Donate Cryptocurrency to The Seasteading Institute
Join us in building decentralized civilization. Cryptocurrency is decentralized money; seasteading is decentralized society, offering freedom to innovate new forms of governance and to associate with people from all over the world. Your crypto gift helps The Seasteading Institute clear legal and logistical barriers so seasteads can be safe, legitimate, and accessible to entrepreneurs worldwide.
What your donation does
- Enables research into flag registration, classification, and insurance of seasteads, which protects seasteads from pirates and overreaching nation states.
- Funds partnerships with flagging registries and maritime policymakers to avoid hidden nets and reduce red tape.
- Supports those who will own and operate the first seasteads and builders who design and manufacture seasteads.
Make an impact today
Support innovation, abundance, and legitimacy on the oceans by donating Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any of 100+ leading cryptocurrencies. Your tax-deductible crypto gift accelerates practical progress toward the world’s next neighborhoods. Join a community who shares a peaceful, flourishing vision of the future. Donate now.
Become a member donor
Member donors receive a special thank you gift for committing to a monthly donation. We cannot automate monthly donations with crypto, so to become a member with your crypto donation, share your email address and donate a year’s worth of monthly donations.
Member levels:
- Whale $6,000
- Manta Ray: $1200-5,999
- Sea Turtle: $600-1199
- Octopus: $240-599
How can I donate cryptocurrency to The Seasteading Institute?
Donating crypto is safe, easy, and fast. Using the donation form on this page, making a charitable gift is a quick three-step process:
- Select your preferred crypto and enter your gift amount
- Type in your email and basic info (or choose to give anonymously)
- Make your gift!
Upon making a donation, you can elect to receive an automatically generated tax receipt that will be sent to the email address you provide after sufficient confirmation of the transaction on the blockchain. This confirmation of your donation will help you when calculating your taxes. Donating crypto is also one of the most tax-efficient ways for individuals to support causes that matter to them.
Crypto charitable donations are processed quickly and safely with The Giving Block and Gemini Trust Exchange.
Which cryptocurrencies do you accept?
We currently accept more than 100 cryptocurrencies, including:
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USD), Tether (USDT), XRP (XRP), Avalanche (AVAX), Samoyedcoin (SAMO), Galxe (GAL), STEPN (GMT), Tune.FM (JAM), Chiliz (CHZ), Qredo (QRDO), Polkadot (DOT), Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Polygon (MATIC), Dai (DAI), Litecoin (LTC), ChainLink (LINK), Uniswap (UNI), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Decentraland (MANA), Filecoin (FIL), The Sandbox (SAND), ApeCoin (APE), Fantom (FTM), Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), Tezos (XTZ), Aave (AAVE), Zcash (ZEC), Maker (MKR), The Graph (GRT), Gala (GALA), Quant (QNT), Enjin Coin (ENJ), Loopring (LRC), Synthetix (SNX), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Curve Dao Token (CRV), Amp (AMP), Compound (COMP), Skale (SKL), PAX Gold (PAXG), yearn.finance (YFI), Ankr (ANKR), 0x (ZRX), Livepeer (LPT), Render Token (RNDR), Dogelon Mars (ELON), UMA (UMA), SushiSwap (SUSHI), Storj (STORJ), Ren (REN), Lido (LDO), Ethereum Name Service (ENS), Injective (INJ), Fetch.ai (FET), Orchid (OXT), API3 (API3), Mask Network (MASK), Somnium Space (CUBE), Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and more!
We are continually adding support for new cryptocurrencies, so please check back regularly for more giving options.
If you don’t see a cryptocurrency you would like to donate in, please fill out this form to be connected with our Crypto Philanthropy partners at The Giving Block.
Are crypto donations tax-deductible?
If you are a US taxpayer, your crypto donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. By making a charitable gift, you may also be eligible to significantly reduce what you would otherwise owe in capital gains taxes.
As with any tax-related questions, be sure to consult with a qualified, professional tax advisor. Get more information about lowering your crypto taxes.
How can I get in touch?
If you have questions or concerns about your crypto donation, we would be happy to help. Send an email to .
No Refund Policy
All cryptocurrency donations are final. No goods, services or airdrops will be offered in exchange for cryptocurrency donations. We are not able to give refunds if you change your mind, send the wrong cryptocurrency, etc.
IMPORTANT note for donors:
Please only send the exact cryptocurrency listed on the blockchain mentioned on the donation form. Do not send any other cryptocurrencies (including layer 2, wrapped tokens, NFTs or other ERC-20 tokens not listed) as these are unsupported and may result in loss of donation. If you wish to donate a token that is not supported, please reach out to The Giving Block’s Private Client Services team here.
