$440K for autism awareness raised by Crypto donors to star-studded benefit

Over $3 million in donations to support NEXT for AUTISM, has been raised through a virtual benefit co-hosted by American TV star Jimmy Kimmel and NASA engineer-turned-YouTuber Mark Rober. Next is a charity that is committed to addressing across the United States the needs of people with Autism and their families.

Myriads of entertainers, comdedians, mucians and athletes were featured in the interactive live stream. Some of the aforementioned were Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Charlize Theron and Jon Stewart.

The virtual benefit was also brought a step forward into the digital currency era, with crypto lender Nexo and The Giving Block offering a payment channel for viewers to donate to the charity using a wide range of crypto assets. Alongside Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), donations in Dai (DAI), The Graph (GRT), Litecoin (LTC) , Storj (STORJ), Zcash (ZEC), 0x (ZRX) and other altcoins were supported.

Now that the livestream has ended, Nexo has left open its crypto donations portal for viewers to catch up and contribute their funds to the charity.  The company told Cointelegraph that it was still gathering data from ongoing contributions from crypto contributors and would release its final tally soon. A representative from The Giving Block meanwhile provided the organization’s own figures for crypto raised by Color The Spectrum:

“The event raised over $440,000 in crypto donations from about 100 donors. In general, the crypto community continues to be incredibly generous, especially during bull markets. We’re seeing millions of dollars donated on a monthly basis.”

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