diff --git a/frontend/mempool-frontend-config.sample.json b/frontend/mempool-frontend-config.sample.json
index 0312fd054..a5fe5c55e 100644
--- a/frontend/mempool-frontend-config.sample.json
+++ b/frontend/mempool-frontend-config.sample.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
   "BISQ_ENABLED": false,
   "BISQ_SEPARATE_BACKEND": false,
   "ELCTRS_ITEMS_PER_PAGE": 25,
-  "KEEP_BLOCKS_AMOUNT": 8
+  "KEEP_BLOCKS_AMOUNT": 8,
+  "SPONSORS_ENABLED": false
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/app.constants.ts b/frontend/src/app/app.constants.ts
index fb493de5a..7e817d714 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/app.constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/app.constants.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ interface Env {
   LIQUID_ENABLED: boolean;
   BISQ_ENABLED: boolean;
   BISQ_SEPARATE_BACKEND: boolean;
+  SPONSORS_ENABLED: boolean;
   ELCTRS_ITEMS_PER_PAGE: number;
   KEEP_BLOCKS_AMOUNT: number;
 }
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const defaultEnv: Env = {
   'LIQUID_ENABLED': false,
   'BISQ_ENABLED': false,
   'BISQ_SEPARATE_BACKEND': false,
+  'SPONSORS_ENABLED': false,
   'ELCTRS_ITEMS_PER_PAGE': 25,
   'KEEP_BLOCKS_AMOUNT': 8
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.html
index c31534ac8..a7a289b20 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.html
@@ -12,49 +12,53 @@
 
     <br><br>
 
-    <h2>❤️ Sponsors</h2>
+    <ng-template [ngIf]="sponsorsEnabled">
 
-    <div *ngFor="let sponsor of sponsors$ | async; let i = index" (click)="openTwitterProfile(sponsor.handle)" class="profile_photo d-inline-block" [class.ml-3]="i > 0" [ngStyle]="{'background-image': 'url(' + sponsor.imageUrl + ')'}" [title]="sponsor.handle"></div>
-    <br><br>
-    
-    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="donationStatus = 2" [hidden]="donationStatus !== 1">Become a sponsor</button>
+      <h2>❤️ Sponsors</h2>
 
-    <div style="max-width: 300px;" class="mx-auto" [hidden]="donationStatus !== 2">
-      <form [formGroup]="donationForm" (submit)="submitDonation()" class="form">
-        <div class="input-group mb-2">
-          <div class="input-group-prepend" style="width: 42px;">
-            <span class="input-group-text">₿</span>
+      <div *ngFor="let sponsor of sponsors$ | async; let i = index" (click)="openTwitterProfile(sponsor.handle)" class="profile_photo d-inline-block" [class.ml-3]="i > 0" [ngStyle]="{'background-image': 'url(' + sponsor.imageUrl + ')'}" [title]="sponsor.handle"></div>
+      <br><br>
+      
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="donationStatus = 2" [hidden]="donationStatus !== 1">Become a sponsor</button>
+
+      <div style="max-width: 300px;" class="mx-auto" [hidden]="donationStatus !== 2">
+        <form [formGroup]="donationForm" (submit)="submitDonation()" class="form">
+          <div class="input-group mb-2">
+            <div class="input-group-prepend" style="width: 42px;">
+              <span class="input-group-text">₿</span>
+            </div>
+            <input formControlName="amount" class="form-control" type="number" min="0.01" step="1E-03">
           </div>
-          <input formControlName="amount" class="form-control" type="number" min="0.01" step="1E-03">
-        </div>
-        <div class="input-group mb-4">
-          <div class="input-group-prepend" style="width: 42px;">
-            <span class="input-group-text">@</span>
+          <div class="input-group mb-4">
+            <div class="input-group-prepend" style="width: 42px;">
+              <span class="input-group-text">@</span>
+            </div>
+            <input formControlName="handle" class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Twitter handle (Optional)">
           </div>
-          <input formControlName="handle" class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Twitter handle (Optional)">
-        </div>
-        <div class="input-group">
-          <button class="btn btn-primary mx-auto" type="submit">Request invoice</button>
-        </div>
-      </form>
-    </div>
-
-    <div *ngIf="donationStatus === 3" class="text-center">
-      <div class="qr-wrapper mt-4 mb-2">
-        <app-qrcode [data]="donationObj.address + '?amount=' + donationObj.amount"></app-qrcode>
+          <div class="input-group">
+            <button class="btn btn-primary mx-auto" type="submit">Request invoice</button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
       </div>
-      <br>
-      <p style="font-size: 10px;">{{ donationObj.address }}</p>
-      <p>Waiting for transaction... </p>
-      <div class="spinner-border text-light"></div>
-    </div>
 
-    <div *ngIf="donationStatus === 4" class="text-center">
-      <h2>Donation confirmed!<br>Thank you!</h2>
-      <p>If you specified a Twitter handle, the profile photo should now be visible on this page when you reload.</p>
-    </div>
+      <div *ngIf="donationStatus === 3" class="text-center">
+        <div class="qr-wrapper mt-4 mb-2">
+          <app-qrcode [data]="donationObj.address + '?amount=' + donationObj.amount"></app-qrcode>
+        </div>
+        <br>
+        <p style="font-size: 10px;">{{ donationObj.address }}</p>
+        <p>Waiting for transaction... </p>
+        <div class="spinner-border text-light"></div>
+      </div>
 
-    <br><br>
+      <div *ngIf="donationStatus === 4" class="text-center">
+        <h2>Donation confirmed!<br>Thank you!</h2>
+        <p>If you specified a Twitter handle, the profile photo should now be visible on this page when you reload.</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <br><br>
+
+    </ng-template>
 
     <h2>Open source</h2>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
index 8e85e472a..fbdeb73dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/about/about.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { StateService } from 'src/app/services/state.service';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { ApiService } from 'src/app/services/api.service';
+import { env } from '../../app.constants';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-about',
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export class AboutComponent implements OnInit {
   donationStatus = 1;
   sponsors$: Observable<any>;
   donationObj: any;
+  sponsorsEnabled = env.SPONSORS_ENABLED;
 
   constructor(
     private websocketService: WebsocketService,