Crypto needs a better story: Influencer thinks it starts with saving children

Social media influencer Carl Runefelt, also known as Carl Moon, wants to help rewrite crypto’s narrative, and he’s started with the operating table.

Entrepreneur and Web3 investor Carl Runefelt, who runs successful social media channels under the name Carl Moon, recently donated more than $400,000 in crypto to Kids Operating Room (KidsOR), a nonprofit dedicated to providing surgical care for children in underserved regions. 

Runefelt persuaded the organization to start accepting crypto to unlock a new wave of global donors. KidsOR co-founder and chairman Garreth Wood told Cointelegraph that Runefelt’s donation was a “game changer” for them. 

“It wasn’t just a generous gift,” Wood said. “It showed us that new ways of fundraising could bring together a community of people who want to use innovation to help children across the globe.”

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