You can now donate bitcoins to Khan Academy! When you donate, you’ll even earn a special badge for your profile.

Bitcoin is an interesting new cryptocurrency based on an open source protocol running on a peer to peer network independent of any central authority. Confused? No worries, Khan Academy has a video series explaining what Bitcoins are and how they work.

So check out the videos, and if you’re feeling generous, head to our donate page to send some our way!