Colombia earthquake · August 10, 2026
Asking the crypto community to help Colombia
I was born in Cali and have lived here all my life, one of the cities most affected by the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10.
At the time of writing this, public reports speak of 181 people killed, 1,246 injured, and 152 collapsed structures across the country.
I wrote about what that day was like, and what happened to my apartment →
I had been following with sadness, from a distance, what happened in Venezuela in recent weeks, but this time it was different because I had to live through it firsthand.
I had never felt so much fear: fear of losing my life and fear that my loved ones might no longer be there. Everything happened in less than two minutes, but to me it felt like much longer.
It is hard to describe how every movement increased the sense of hopelessness, and then how the collapse of communications made the anxiety even worse, not knowing how my family was doing.
I was fortunate that my loved ones are still alive and that we only suffered material damage, but this is not the reality for many people in my country.
There are still many people missing beneath the rubble, many family members desperate for answers, people who from one day to the next were left without a home, and many other situations that arise when a tragedy like this happens.
That is why I want to turn to the community that, over the last few years, has meant so much in my life — a community where I have grown, learned, shared knowledge, and dedicated so many hours of my life. A community I have always identified with because of its values and what it seeks to contribute to humanity.
That is why I decided to build an onchain donation channel so that anyone who wants to contribute to this cause can do so. For this, I joined forces with ReFi Colombia, a node of ReFi DAO, a decentralized community focused on the regeneration of the planet, so they can distribute all these donations among foundations, organizations, and the people who need them most.
If the crypto community has contributed to your life, this is the moment for you to do the same for a cause that is truly worth it.
The live counter is still being connected. Every contribution is already recorded onchain and can be checked at the wallet addresses below.
Public donation ledger
No donations yet. The first settled contribution will appear here with its transaction hash.
Donation intake wallet
0xf7d7a865342a7f20d55a1151d9aff31312fd06c1
Multi-signature treasury
Being published — the address will appear here before donations open.
The detail, if you want it
Why donate onchain?
With a traditional donation account, the public usually has to trust the total reported by the organiser. Here, anyone can independently verify the donations that arrived, the amount received and the movements between the published wallets.
The blockchain does not prove what happens after funds are converted or spent offchain. That is why ReFi Colombia's public reporting is the other half of the transparency model.
How your contribution moves
You donate from your wallet
Send USDC or USDT using one of the supported networks.
The donation becomes publicly verifiable
Once settled, the amount and transaction hash appear in the public donation ledger.
ReFi Colombia manages the funds
ReFi Colombia controls the donation wallets and decides how funds are distributed to affected communities.
Their use is reported publicly
Onchain movements remain visible here. ReFi Colombia will publish public updates about how resources are used after they leave the onchain treasury.
Who manages the donations?
ReFi Colombia receives and manages the campaign funds. They are responsible for deciding the disbursements, connecting with organisations and affected people, and publishing public updates about how the resources are used.
How the funds will be used
We are not promising fixed percentages in advance. Needs can change quickly during an emergency. ReFi Colombia is responsible for deciding how the funds are allocated across affected communities in Colombia and for coordinating with organisations, foundations and people who need support.
The blockchain shows how much was received and the movements between published wallets. ReFi Colombia will publish updates through its public channels explaining how the resources are ultimately used.
Verify it yourself
Donation intake wallet. Donations first settle here. This wallet is controlled by a single key and is not intended for long-term storage; funds are moved to the multi-signature treasury.
Multi-signature treasury. This is where funds are held before disbursement. Moving funds requires approval from multiple signers.
Onchain wallet movements
Read from the blockchain, not from a number manually entered by us.
No onchain movements yet. Once the addresses are published and the first donation settles, every transfer will appear here automatically.
What happened in Colombia
These figures come from public reporting during an evolving emergency and may change.
Last updated
The money
- Who receives and manages the money?
- ReFi Colombia. Donations settle into a wallet they control and they are responsible for deciding how the funds are distributed. DonaOnchain does not control the treasury and cannot move the money.
- Who decides how the funds are used?
- ReFi Colombia. We are intentionally not publishing fixed percentages in advance because needs can change during the emergency. ReFi Colombia will decide the disbursements and publish updates through its public channels.
- What happens if something goes wrong after the donation settles?
- ReFi Colombia controls the funds. DonaOnchain cannot reverse or recover funds on a donor's behalf after settlement. The purpose of the public wallets and ledger is to make the movements visible rather than asking donors to trust our internal records.
Verifying it
- How is this different from sending money to a bank account?
- With a traditional donation account, the public normally has to trust the total reported by the organiser. Here, the donation transactions and published wallet movements can be independently checked onchain. That does not prove how money is used after it is converted or spent offchain. ReFi Colombia is responsible for publishing updates about that part.
- What exactly can I verify onchain?
- You can verify the donation transaction, amount, transaction hash, receiving address and movements between the published wallets. The blockchain cannot by itself verify an offchain purchase or the final use of converted funds.
- Why are there two wallets?
- Donations first settle into an intake wallet so payments can work across the supported networks. That wallet is controlled by one key, so it is not intended for storage. Funds are moved to a multi-signature treasury where multiple signers are required to approve movements.
Donating
- Which tokens and networks can I use?
- USDC and USDT on Celo, Base, Arbitrum One, Polygon and BNB Chain.
- Are there fees?
- A 1% payment-processing fee is deducted at settlement. Network gas is paid by the donor.
- Can I donate anonymously?
- Yes. Anonymous is the default. Your contribution and transaction remain public onchain, but DonaOnchain will not attach your name to the public ledger.
- Why would I add my name?
- People, companies and DAO treasuries that want to publicly support the campaign can choose to appear by name beside their contribution. This is optional.
- Is the donation tax-deductible?
- No. DonaOnchain is not a registered charity and contributions are not being presented as tax-deductible donations.
The certificate
- What is the contribution certificate?
- If enabled, named donors can request an optional shareable certificate linked to their onchain contribution. It is not a tax receipt and it does not certify how the funds were later spent.
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