{"id":402720,"date":"2022-02-02T18:18:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/progressive-group-adopts-bitcoin-as-ing-and-paypal-block-donations\/"},"modified":"2022-02-02T18:18:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:18:30","slug":"progressive-group-adopts-bitcoin-as-ing-and-paypal-block-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/progressive-group-adopts-bitcoin-as-ing-and-paypal-block-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"# Progressive group adopts Bitcoin as ING and PayPal block donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Progressive group adopts Bitcoin as ING and PayPal block donations <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDIvYmIyYWRjMDktZjM1Ny00ZTY5LWI1MDEtOTMyYTdjY2FiOTM4LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Progressive International, a global organization supporting progressive left-wing activists and organizers, is moving into cryptocurrencies in response to getting de-banked by major payment and banking firms.<\/p>\n<p>The organization took to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> on Monday to announce that it now accepts donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to defend itself against attempts to shut them out of the global financial system.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last week, several companies blocked donations to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProgIntl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@progintl<\/a> campaign of solidarity with Cuba and its ambitions to help vaccinate the world.<\/p>\n<p>To defend against attempts to shut us out of the global financial system, we now accept donations in crypto. Our addresses are below. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YbIwV68M5L\">pic.twitter.com\/YbIwV68M5L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Progressive International (@ProgIntl) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProgIntl\/status\/1488122218274070534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nA spokesperson for Progressive International told Cointelegraph that Dutch ING Bank and payment giant PayPal blocked donations to the organization as well as their campaign of solidarity with Cuba\u00a0to help vaccinate people against COVID-19. Per the representative, ING and PayPal were \u201cacting in support of the United States embargo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vaccination campaign, which was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/progressive.international\/wire\/2022-01-17-we-are-going-to-cuba-to-help-vaccinate-the-world\/en\">announced<\/a> last month, aimed to spotlight the Cuban government&#8217;s progress with developing vaccines for COVID-19 and host a panel of experts to showcase their efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProgressive International relies on small donations from the public to fund our work,\u201d the representative noted, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs a defence against attempts to shut us out of the international financial system, we are now also accepting donations in cryptocurrencies as well as fiat currencies. We are grateful for the donations we have received in cryptocurrencies.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The spokesperson went on to say that this is the first time that the organization enabled donations in crypto. \u201cWe plan to continue to accept donations in crypto to support our work, not limited to Cuba, and may expand into other currencies where <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate,\u201d the person said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0Diem stablecoin co-founder praises Bitcoin for censorship resistance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The representative said that the organization will update its website to include information about crypto donations soon.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, Progressive International announced on Twitter that the BTC wallet address has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/ru\/btc\/address\/bc1qcxhwsj7c9pdrfk2970rpgz3vwvnz658l5jjw2c\">collected<\/a> a total of 0.008 BTC ($307), while the ETH wallet address\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/address\/0x8C67C3b27F027985EE9Cc29AB0f8630358F125c4\">holds<\/a> 0.715 ETH ($1,979).<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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