German
English
Ukrainian
24
Oct
Oct
WE AID is a fiscal host for Mastodon and implements its first crypto donation
Christian Berger / GCC
Фіскальний хостинг
WE AID is becoming the fiscal host of Mastodon in Germany and Europe, thereby supporting the realisation of Mastodon's non-profit mission. The first grant from The Global Chinese Community of Universal Digital Commons (GCC Fund) has now been implemented. Another highlight of this collaboration is that the funding from GCC will be processed in USDC. This means that WE AID has put the first crypto donation into practice. It will be paid out in euros for use in the near future. In the future, the option of crypto donations will be offered more widely, under certain conditions also with the issuance of donation receipts.
Background information: USDC (source: Coinbase): USDC is a digital dollar issued by Circle that is fully backed by USD and USD equivalents. USDC was developed to represent the equivalent value of the USD on the blockchain and is used to send, store and receive money between individuals and businesses without the need for external financial institutions.
Press release:
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.
-----
🦋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/
