{"id":49800,"date":"2021-09-20T18:19:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T15:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=49800"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:30:32","slug":"fortune-and-nft-artist-pplpleasr-launch-charitable-fund-on-the-blockchain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/fortune-and-nft-artist-pplpleasr-launch-charitable-fund-on-the-blockchain\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortune and NFT artist pplpleasr launch charitable fund on the blockchain"},"content":{"rendered":"

The American business magazine Fortune and digital artist pplpleasr have launched a charitable fund to support journalistic integrity. This is stated in a press release.<\/p>\n

The decentralized FORTUNE Journalism PleasrFund operates on the Ethereum blockchain via the nonprofit Endaoment.<\/p>\n

The fund promotes independent investigative journalism and reporting, and also promotes integrity in the profession.<\/p>\n

The magazine and the artist donated 214.55 ETH (about $165,000 at the time of transfer) \u2014 half of the proceeds from the joint NFT collection.<\/p>\n

In August Fortune sold a cover of its issue as an NFT for 429 ETH<\/a> (over $1.3 million at the time of the deal). The magazine outlined plans to ‘hodl’ the earned cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

Earlier, digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, sold his painting OCEAN FRONT as an NFT for $6 million<\/a>. He donated the proceeds to combat climate change.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated 100 ETH and 100 MKR totaling over $600,000<\/a> to a fund to fight the coronavirus pandemic in India.<\/p>\n

Read ForkLog’s bitcoin news in our Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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