You can enjoy significant tax advantages and maximize the size of your contributions when you transfer crypto.
If you held the crypto for at least one year, you receive a tax deduction for the full value of the crypto at the time of donation (not just the amount you paid for the crypto).
You avoid paying both capital gains tax and crypto sales commissions. When you give appreciated crypto directly to a nonprofit, your gift can be up to 20% larger because you avoid the taxes you'd incur from selling and donating the cash.