The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) in Australia is promoting a donation project using a webminer to raise funds in cryptocurrencies. The idea has been well received, as more than 1,800 people donate according to the information provided on their website.
The institution uses the webminer installed on the site The hope page, where the user is consulted if he is willing to give up the processing power of his device to donate funds in cryptocurrencies. The website uses a version of Coinhive to carry out this donation process. In many cases, this type of miners has been used so that users do not know that their computer is extracting cryptocurrencies through a website, although the Coinhive team recommends indicating the presence of the software so that potential users can decide if they want to use it. or not its processing power for a specific purpose.
"We are happy to launch The Hope Page. This innovative website allows you to easily donate part of your computer's processing power to generate cryptocurrencies and fund life-saving aid for children in crisis."
UNICEF Australia
According to the information provided by UNICEF, the website uses part of the processing power of the users' computer to generate funds automatically for UNICEF Australia. "UNICEF works in some of the most difficult places in the world to save children, protect their rights and help them develop their full potential," the institution insists on its mining website.
This is the homepage of thehopepage.org. Source: Twitter.
Although it is an innovative project, for UNICEF, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are not unknown. In fact, the institution announced that it could design and activate its own active crypto to carry out its work of financing initiatives that contribute to solve the problems of impoverished children, being able to make a detailed follow-up of the funds. intended for aid.
The institution also launched a call for blockchain startups dedicated to helping the children of the world to provide funds that range between 50,000 and 90,000 dollars, so that these companies can offer efficient solutions to serve children who need attention.
Recently, a new cryptocurrency collection program was announced to help children affected by the war in Syria, through GAMECHAINGERS, aimed at the gamer community and that will take advantage of users' video cards to extract cryptocurrencies that UNICEF will collect for Syrian children.