Crypto Donations Fund Fire Relief Efforts On Maui

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Relief efforts are still underway on the Hawaiian island of Maui following a series of wildfires severely damaging major areas including Lahaina.

All Hands and Hearts, a disaster relief organization, has been collecting cryptocurrency and fiat donations to assist local Maui residents in the wake of the fires which took the lives of more than 100 people and destroyed homes and businesses. Government officials have teatatud the cost to rebuild may be more than $5.5 billion.

“Cryptocurrency donations as any other type of donations are helping to provide essential support after the devastating wildfires,” said Olga Ruggiero, the chief of organizational integration and events at All Hands and Hearts. “The crypto industry continues to band together with communities around the world in need.”

Meie osaleme @TheGivingBlockMaui hädaolukordadele reageerimise fond, et toetada Hawaii metsatulekahjudes ellujäänuid.

Annetage krüptoga kõigile kätele ja südametele ning aidake tugevdada meie abipüüdlusi: https://t.co/iG4AnSbNDl https://t.co/aQisZxLspE

— Kõik käed ja südamed (@AllHandsHearts) August 15, 2023

Ruggiero reported that the organization had received more than $125 million in crypto through The Giving Block, a charity platform which facilitates digital asset donations Bitcoinis (BTC), Eeter (ETH) and other tokens. At the time of publication, the Giving Block had matched more than $68,000 in crypto and fiat donations to raise more than $136,000 for the Maui project.

"Kõik Hands and Hearts ja muud katastroofiabiorganisatsioonid on oma annetusstrateegiaid aastate jooksul arendanud, võttes kasutusele tehnoloogia ja kasutades erinevat tüüpi digitaalseid platvorme," ütles Ruggiero. "Need muudatused on parandanud raha kogumise tõhusust ja tulemuslikkust, võimaldades organisatsioonidel pakkuda katastroofide ajal üliolulist abi."

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Tulekahjud, mis teadete kohaselt võisid olla põhjustatud 8. augustil allakukkunud elektriliinidest, on laastanud enam kui 160,000 2 elanikuga saart. Lisaks All Hands and Hearts kaudu tehtud annetustele lubasid Jaapani ja Lõuna-Korea valitsused abiks XNUMX miljonit dollarit abi.

Many organizations have turned to cryptocurrency as a solution to get funds into areas affected by natural and man-made disasters. In Ukraine, where residents have faced Russian military attacks since 2022, the government sai üle 70 miljoni dollari in crypto for military equipment and humanitarian assistance as of February.

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