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Instead, Coinbase’s GiveCrypto “would come to represent the dark side of crypto-based charity,” writes reporter Leo Schwartz.
Leo spoke with six global ambassadors who were hired by GiveCrypto to distribute cryptocurrency directly to those in need. The ambassadors detailed how they took on more and more work, sometimes putting in 12-hours days. Leo also learned that GiveCrypto was not paying ambassadors or abruptly cut off payments without notice.
GiveCrypto hoped to distribute Bitcoin to those in need. Instead it became a mess of illogical coordination, misplaced assurances, and unpaid labor. Inside the murky world of crypto-based charity: a force for good or misplaced marketing?
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