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Ten NFT Projects and Collectives Disrupting Social Impact
2021 has been a year of incredible growth for NFTs, culminating on Tuesday December 7th with the first ever #NFTuesday, an initiative aimed at raising funds for a variety of charitable causes. Here are ten NFT projects, collectives, and organizations, disrupting social impact.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 4 - Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and International Development
Blockchain and cryptocurrency have the potential to massively disrupt the international development sector, leading to more just, equitable, and community driven international development. In this episode, we discuss three key areas where blockchain and crypto will disrupt the international development sector. First, we look at how it allows for easier access to financial instruments. Second, we look at the role it can play in improving the disbursement of emergency aid and Unconditional Basic Income. Finally, we look at how it can be used to help support and empower refugee populations.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 2 - Transparency, Accountability, and Social Impact
Transparency is a core value in cryptocurrency and blockchain, and can be seen all throughout the web3 ecosystem. In this episode, which is number 2 of a 5 part primer series on crypto for social impact, we discuss the role that blockchain can play in creating more transparent and accountable institutions, and how this leads to greater social impact.
Ten DAOs disrupting the social impact space
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are revolutionizing the social impact space through innovative new models of governance, giving, and support. Here are ten examples of DAOs disrupting the social impact space.
Research Highlight: The Oracle Problem as Applied to Social Impact and Impact Tokens
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 the use of Oracles when applied to social tokens.
Chain Highlight: Three Celo-based social impact projects
In the first post in a series highlighting the social impact projects operating on specific blockchains, we highlight three exciting Celo-based social impact projects.
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.

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.