Profit Versus Philanthropy Weighs on Ukraine Crypto Donations

Ukraine is using digital savvy to attract crypto donations.

Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Welcome to Bloomberg Crypto, our twice-weekly look at Bitcoin, blockchain and more. If someone forwarded this to you, sign up here. In today’s issue, Emily Nicolle digs in to crypto donations:

A debate has raged around crypto since its inception more than a decade ago, and it boils down to this: is it inherently good or bad? The answer is never straightforward, but the “good” argument is once again being put to trial against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.