How to donate crypto to Sudan safely (USDT and USDC)
Stablecoins such as USDT and USDC let anyone, anywhere, send a gift in minutes, without a bank that may refuse a transfer to Sudan. They are also unforgiving: a wrong network or a wrong address cannot be undone. This checklist keeps your gift safe, wherever you send it.
1. Match the coin and the network
The same coin lives on several networks. An address on one network does not receive on another. On our Give page there are exactly two ways: USDT on TRON (TRC-20) and USDC on Base. In your wallet or exchange, choose both the coin and that exact network.
2. Copy the address from the website, every time
Scammers use address poisoning: they send a tiny or zero transfer from a look-alike address that shares the first and last characters of a real one, so it sits in your history and waits to be copied. Never copy an address from your transaction history. Copy it from the official website, then check the whole address, not only its ends.
3. Send a small test first
For a larger gift, send a small amount, wait until it arrives (on our site it appears in the ledger), then send the rest.
Ready? Our two addresses, with QR codes and a "check my gift" box, are on the Give page.
4. Keep your transaction hash
The transaction hash (tx) is your receipt on the blockchain. Paste it into "Check my gift" and we verify it, add it to the ledger and email you a receipt. You can also look it up yourself on a public explorer such as Tronscan or Basescan.
5. Nobody honest asks by private message
Fake appeals copy real names and photos. We never ask for money by WhatsApp, phone or private message, and our only wallet addresses are the ones on our website. Treat any "new address" sent to you in a chat as a scam.
6. Know who you are giving to
- We are a volunteer initiative, not a registered charity; your gift is not tax-deductible anywhere.
- Every sending address checked on our site is screened against the public US OFAC list of sanctioned crypto addresses; a match is held, not spent.
- Blockchains are public. If you prefer privacy, send from a wallet that does not carry your name.
- Your exchange charges a network fee when you send; that goes to the network. After it arrives, every fee on our side is covered by us and shown in the ledger.
Send a gift today
Choose what your gift becomes: dates from Sudanese farmers, eggs, grain, poultry, or wherever it is most needed. Follow it in the ledger from the wallet to the family.
Gifts to Sudan is a volunteer initiative, not a registered charity, and holds no licence. 100% of what you give buys gifts; we cover the fees on our side, and the public ledger shows them.
Sources
- Tether: supported protocols (networks for USDT)
- Circle: USDC on Base
- Blockaid: "A deep dive into address poisoning"
- US Federal Trade Commission: what to know about cryptocurrency and scams
- US Treasury OFAC: Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list