Charity Giant Behind Give.org Launches a Blockchain Donation Platform

Better Business Bureau, or BBB — the charity giant behind Give.org — launched a privacy-focused donation platform built on the Ardor (ARDR) blockchain. According to a July 4 announcement, BBB’s charity monitoring organization Wise Giving Alliance launched blockchain-powered donation platform, GiveSafely.io.

The platform uses distributed ledger technology to facilitate donations to BBB-accredited charities while ensuring donor data is only shared when permitted: Head of GiveSafely, Ezra Vazquez-D’Amico, explained that GiveSafely “enables a peer-to-peer donor-charity relationship.” The announcement reads: Furthermore, donors using the platform will also be rewarded with charity experiences.

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