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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.
What’s the point in accepting cryptocurrency donations? – A short essay
When you opt to accept cryptocurrency donations, you are doing much more than just offering your donors a new form of payment. You are demonstrating that your organization embraces innovation and transparency, and are opening the door to a revolutionary new technology.
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.
Crypto Charity Profile: The Bail Project
The Crypto Charities blog series highlights the work of amazing charities all over the world that accept cryptocurrency donations.
Five free resources for those looking to dive into the world of DAOs
Interested in learning about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) but don’t know where to start? Here are five great free resources to help get you started!
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.
Shifting the conversation on cryptocurrency and blockchain to focus on the good in the space
Cryptocurrency is a highly divisive topic no matter where you are in the world. It is important that the crypto and blockchain community comes together to spread word of the good being done in the space to ensure the benefits of the technology can truly be realized.
Crypto Charity Profile: OutRight Action International
The Crypto Charities blog series highlights the work of amazing charities all over the world that accept cryptocurrency donations.
It is time for your non-profit to get on board with cryptocurrency fundraising
When it comes to accepting crypto donations at your non-profit, it is not a matter of if, but when. It’s time for your non-profit to get on board with accepting crypto donations or risk getting left behind.
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.
Crypto Charity Profile: Rapha International
The Crypto Charities blog series highlights the work of amazing charities all over the world that accept cryptocurrency donations.
Seven extraordinary tidbits on global crypto and blockchain adoption
The adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain has grown exponentially over the past couple of years, which is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. However, most individuals in the space don’t recognize just how colossal this growth has been, and how massive the projected growth in adoption is in the future.
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.