Guides & insights
Plain-English guides to giving cryptocurrency — how it works, what to watch for, and why transparency changes everything.
Ethereum is the second-most accepted coin in charitable giving — and the one most often lost in transit, because the address you are given usually works on exactly one network. A dated, source-checked list.
Read articleStellar is cheap, fast and almost ideal for small donations — and accepted by strikingly few charities directly. A dated, source-checked list, plus the memo field that strands XLM gifts.
Read articleSome coins need a second piece of information besides the address. Leave it out and your donation arrives nowhere in particular. Which coins need it, why, and what to do if you forgot.
Read articleA donation address on a web page is a claim, not a proof. One organisation we checked signs its addresses cryptographically. Almost everybody else, including us, asks you to trust the page.
Read articleMost transparency pages are decoration. Here is how to test one in five minutes — applied to our own, where we found that half of what we publish cannot be independently verified.
Read articleThe address was right and the money is gone anyway. Why one crypto address can exist on a dozen chains, which mistakes are recoverable, which are not, and how to check before you send.
Read articleA crypto donation creates two permanent records: one on a public blockchain, one inside a payment company that may sit outside European data protection entirely. What is collected, where it goes, and what you can actually control.
Read articleThe brand on the checkout button is rarely the company on the contract. We read our own processor's terms line by line and found a St Vincent company, a prohibited-jurisdictions clause and a termination right with no notice. Here is how to check yours.
Read articleProtests swept several European countries in October 2026. The urge to send help is right, but the usual charity playbook does not fit a wealthy country with working emergency services. Here is where the real gaps are.
Read articleWe tell people crypto giving is borderless. That claim has an asterisk, and this is the asterisk — sanctions lists, FATF countermeasures, and the prohibited-jurisdiction list every payment processor keeps, including ours.
Read articleRunning your own wallet means no processor fees and no custodian — and real obligations around keys, accounting and volatility. An honest account of both, from an organisation that chose the other way.
Read articleBitcoin Cash has an unusually active donation culture and an unusually thin list of charities that take it directly. A dated, source-checked account of who does — and a correction about one who does not.
Read articleDogecoin is widely "accepted" and rarely supported. A dated, source-checked list of who actually takes DOGE, who only lists it in a processor's dropdown, and how to tell the difference.
Read articleLitecoin is one of the few non-headline coins that charities actually hold their own wallets for. A dated, source-checked list of who takes LTC directly and who only lists it through a processor.
Read articleSolana costs a fraction of a cent to send, which makes small giving genuinely practical — and almost no charity holds its own SOL wallet. A dated, source-checked account of the gap.
Read articleXRP has one of the largest retail holder bases and one of the shortest lists of charities that take it directly. A dated, source-checked list — and the destination-tag detail that can lose you the donation.
Read articleZcash is accepted by more charities than Monero and fewer than Litecoin — and the address they publish decides whether your gift is private at all. A dated, source-checked list.
Read articleNetwork fees, processor floors and dust limits decide the smallest gift that makes sense. A plain explanation, with real figures from our own checkout on the day of writing.
Read articleThe Red Cross is not one organisation, and its national societies have different crypto policies. What we could verify on their own pages, what we could not, and a correction to our own earlier reporting.
Read articleFive checks anyone can run on any organisation asking for cryptocurrency. No tools, no expertise. We run all five on ourselves at the end, including the one we currently fail.
Read articleWrong chain, wrong coin, missing destination tag, mistyped address. What is recoverable, what is not, and what to do in the first ten minutes — without the false hope.
Read articleWhat each status actually means, how long each one should last, and when "pending" is telling you something has gone wrong rather than slowly right.
Read articleVery few charities accept Monero, and the reason is structural rather than ideological. Here is who does, checked on their own sites, and why the large humanitarian names cannot.
Read articleA verified look at how charities actually accept cryptocurrency, why the headline coin counts are misleading, which organisations run their own wallets, and which respected nonprofits refuse crypto outright.
Read articleA fee-driven guide to giving $5 to $50 in crypto — which networks are genuinely cheap, which will eat your gift, and why payment processors set minimum amounts.
Read articleWhat a crypto donation receipt can and cannot prove, which records to keep, and why the transaction hash is the strongest evidence you have.
Read articleLookalike domains, fake matching offers, clipboard hijacking, disaster-exploiting appeals and "verify your wallet" phishing — the common crypto donation scams, and the checks any donor can run in two minutes.
Read articleHow companies, crypto projects and teams give in crypto — treasury gifts, matching campaigns, revenue sharing, public fundraisers, and the approvals and records that keep it clean.
Read articleCrypto giving needs no login, no card and no bank details — but pseudonymous is not the same as anonymous. An accurate look at what you do and don't hand over.
Read articleSelling appreciated crypto can trigger capital gains tax before you ever give anything away. Here's why donating the asset directly to a qualifying charity is usually more efficient — and what you need to confirm first.
Read articleCards, international bank wires and crypto each take a different bite out of a gift. Here's where the money goes in each case, why flat costs favour crypto as gifts grow, and why network choice matters most for small donations.
Read articleA practical guide to giving USDT: what the stablecoin is, why a dollar-pegged gift is predictable, how to choose between TRON, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, TON, Polygon and Arbitrum, and how to avoid the wrong-network mistake.
Read articleA step-by-step walk through the life of a crypto donation, from the checkout address to the confirmation email, including what to do when something goes wrong.
Read articleAn even-handed case for nonprofits weighing cryptocurrency — the genuine advantages, the obstacles nobody mentions in the pitch deck, and the practical routes to accepting it.
Read articleA simple guide to donating cryptocurrency to charity from your Bybit account — using an on-chain withdrawal, choosing the right chain, and confirming your gift.
Read articleGive Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, or other coins to charity straight from your Exodus wallet. An easy step-by-step guide for desktop and mobile.
Read articleA clear guide to donating cryptocurrency to charity from your Kraken account — adding and confirming the withdrawal address, picking the right network, and verifying your gift.
Read articleDonate Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins and more to charity from your Ledger hardware wallet. A step-by-step guide to sending with Ledger Live and verifying the address on your device.
Read articleA clear guide to donating cryptocurrency to charity from your OKX account — using on-chain withdrawal, matching the network, and confirming your gift.
Read articleGive SOL, USDC, or other tokens to charity straight from your Phantom wallet. An easy step-by-step guide covering Solana, plus Ethereum, Base, Polygon and Bitcoin.
Read articleA simple walkthrough for donating cryptocurrency to charity directly from your Coinbase account — choosing the coin, sending to the address, and confirming.
Read articleHow private is a crypto donation, really? A clear look at anonymity, what's public on the blockchain, and how to give privately if you want to.
Read articleA clear guide to donating cryptocurrency to charity from your Binance account — using Withdraw, picking the right network, and confirming your gift.
Read articleDonate Ethereum, USDC, or other tokens to charity directly from your MetaMask wallet. A simple step-by-step, including gas fees and network tips.
Read articleNew to giving cryptocurrency? Here's what a crypto donation is, how it works, and why it can be more transparent and efficient than traditional giving.
Read articleWhen disaster strikes, speed and trust matter most. Here's how crypto donations move aid faster and more transparently than traditional channels.
Read articleA simple, practical walkthrough of donating Bitcoin to a charity — from choosing an amount to confirming your gift on the blockchain.
Read articleGive Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, or tokens to charity straight from Trust Wallet. An easy step-by-step guide for donating from this popular mobile wallet.
Read articleWorried crypto's volatility will shrink your gift? Stablecoins like USDC and USDT let you donate a fixed dollar value. Here's how they work for giving.
Read articleCrypto giving is safe when you take a few simple precautions. Here's how to verify a charity, spot scams, and donate with confidence.
Read articleNew to crypto and want to donate? Here's a simple guide to wallets — what they are, the main types, and how to send your first charitable gift.
Read articleA plain-English overview of how cryptocurrency donations are treated for tax in major jurisdictions — and the records you should keep.
Read articleOne of crypto's best features for giving is that you can prove your donation arrived. Here's how to look up and verify any gift on the blockchain.
Read articleWhat actually happens after you donate crypto? A look at how charities receive, convert, and deploy cryptocurrency to fund real-world aid.
Read articleBitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and more — a donor's guide to choosing which crypto to give, and the trade-offs of each.
Read articleA clear comparison of the fees, speed, and transparency of cryptocurrency donations versus credit cards and bank transfers.
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