Yesilhark brings two decades of investment and digital asset expertise to help scale the world’s first Bitcoin Reserve built for long-term charitable impact
EverGive, the company pioneering a Bitcoin Reserve for long-term charitable funding, has announced its co-founder Muhammed Yesilhark as president. A seasoned investor and digital assets expert, Yesilhark has helped shape EverGive’s vision from the start – a vision to free charitable funding from the constraints of high time preference and misaligned incentives.
As President, he will lead strategy across EverGive’s growing Bitcoin Reserve – currently valued at £1.55m ($2m) – with a goal to surpass £10m by the end of 2025. His role includes guiding investment decisions, strengthening partnerships, and ensuring the reserve evolves to deliver maximum long-term impact for the charitable sector.
Yesilhark is also chief investment officer at NOIA Capital and a member of the board of directors of Dubai Chamber Digital Economy . His experience spans leading hedge funds in New York and London, and he has long been an advocate for harnessing Bitcoin as a tool for economic empowerment and financial sovereignty.
EverGive’s reserve model converts donations into Bitcoin – a scarce, borderless asset – allowing value to grow over time rather than disappear on delivery. This means charities like Cancer Research UK, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Orphans in Need can rely on a predictable and growing stream of support, even during downturns.
“Bitcoin is more than just a financial asset. It’s freedom technology,” said Yesilhark. “EverGive is about turning generosity into permanence – creating an engine of support that doesn’t erode with time, inflation, or politics. That’s why Ismael and I are so committed to building this.”
With over $130m USD raised for charities by the EverGive team in past ventures, the ambition is now to reach 100,000 monthly donors and expand the reserve into a global endowment for causes that matter to humanity.
EverGive co-founder and chief executive officer Ismael Dainehine said: “Muhammed’s leadership and investment depth continue to be a powerful asset for us. His conviction in Bitcoin as a foundation for long-term giving has shaped EverGive’s approach from day one. Together, we’re building something that can shape how humanity manages its responsibility to the future, and how it funds impact – not just this year, but forever.”
Digital Asset donations exceeded $1bn in 2024, and over 70% of Forbes’ top charities now accept digital assets such as Bitcoin. EverGive sits at the forefront of this wave – not merely adapting to change, but defining the future of philanthropic infrastructure.
Robert Welbourn
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