This Celebrity Wants You to Give Away Your Bitcoin — Find out Why
Bears.
Beets. Battlestar Galactica. Bitcoin. Rainn Wilson — known to
millions of The Office fans as prickly paper salesman Dwight Schrute —
has urged crypto enthusiasts to donate their BTC to a good cause. He’s
offering a shoutout on Twitter to people who pledge at least $1,000 in
crypto during December to the Mona Foundation, a nonprofit that supports
grassroots education to women and girls worldwide. Big donors who contribute 10
BTC (worth about $190,000 at current prices) will enjoy a virtual dinner with
Schrute Wilson, along with their family. Donations can also be
made in Ether and 10 other cryptocurrencies. In a video posted by The
Giving Block — which held an ambitious drive to raise $1 million for
charities on Dec. 1 during the #BitcoinTuesday challenge — Wilson said:
“Hi there, my name is not Rainn Wilson, nor is it Dwight Schrute. My name
is Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin… that’s what I would say had I
invented Bitcoin, which I did not.” The actor also said that
crypto is “your best bet” for making a tax-efficient contribution. That’s
because donors can avoid the capital gains tax they would have paid if the
crypto was sold beforehand — resulting in a larger donation and a higher
deduction. Dozens of other charities also accept crypto donations through
The Giving Block, including Save the Children, Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris,
Junior Achievement of New York, the National Black Chamber of Commerce, WaterAid
America, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Wilson has made similar appeals
for BTC donations before — reaching out to “Bitcoin owners,
cryptocurrency fanatics and alternative financing fans” in November 2019. Back
then, he said: “I hope you’ll consider giving your worthless cryptocurrency to
the Mona Foundation. As you know, Mark Cuban said that he would rather have
bananas than Bitcoin — and so please donate your bananas. Thank you so much.”
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Bears.
Beets. Battlestar Galactica. Bitcoin. Rainn Wilson — known to
millions of The Office fans as prickly paper salesman Dwight Schrute —
has urged crypto enthusiasts to donate their BTC to a good cause. He’s
offering a shoutout on Twitter to people who pledge at least $1,000 in
crypto during December to the Mona Foundation, a nonprofit that supports
grassroots education to women and girls worldwide. Big donors who contribute 10
BTC (worth about $190,000 at current prices) will enjoy a virtual dinner with
Schrute Wilson, along with their family. Donations can also be
made in Ether and 10 other cryptocurrencies. In a video posted by The
Giving Block — which held an ambitious drive to raise $1 million for
charities on Dec. 1 during the #BitcoinTuesday challenge — Wilson said:
“Hi there, my name is not Rainn Wilson, nor is it Dwight Schrute. My name
is Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin… that’s what I would say had I
invented Bitcoin, which I did not.” The actor also said that
crypto is “your best bet” for making a tax-efficient contribution. That’s
because donors can avoid the capital gains tax they would have paid if the
crypto was sold beforehand — resulting in a larger donation and a higher
deduction. Dozens of other charities also accept crypto donations through
The Giving Block, including Save the Children, Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris,
Junior Achievement of New York, the National Black Chamber of Commerce, WaterAid
America, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Wilson has made similar appeals
for BTC donations before — reaching out to “Bitcoin owners,
cryptocurrency fanatics and alternative financing fans” in November 2019. Back
then, he said: “I hope you’ll consider giving your worthless cryptocurrency to
the Mona Foundation. As you know, Mark Cuban said that he would rather have
bananas than Bitcoin — and so please donate your bananas. Thank you so much.”
Learn more about crypto on CoinMarketCap Alexandria! If Rainn Wilson
isn’t Satoshi Nakamoto, who is? At CoinMarketCap Alexandria, where we explore
the world of cryptocurrencies in greater depth, you can find out more about the
mysterious inventor of Bitcoin. Subscribe to our newsletter! There’s plenty more
crypto news, analysis and markets data in the CoinMarketCap newsletter,
delivered to your inbox Monday to Friday. Subscribe here!
