Editorial Policy: How We Write and Update Our Guides
Who writes DonateCrypto's guides, where our facts come from, how we check them, and what we do when something changes or turns out to be wrong.
By Global Relief Group · Last updated:
DonateCrypto is the cryptocurrency giving program of Global Relief Group, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1999. Our guides exist for one reason: to help people give crypto safely and get it to the cause they chose. This page explains the standards those guides are held to.
Written by our team
The same team that verifies every donation on the blockchain writes and reviews our guides.
Primary sources
Facts come from the blockchains, exchanges, issuers and tax authorities themselves.
Reviewed on a schedule
Every guide shows when it was last updated, and is reviewed at least once a year.
Who writes our guides
Guides are written and reviewed by the DonateCrypto team at Global Relief Group, the same team that verifies every donation on the blockchain before a receipt is sent. That matters: the questions our guides answer are the questions donors actually ask us, and the mistakes they warn about are mistakes we see in real transactions.
Our guides are published under Global Relief Group’s name. They explain how things work; they are not personal financial, tax or legal advice.
Where our facts come from
We rely on primary sources wherever one exists:
- Blockchain facts (networks, address formats, fees, confirmation times) come from each network’s own documentation, for example ethereum.org, the TRON developer docs, solana.com, xrpl.org and bnbchain.org.
- Exchange and wallet steps come from the official help centre of each app (Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, MetaMask, Phantom and others), and are checked against the app where we can.
- Stablecoin facts come from the issuers, Tether and Circle, and from established crypto news reporting of their announcements.
- Tax information comes from the tax authority itself, such as the IRS for the United States, never from summaries of summaries.
- Facts about causes come from UN agencies, the World Bank, the OECD, national statistics offices and official charity registers, as described on How We Vet Causes.
- Facts about DonateCrypto itself (coins, networks, fees, receipts, how funds reach partners) come from how our platform works today, and are updated whenever it changes.
We keep a record of the source behind every fact in every guide. If you’d like to know where something came from, ask us and we’ll tell you.
How we check what we publish
- Every figure, date and rule in a guide is checked against its source before publishing. If we can’t confirm something, we leave it out rather than guess.
- Where something changes often, such as block times, fees or an app’s menu wording, we say so and give the date we checked.
- Step-by-step instructions are written for the coins and networks we actually accept, so they match what you see on our donation screen.
- We say plainly what we don’t know or can’t promise. For example, we never promise that funds sent on the wrong network can be recovered.
Reviews and updates
Each guide shows a “Last reviewed” date at the top. We review every guide at least once a year. Guides about exchanges, wallets, fees and scams are reviewed every six months, because those change fastest. Tax guides are reviewed each year once the tax authority publishes the new year’s rules. A guide is also updated straight away when our own donation flow changes.
Independence
- No exchange, wallet or other company pays to be mentioned in our guides, and we don’t use affiliate links. When we name an app, it’s because donors use it.
- Charities cannot pay to be listed or to appear in a guide. Causes are listed only after passing our vetting checks.
- We don’t publish reviews or testimonials.
Corrections
If you think something in a guide is wrong or out of date, email support@donatecrypto.co with the page and what you think should change. We check it against the sources, correct the page if it doesn’t hold up, and update its “Last reviewed” date. Significant corrections, such as a changed step or a corrected figure, are made on the page itself rather than hidden.
What our guides are not
Our guides explain how crypto donations work in general and on our platform. They aren’t tax, legal or investment advice. Tax rules depend on where you live and your own situation, so for decisions with real money at stake, talk to a qualified tax adviser.