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WE AID ist Fiscal Host für Mastodon und setzt erste Krypto-Spende um
Christian Berger / GCC
Fiscal Hosting
WE AID wird Fiscal Host von Mastodon in Deutschland und Europa und unterstützt so bei der Realisierung der gemeinnützigen Mission von Mastodon. Die erste Förderung durch The Global Chinese Community of Universal Digital Commons (GCC Fund) wurde nun umgesetzt. Weiteres Highlight dieser Zusammenarbeit ist, dass die Förderung durch GCC in USDC abgewickelt wird. Damit hat WE AID die erste Krypto-Spende praktisch umgesetzt. Diese wird zur Verwendung zeitnah in Euro ausgezahlt. In Zukunft wird die Möglichkeit von Krypto-Spenden breiter angeboten, unter bestimmten Rahmenbedingungen auch mit Austellung von Zuwendungsbescheinigungen.
Hintergrundwissen: USDC (Quelle: Coinbase): Der USDC ist ein von Circle ausgegebener digitaler Dollar, der vollständig durch USD und USD-Äquivalente gedeckt ist. USDC wurde entwickelt, um den Gegenwert des USD in der Blockchain darzustellen und wird zum Senden, Speichern und Empfangen von Geld zwischen Personen und Unternehmen verwendet, ohne dass dazu externe Finanzinstitute erforderlich sind.
Pressemitteilung:
GCC Donates $75,000 to Mastodon to Strengthen Decentralized Social Networks
[October 2025] — The Global Chinese Community of Universal Digital Commons (GCC Fund) announced a $75,000 donation to Mastodon, the leading open-source decentralized social platform.
The donation — facilitated through the non-profit WE AID — will accelerate feature development, strengthen operations, and expand Mastodon’s reach among local communities across Asia and beyond.
The partnership will advance through a series of development milestones — focusing first on researching new ways of improving account discovery in a federated manner, then implementing it into Mastodon, and finally expanding regional outreach and reporting to strengthen Mastodon’s presence in global Chinese communities.
Part of the donation — a dedicated $5,000 community fund — will be used to empower server administrators and local advocates in Chinese-speaking communities, helping them build and sustain independent, decentralized social spaces. Responding to community feedback, Mastodon also plans to provide clearer setup guidance and simplified deployment tools to make starting new instances easier for Chinese users.
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🦋About GCC
GCC supports people and projects that are redefining public goods for the future. Rooted in the Chinese-speaking world and connected globally, GCC is committed to building a freer, more open, and sustainable digital future.
Over the past two years, GCC has directly funded 45+ public goods projects and 100+ builders, with total donations exceeding USD 1 million. It primarily focuses on 4 initiatives — including anti-censorship and privacy technologies, global public talent networks, free and open-source software, and governance research and experimentation. Through these efforts, GCC seeks to make a positive and transformative impact on the quality and accessibility of public goods worldwide.
Website: https://www.gccofficial.org/
🦣About Mastodon
Mastodon is an open-source, decentralized social network. Built on open web protocols, Mastodon can speak with any other platform that implements ActivityPub. With one account you get access to a whole universe of social apps—the fediverse.
Website: https://joinmastodon.org/
💗About WE AID
WE AID is a Non-Profit-as-a-Service-Structure for private initiatives - from local neighbourhood projects to global platforms. As a Fiscal Host, they provide the legal, financial, and digital backbone for civic engagement. From fundraising and compliance to transparent reporting and communication — WE AID enables decentralized, secure, and rapid action.
Website: https://www.we-aid.org/en/
