“We plan to continue to accept donations in crypto to support our work, not limited to Cuba, and may expand into other currencies,” a spokesperson for the Progressive International said.
A 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 to help vaccinate people against COVID-19. Per the representative, ING and PayPal were “acting in support of the United States embargo.”last month, aimed to spotlight the Cuban government's progress with developing vaccines for COVID-19 and host a panel of experts to showcase their efforts.
“Progressive International relies on small donations from the public to fund our work,” the representative noted, adding: “As 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.”
The spokesperson went on to say that this is the first time that the organization enabled donations in crypto. “We plan to continue to accept donations in crypto to support our work, not limited to Cuba, and may expand into other currencies where appropriate,” the person said.The representative said that the organization will update its website to include information about crypto donations soon.
At the time of writing, Progressive International announced on Twitter that the BTC wallet address has
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