Tag: Blockchain
Reimagining Environmental Conservation Funding Through Impact NFTs
Impact NFT's representing digital one-of-a-kind collectibles of increasingly rare and endangered wildlife, living on the Ethereum blockchain could be harnessed to bridge conservation financing multi-million dollar shortfall.
Reimagining Donations, Charity, and the Giving Market using Blockchain
Alice, PromiseGiving and Little Phil coin are just three examples of small teams who using blockchain technology to reimagine donations, charity and the giving market.
Kiva Partners with UN, Builds a Blockchain Platform
Kiva plans to partner with the UN and the other agencies in addressing Sierra Leone's financial exclusion issues using its blockchain-based Kiva protocol.
Honu Reimagines Charity Through Impact NFTs
A new digital one-of-a-kind collectible living on the Ethereum blockchain is being auctioned to raise funds to protect the planet's oceans. Honu, the name of the new digital collectible, is being auctioned off from July 9th through July 15th in a charity fundraiser at the Blockchain Summit in Morocco, hosted by the Bitfury Group and ACTAI Global.
Reimagining Financial Inclusion using Blockchain
Blockchain technology, like the Internet that predated it, is not a miracle solution for all the world’s economic and financial exclusion ills. People are. It will take concerted, cooperative and diligent effort among parties impacted to overcome serious obstacles, while creating opportunities for leadership.
Carbon Offsets on the Blockchain
The Tapscott Team's CarbonX product, built on the blockchain, might just be the solution to a sustainable carbon offset loyalty program. CarbonX aims to create a peer-to-peer, decentralized marketplace of tokenized carbon offsets by creating incentives for buyers and sellers of those tokens to make more sustainable choices in their daily lives.
Debating the Future Role of U.S. Energy Subsidies
The role, contribution and costs of energy source subsidies ought to be re-debated, particularly in light of increasing climate change effects and a reticent US administration. Who will now fund renewable energy projects? Shouldn't fossil fuel subsidies be scaled down?
Blockchain for Social Impact November Event in NYC
Consensys is hosting a Blockchain for Social Impact event in New York on November 17th this year. The inaugural event promises to be an interesting intersection of ideas between blockchain and social impact.











