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Questions tagged [donation]

Questions about using cryptocurrency to accept donations.

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How can I accept Bitcoin donations on my blog or site?

If I sell things, there are many services that allow me to accept bitcoins as payment. But for those who simply want to accept bitcoins on their blog or other site ... as donations. A simple bitcoin address can be listed but what other options are…
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Receiving donation on a bitcoin address and security issues of reusing the same address

I am running a blog and would like to receive donations from my followers. So I thought to add a bitcoin address on my "Support me"-page! But on bitcoin.it, it is recommended to never reuse addresses, which is supported by citing not only Privacy…
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How to accept donation correctly?

Imagine a web page that wants to accept Bitcoin donations. A naive approach is to provide a single address on the page and that's it. The problem here is that the address is known to everyone and if the money ever moves, the address is being reused…
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Adding «Donate» Bitcoin button in README.md file GitHub repository

1. Summary I would like to add a «Donate» Bitcoin button on my README.md file located on my GitHub repository. 2. Not helped 2.1. Manually button HTML-code using bitcoin protocol:
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bitcoin donations tax deductible?

I work as a volunteer for a tax exempt organization in the US. We are currently accepting donations in bitcoin but not issuing receipts for those donations. I would like to start issuing receipts. Is there any legal guidance available online…
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Accepting micropayment donations via Lightning Network - what is the most efficient / recommended architecture?

The difficulty that I am experiencing at the moment - how to accept Lightning Network micropayments donations supporting (shameless plug): https://genesis.re/wiki#Plan_B Zap / Joule: I send on-chain BTC to lightning enabled wallet I open a…
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How to ask donors to send bitcoin if they are not bitcoin enthusiasts?

Have idea for wonderful service many would want to donate to see happen. Those who donate though know nothing of bitcoin. Google reveals much trouble with bitcoin<->paypal or bitcoin<->creditcard gateways. Exists any credible and reliable service…
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What's a good way to receive donations?

We're a Foundation with board members across various countries. We have some difficulty setting up a bank account. It's definitely easier to create a Bitcoin wallet, but we want more than that. Here are some conditions: We want to keep track and…
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How to make permanent Bitcoin Address for donations?

I want to add a Donate Bitcoin button to my website(s). I want to create a Bitcoin wallet with a permanent address for receiving donations. How would I do this?
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Bitcoin-based Distributed Donation Systems, whichs do you know?

I've heard that Tor Project constructed such system: Everybody who are participating in the Tor Network, creating Exit Node or even Middle Node, would simply paste his Bitcoin address into the "Nickname" field. All donates are clearly transparent…
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Using BTC to receive currency donations

How can Bitcoin be used by a charity in the Congo to receive donations from people around the world paying in different currencies?
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Support sending bitcoins using webpage URL?

Are there any Bitcoin clients or services that support sending bitcoins to a HTTP(S) URL instead of having to enter a Bitcoin address directly? (e.g. for donations) Webmasters could include their Bitcoin address in a link element in each page (same…
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What is a good place to ask for bitcoin to fund a scientific project?

I have a great idea for an invention, but I am currently limited to purchasing parts for building a prototype of it with bitcoins. Unfortunately, I do not have that many bitcoins and need a way to ask the bitcoin community for donations. Yes, I have…
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Can I create an invoice for a Lightning address I don't own?

I am building a web service where User A will signup and enter a Lightning address attached to the profile. Then, User B would want to send some satoshi to the Lightning address of User A as a kind of a donation. So, I want User A to click a button…
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Accepting Donations For Your Charity In BITCOIN

The tutorial is here: https://developers.coinbase.com/docs/wallet/tutorials/donations First step: Sign up for a Coinbase account Problem: "Merchant Services: We're no longer accepting new merchant services businesses. Stay tuned for new offerings…
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