Blockchain and cryptocurrency will not be the panacea for all financial inequities that exist around the world, but they can certainly help put in place systems and protocols that make it easier for unbanked populations to access essential financial services.

In this episode, we are joined by Marco Barbosa, Founder of impactMarket, a decentralized poverty alleviation protocol that enables vulnerable communities to implement poverty alleviation mechanisms, such as Unconditional Basic Income (UBI). We discuss how crypto and blockchain can enable greater financial inclusion, the synergy between crypto and UBI, and impactMarket’s unique decentralized approach to poverty alleviation.

In this episode we are pleased to be joined by Michael Cooper, Director for Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning at the Panagora Group, for a discussion on tokenizing social impact. We dive into what tokens are, the role of tokens in driving social impact, and Michael’s work on tokenizing social impact, including what it means for current social impact practice, and the gaps that need to be addressed moving forward.

The United Nations, and its charitable arms such as UNICEF and the WFP, have embraced blockchain and cryptocurrency as a way to achieve their mission and drive social impact.

In this episode we have the pleasure of being joined by James Siegel, Senior Fellow at KABOOM!, a non-profit organization with a powerful mission: to “end playspace inequity for good”. We discuss the amazing work KABOOM! is doing, and how they have embraced web3 and technological innovations.

In this episode, we aim to show you that NFTs are much more than just a jpeg, but are in fact a revolutionary tool that will disrupt the social impact space for the better.

In this episode, we are going to dive a bit deeper into the role that blockchain and cryptocurrency can play in supporting and empowering refugees. The refugee crisis is extremely complex, and blockchain and cryptocurrency will not magically swoop in and solve the problem. However, blockchain and cryptocurrency can help deliver innovation solutions to help refugees and vulnerable populations gain access to financial instruments, efficient and reliable aid, and digital identification.

One of the biggest benefits for humanity, that will be ushered in by blockchain, is the role it will play in helping cut out the middle man, or intermediary organizations, that have traditionally funneled money away from the average individual and put it in the hands of the already wealthy.

In this episode, we  discuss a topic that can be, well, fear inducing for many in the web3 community: Blockchain and government! But don’t worry, we’re not talking about regulation here, or how governments are trying to shut crypto down. Instead we focus on how blockchain and crypto can build better governments.

In this episode, we are joined by Miguel Prados, CEO of Comunitaria, an innovative organization based out of Spain that is using community currencies to reduce poverty and support the economies of disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Miguel has been working with community currencies since 2012, and has a wealth of knowledge and expertise on the role blockchain and cryptocurrency can play in driving social impact, which he has used to launch Comunitaria.

As momentum behind Universal Basic Income (UBI) grows, cryptocurrency and blockchain ought to be a part of the conversation as they can help create more efficient, transparent, and effective UBI programs.

2021 was a year of amazing growth in the cryptocurrency and blockchain for social impact space. In this episode, we cover some of the top crypto social impact developments of 2021.

As we enter 2022, the web3 space looks to build off the momentum of the past year. Here are five crypto and blockchain social impact trends to monitor in 2022, that we expect to grow and thrive.

2021 was a year of amazing growth in the cryptocurrency and blockchain for social impact space. In this episode, we cover some of the top crypto social impact developments of 2021.

Despite all the negative events of 2021, one trend that can help create some semblance of optimism when reflecting back on the year, is the incredible growth in the intersections between crypto, blockchain, and social impact. To celebrate the extraordinary gains in the space over the past year, we’re excited at Crypto Altruism to highlight some of the top crypto social impact developments of 2021.

A common myth around crypto and blockchain is that they have no real world social benefit. This infographics challenges this misperception by sharing some of the amazing social impact blockchain and cryptocurrency projects around the world.