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Receive donations privately

Supporters want to help without broadcasting their wallet or yours. Choose options that protect both sides.

Goal

Collect financial support while minimizing public links between donors, amounts, and your identity.

Best first move

Offer a privacy-focused cryptocurrency option and a wallet address you do not reuse.

Recommended path

Best first move: Offer a privacy-focused cryptocurrency option and a wallet address you do not reuse.

  1. 1

    Separate donation identity

    Create a dedicated wallet or address label for donations, not your daily spending.

  2. 2

    Offer private cryptocurrencies

    Monero is designed for private transactions by default.

  3. 3

    Use silent payments or fresh addresses

    For Bitcoin, give each donor a unique address so they cannot see others donations.

  4. 4

    Document for taxes/compliance

    Keep records you need for legal reporting without publishing them.

Best tools for this

Monero

medium

Private payments with strong default privacy.

Hides sender, receiver, and amount on the public ledger.

Silent Payments (BIP 352)

advanced

Reusable private Bitcoin addresses.

Sender and receiver derive unique addresses without linking them.

Wasabi Wallet

medium

Bitcoin privacy with built-in coinjoin.

Open-source desktop wallet with WabiSabi coinjoin coordinator.

Trezor

medium

Hardware wallet for cold storage.

Keep keys offline; use with your own node if possible.

Warnings

Public blockchains are public

Bitcoin and Ethereum donations can be tracked by anyone forever.

Donors can be identified by exchange

If a donor buys crypto through KYC exchange, the trail may lead back.

Limitations

Privacy coins are restricted in some places

Check local laws and platform policies before promoting them.

You may still need to report income

Privacy tools do not remove tax or legal obligations.

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