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Freedom of Press Foundation Receives 1000 ETH on First Day of Accepting Donations
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Updated: Apr. 9, 2020 at 6:43 pm UTC
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Since its inception, blockchain technology has enabled users worldwide the ability to access previously restricted services and information. On June 18, Freedom of the Press Foundation received $540k worth of Ether after extending their donation options into crypto.
Crypto and Liberty Collide
Organized in 2012, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to defending and supporting adversarial journalism through the power of internet transparency and advocacy.
Announced on June 18, FPF started accepting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Zcash as donation options and released plans to add more cryptocurrencies in the near future.
As an organization reliant on the internet’s capability to provide open and free communication across borders,ย FPF is aligned with the premise of blockchain and its focus on returning control and authority back to its network of users.
Describing their support for blockchain, FPF stated:
“Decentralized technology has great potential to advance the ability of individuals to resist surveillance and censorship.”
$540k in ETH Donated on the First Day
Through a generous first donation, FPF received 1000 ETH ($540,000 USD) on its first day of accepting cryptocurrency from blockchain startup, Mainframe.
A HUGE thank you to @Mainframe_HQ, who is helping kick off our cryptocurrency donation page with a donation of 1000 ETH! We are thrilled @Mainframe_HQ shares our goal of protecting journalists and whistleblowers in the digital age. https://t.co/P8q6aEZJ14
— Freedom of the Press (@FreedomofPress) June 18, 2018
Mainframe, a decentralized communications blockchain focusing on censorship prevention, was quick to share theย $1.4 million raised for charity with FPF โ conveying a shared vision for freedom of privacy, press, and information.
In a blog post addressing their donation, Mainframe states:
“This donation stems from the mutual goal to fight not only for a free press, but for a free people in a digital age: free from the chains of censorship, free from the tyranny of unchecked surveillance, and free to use our data how we want.”
Adding to their statement, Mainframe described their primary effort to serving a similar community of free information advocates:
“We are committed to making the Mainframe network widely available to whistleblowers, journalists, and their sources for use, to provide more private and censorship resistant channels that they can rely on to carry out their sensitive work.”
The natural union of cryptocurrency and freedom of the press and information is likely what was envisioned in the original concepts for blockchain โ paving the way for future advancements in technology and community.
