Gift acceptance & independence

Education that empowers can't be bought.

My First Bitcoin exists to keep Bitcoin education free, open, and impartial. That only holds if our funding can never buy influence over it. Here is exactly what we will — and won't — do for the people and companies who support us.

1. No donor influence on what we teach
No donor — individual, whale, or company — gets any say over our curriculum, our translations, or the positions our educators take. Independence of the education is non-negotiable.
2. No earmarking
Gifts fund the mission, not a donor’s agenda. We do not accept money tied to promoting a product, a company, a coin, or a point of view.
3. Recognition, never endorsement
A name or a logo on this site is our thanks — not a partnership, not an endorsement, and not a claim that we recommend anyone’s products or services.
4. We can say no
We decline gifts that come with strings, and gifts from sources that would compromise our impartiality or our mission. Accepting a gift is always our choice.
5. A broad base by design
We deliberately keep no single donor — and the corporate supporters as a whole — from becoming the majority of our funding. A movement funded by many can’t be captured or shut down by a few.
6. Transparency and privacy
What we raise, we hold and spend in Bitcoin — watchable on our public impact dashboard. And donors may give entirely anonymously; we protect donor identity and never sell or share it.

These aren't fine print — they're the reason the education stays worth trusting. If you believe in that, we'd be honored to have your support.