3-2-1 - August 29, 2021
3 - Inspiring crypto/blockchain quotes
“DeFi has the potential to create equal opportunity through peer-to-peer networks. It's one of the greatest advantages it offers.
Jordan Kruger, CEO and Co-Founder, Vesper Finance
“I always tell people that artists’ popularity is completely dependent on the fans and the listeners, not the companies and the distributors. If the fans like the music, they share it, they go to the shows, they're fully responsible for augmenting an artist’s popularity. So why shouldn't those participants achieve upside for believing in someone early?”
3LAU, DJ and Founder of Blockchain Music Investment Company Royal
“The token market will be larger than the securities market, because in some way it will absorb the securities market. All the securities can be tokenised today. The beauty of the token is that you can represent anything, and not only securities, and that is what will drive at first the growth of the token.”
Etienne Deniau, Head of Business Strategy, Société Générale Securities Services
2 - Reflections from this week’s blog
Each week I’ve been covering extraordinary charities that accept cryptocurrency donations. These charities span every aspect of the social impact sector from mental health support, to gender equality, to animal rights. This week, I also covered three large charities and NGOs that have launched crypto funds to support their organizations fundraising efforts, and to fund new and innovative social impact projects. At the same time, more and more leaders in the space are advocating for crypto giving, and new crypto projects are launching every day that have charitable giving components. With all these “bullish indicators” of crypto for social impact, today I make one bold prediction: in ten years’ time, I believe that crypto will be the most common way that charitable giving takes place.
Reading the recent IPCC report on the devastating realities of climate change was a wake-up call for many. Whereas crypto is often viewed as a net-negative when it comes to environmental impacts, there are certainly many ways that blockchain and crypto can play a role in combatting climate change. I covered one of these examples this week, looking at VeChain’s new Carbon Footprint SaaS platform. However, the use cases go well beyond this, and in the coming weeks I will be releasing a series of posts highlighting the use cases of blockchain and crypto in fighting climate change. It’s time to change the narrative on crypto and its environmental impacts, and to capitalize on the potential of the technology to positively impact the environment.
1 - Quality educational resource
This is not like the typical educational resources I have highlighted so far, which often includes courses, podcasts, e-books, etc., that help broaden your knowledge of blockchain and crypto. The Giving Block, on the other hand, is a platform that assists charities and other non-profit organizations with getting set up to accept cryptocurrency donations. They also offer a number of great resources including articles on the benefits of donating with cryptocurrency, a Crypto Tax Survival Guide, and an extensive list of organizations accepting cryptocurrency donations.
