From 901cf11c510778079ad3245cc6b24aa75fc1b379 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brekotis <93345790+brekotis@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:48:24 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Add donation section to README.md

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 README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6e475f..25e5d40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,4 +77,26 @@ telemt config.toml
 - Memory safety and reduced attack surface
 - Tokio's asynchronous architecture
 
+## Support Telemt
+
+Telemt is free, open-source, and built in personal time.
+If it helps you — consider supporting continued development.
+
+Any cryptocurrency (BTC, ETH, USDT, 350+ coins):
+
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://nowpayments.io/donation?api_key=2bf1afd2-abc2-49f9-a012-f1e715b37223" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">
+    <img src="https://nowpayments.io/images/embeds/donation-button-white.svg" alt="Cryptocurrency & Bitcoin donation button by NOWPayments" height="80">
+  </a>
+</p>
+
+Monero (XMR) directly:
+
+```
+8Bk4tZEYPQWSypeD2hrUXG2rKbAKF16GqEN942ZdAP5cFdSqW6h4DwkP5cJMAdszzuPeHeHZPTyjWWFwzeFdjuci3ktfMoB
+```
+
+All donations go toward infrastructure, development, and research.
+
+
 ![telemt_scheme](docs/assets/telemt.png)