In August 2023, a series of devastating wildfires broke out in Hawaii, destroying more than 2,500 buildings. In this context, The Giving Block crypto project launched a fundraiser to restore the island. As of this writing, the joint efforts of the crypto community managed to raise $138,000.
After a series of devastating wildfires in Hawaii, Giving Block, a crypto fundraising project, launched a campaign to restore the islands. The organizers plan to raise a total of $1 million from NFT sales from the charitable collection and direct donations. At the same time, if the final figure falls below a certain mark, The Giving Block promises to allocate $500,000 of its own funds.
Against this backdrop, NFT artist Ashira has launched her own collection on the Polygon blockchain with all proceeds going to The Giving Block. Plumes of Grace: Honoring Maui tokens will sell for $15 for 20 days. At the time of writing the news, the crypto community has already managed to raise around $136,000.
According to rough estimates, Hawaiian authorities will spend about $5.5 billion to restore infrastructure destroyed by the fires, which at the time of writing had destroyed about 2,700 buildings. South Korea and Japan have already offered to help restore the islands, having already donated $2 million each for this purpose.
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