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Community-Centric Fundraising: Equity, social justice, and an abundance mindset 

Candid

We took the movement global, which led to the creation in 2022 of the CCF Global Council , of which I am a member. Council members currently include representatives from El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, Kenya, and across the United States.

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Bitcoin will soon be an official currency in El Salvador

The Verge

El Salvador has passed a resolution to make Bitcoin a legal currency, which makes it the first country to do so ( via The Guardian ). In fact, according to the university’s map, El Salvador’s contributions make up 0.00 percent of the global computing power that’s put towards Bitcoin.

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2022 crypto predictions from Prime Trust CFO Rodrigo Vicuna

TechCrunch

ust look at the numbers: 80 million unique crypto wallets; Bitcoin and Ether grew 60% and 407%, respectively; El Salvador adopted bitcoin as official currency; the NFT market generated $2.5 Rodrigo Vicuna is chief financial officer at Prime Trust. Cryptocurrency and blockchain had a breakout year in 2021. billion in trades. Impressive?

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Fintech startups lead the layoff wave

TechCrunch

In 2021, fintech startups were the top recipients of venture capital globally, accounting for about 21% of dollars raised with $131.5 So far in 2022, fintech startups are earning another, less favorable distinction — accounting for the third largest number of layoffs, by percentage, globally. for global expansion. And elsewhere.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

Other examples are Global Giving , the Skoll Center and Ashoka. International giving can also be tax deductible: The good news is tax benefits are also available for helping globally. In addition to the organizations previously mentioned, in Arizona there are over 300 501(c)(3) charitable organizations with an international focus.

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What we know about China’s cryptocurrency crackdown

The Verge

Xinjiang’s massive role in global crypto mining was driven home in April 2021 when a single coal plant in the region flooded and shut down for a weekend, reportedly reducing worldwide Bitcoin mining capacity by around 35 percent. El Salvador has gone the opposite direction , becoming the first country to make Bitcoin a legal tender.

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Bitcoin’s bid to become the “one chain to rule them all”

TechCrunch

Bitcoin has integrated with a layer-two protocol called the Lightning Network to increase its speed and efficiency while lowering transaction costs, a piece of infrastructure used by the nation of El Salvador and major crypto exchanges such as Kraken. based e-commerce site using Visa’s rails. .