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Internet Archive accepts cryptocurrency for donations. You pay directly on archive.org — SimpleSwap never handles the payment.

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Overview

About Internet Archive

The Internet Archive (archive.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1996 to build an Internet library that gives researchers, historians and scholars permanent access to digital historical collections. It runs the Wayback Machine, an archive of historical web pages, along with large collections of texts, audio, video and software.

What you can support with crypto

  • Donations

Crypto payments

How crypto payment works at Internet Archive

You send crypto directly to the wallet addresses the Internet Archive publishes on its donation page, with a QR code for each coin. For other coins, choose 'Pay with Altcoins', set the amount, pick your coin in the Changelly widget and follow the steps.

Accepted cryptocurrencies

  • BTC
  • ETH
  • USDT
  • USDC
  • XRP
  • FIL
  • ZEC

Other coins and tokens are accepted through Changelly ('With the help of Changelly, we can accept many other cryptocurrencies and tokens').

Good to know before you pay

  • XRP donations require destination tag/memo 2062577769.
  • The ETH, FIL, ZEC, USDC and USDT addresses are shown on the donation page.
  • The crypto page says nothing about tax receipts or minimum amounts.

How to pay

How to donate crypto to Internet Archive

Open Internet Archive

Follow the link to the Internet Archive crypto donation page.

Get a supported coin

Internet Archive accepts BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC and more. Don't hold one? Swap into it on SimpleSwap.

Donate from your wallet

Select crypto as the payment method and send the exact amount shown. The payment goes straight to Internet Archive.

FAQ

Internet Archive crypto payments: FAQ

Yes. Internet Archive accepts cryptocurrency for donations. You pay directly on archive.org.

Internet Archive accepts BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, XRP, FIL and ZEC. Other coins and tokens are accepted through Changelly ('With the help of Changelly, we can accept many other cryptocurrencies and tokens').

Internet Archive takes crypto directly to wallet addresses it publishes, without a payment processor (other coins go through Changelly).

You send crypto directly to the wallet addresses the Internet Archive publishes on its donation page, with a QR code for each coin. For other coins, choose 'Pay with Altcoins', set the amount, pick your coin in the Changelly widget and follow the steps.

No. SimpleSwap doesn't take payments on behalf of Internet Archive. The payment goes straight to Internet Archive; SimpleSwap only helps you get the coin you need.

Other organizations that accept crypto donations include Tor Project, Save the Children and OpenStreetMap Foundation.

Sources

Payment details on this page were checked against these pages on . Payment options change — always confirm at Internet Archive's checkout.

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