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Next Podcast Episode - Episode 199 - Crypto Altruists' Starter Pack - Web3 & Social Impact Wisdom - April 15, 2025
Next Podcast Episode - Episode 199 - Crypto Altruists' Starter Pack - Web3 & Social Impact Wisdom - April 15, 2025
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Research Highlight: Trusting the Value of Impact Tokens for Higher Level Social Problem Solving
Highlighting exciting research being conducted by Emergence exploring the tokenization of social impact. This post looks at some of the challenges and complexities when it comes to measuring the impacts of social tokens.
Research Highlight: Fishcoin: Early Lessons in Tokenizing Social Impact Part II
Highlighting exciting research being conducted by Emergence exploring the tokenization of social impact. This second post is part two of a two part series that looks at early lessons learned through Fishcoin, an innovative blockchain-based supply chain ecosystem.
100 tidbits highlighting the intersections of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and social impact!
For our 100th Blog Post, we are excited to share 100 tidbits highlighting the intersections between blockchain, cryptocurrency, and social impact!
Three non-profits using cryptocurrency to make the world a better place
Highlighting the work of three extraordinary non-profits changing the world for the better through the use of cryptocurrency and blockchain.
Ten podcast episodes to get you thinking about the intersection of crypto and social impact
One of the greatest things about the cryptocurrency and blockchain space is that there is a ton amazing content online, whether its podcasts, blogs, e-books, of videos. There are also an increasing number of podcasts and episodes focused on cryptocurrency and social impact.
Three projects using blockchain and USSD to deliver accessible financial services to vulnerable populations
Blockchain and USSD technology are very different technologies, but these three projects are using them in cohesion to deliver accessible financial services to vulnerable populations.
Using blockchain and cryptocurrency to support and empower refugees
The world is in the midst of a refugee crisis that may worsen in the future due to climate change and geopolitical conflicts. Blockchain and cryptocurrency can be a part of the solution to this complex challenge.
Research Highlight - Fishcoin: Early Lessons in Tokenizing Social Impact
Highlighting exciting research being conducted by Emergence exploring the tokenization of social impact. This first post looks at early lessons learned through Fishcoin, an innovative blockchain-based supply chain ecosystem.
GoodDollar: Using Crypto and DeFi to deliver a universal basic income
The case for Universal Basic Income (UBI) programs has gained considerable momentum in recent years. The GoodDollar project offers anyone the ability to join their UBI program and receive a small daily income.
Tokenizing social impact: highlighting the research of Emergence
An introduction to our partnership with Emergence, an organization conducting high impact research at the intersection of blockchain and social impact. We will be highlighting the impactful research of Emergence into the tokenization of social impact.
Using crypto and blockchain to provide Unconditional Basic Income to refugee populations
There are many exciting use cases for crypto and blockchain in supporting refugee populations. One project is using crypto to provide Unconditional Basic Income to refugees.
Using blockchain and biometrics to provide direct aid to refugees
The WFP’s Building Blocks program has the potential to revolutionize the provision of emergency aid by making use of blockchain and biometrics.
Three ways blockchain can help improve democracies
Blockchain/cryptocurrency and government are often viewed as mortal enemies. But there are ways that blockchain can help create healthier democracies as well.
In the social impact space, is there one blockchain to rule them all?
The maximalist-minimalist debate has long raged on in the crypto and blockchain community. But, when it comes to the social impact space, is there one chain to rule them all?
Five exciting international development projects making use of blockchain and crypto
The international development use cases for crypto and blockchain are truly endless. Here are five projects making use of this technology to address real-world challenges.
Save the Children Rwanda partners with Cardano Foundation
This exciting new partnership between Cardano and Save the Children Rwanda enables them to directly receive donations in ADA to support social enterprises in the Region.
Web3 - A Disruptive Tool For Social Impact
Cryptocurrency is more than just an investment. Cryptocurrency, blockchain, and web3 are generational technologies that have the potential to change the world for the better. These ground-breaking technologies will positively disrupt nearly all aspects of our lives in the coming decades: the internet, our financial systems, supply chains, health care, and everything in between. From a social impact lens, blockchain is the single greatest development since the internet.
It has the potential to revolutionize the way aid is disbursed, how funds are raised by non-profits and charitable causes, how communities and collectives organize and engage in self-governance, how CO2 is tracked and managed, how important financial services are delivered to the nearly 2 billion unbanked people around the world, and much more. We are only just scratching the surface of the intersections between web3 and social good.
Crypto Altruism is the leading platform for content highlighting the social impact use cases of web3 and the extraordinary organizations and projects that are using this technology to change the world. Through our blog, podcast, and educational resources, we elevate stories of how crypto, blockchain, NFTs, DAOs, and other web3 innovations are being used all over the world for novel and inspiring use cases.