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Donate crypto to OpenStreetMap Foundation
OpenStreetMap Foundation accepts cryptocurrency for donations. You pay directly on openstreetmap.org — SimpleSwap never handles the payment.
- BTC
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Overview
About OpenStreetMap Foundation
The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a UK-registered not-for-profit that supports the OpenStreetMap project, a worldwide volunteer effort to create free map data. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, with its registered office in Cambridge, UK. It is the project's legal entity, looks after its servers, raises funds and organizes the annual State of the Map conference.
What you can support with crypto
- Donations
Crypto payments
How crypto payment works at OpenStreetMap Foundation
You send Bitcoin directly to the foundation's published address, 1J3pt9koWJZTo2jarg98RL89iJqff9Kobp. The foundation says its suppliers don't accept Bitcoin, so it tends to convert these donations to other currencies quickly.
Accepted cryptocurrencies
- BTC
Bitcoin only.
Good to know before you pay
- The foundation calls Bitcoin an alternative option added 'due to popular demand'; its preferred methods are credit card, PayPal or direct debit.
- The same page gives details for EUR and GBP bank transfers, which can take several weeks to process.
- The page says nothing about receipts or tax treatment for Bitcoin donations.
How to pay
How to donate crypto to OpenStreetMap Foundation
Open OpenStreetMap Foundation
Follow the link to the OpenStreetMap Foundation crypto donation page.
Get a supported coin
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Donate from your wallet
Select crypto as the payment method and send the exact amount shown. The payment goes straight to OpenStreetMap Foundation.
FAQ
OpenStreetMap Foundation crypto payments: FAQ
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