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Crypto philanthropy is booming. More than $1 billion in tokens went to nonprofits last year, a number expected to reach $2.5 billion in 2025. Seventy percent of America’s largest charities now accept crypto. And the average gift size sits at $10,000, roughly eighty times bigger than a typical donation.
But this new class of giver isn’t a legacy donor in a blazer. According to The Giving Block, most are in their 20s or 30s. Some are ‘crypto evangelists’, donating to pay it forward. Others are ‘optimistic investors’, motivated by tax advantages and a chance to turn financial upside into social good.
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