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Posts by Crypto Altruists
The Dev3pack Global Hackathon is coming this May ✨🌐
50+ local hubs. Mentorship for new builders. A focus on women and students 👩💻🤝
We sat down with Solène Daviaud to explore how Dev3pack is empowering the next generation of Web3 & AI builders 🎙️
🎧 Listen: www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
One of the clearest real-world use cases for blockchain is supply chain traceability. 📦🔍
UN Blockchain Talks #6 covers what that looks like in practice, from agriculture to plastic recovery.
innovation.eurasia.undp.org/un-blockchain-talks-6-what-real-supply-chains-demand-from-traceability-systems
Anticipatory cash transfers = aid that arrives before a crisis hits, not after.
Mercy Corps Ventures used smart contracts to auto-trigger payouts to Kenyan pastoralists when vegetation data dropped.
Result: 13% → 77% of households eating 3 meals/day 🌾
www.mercycorpsventures.com/blog/pilot-i...
Who owns the data produced by land stewards, and who profits from it? 🌱📊
Ma Earth's Learning Lab with @hypercerts.org is exploring that on Tuesday—and how open technology can shift that power back to the people doing the work.
luma.com/LL14
Today we have a special episode in store 💚
It's more of a documentary, ft. voices from Ukraine & a look at how Web3 can support sustained impact 🌱
At the center: Ivan's story. A Ukrainian veteran rebuilding his life after losing his sight.
cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
Such an honor to sit down with Drew Simon on the Crypto Altruists podcast to discuss our work on Solar Saving Circles in Tanzania. Be sure to follow @cryptoaltruists.bsky.social for more valuable episodes & resources around the intersection of Web3 for good ☀️⬇️
AI was never built for the Soliga tribe in southern India.
So they built their own: 5 hours of voice data, a $50 Raspberry Pi, no internet. Preserving a language with no written script, on hardware the community controls. 🙌
siliconcanals.com/sc-d-the-glo...
Nonprofits are using blockchain to raise more, pay faster, and prove impact in ways traditional systems can't match.
Here are 6 use cases worth knowing about. 🧰👇
We're trying something new! 👀
Crypto Altruists just landed on TikTok—short videos on Web3, AI, and tech building actual public good.
Still figuring it out. Come along. 👇
www.tiktok.com/@crypto.altr...
If movements rely on platforms they don’t control, they’re exposed to shutdowns, censorship, and shifting incentives. 🔓
Joshua Dávila from @breadcoop.bsky.social on why building your own infrastructure isn’t optional.
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
Web3 tool we use daily: SquidRouter
Cross-chain swaps across 100+ chains. Works with impact tokens like @glodollar. Fast, simple, no bridge headaches 🦑
What tools are in your daily stack? 👇
AI might be the biggest untapped advantage in the nonprofit sector right now.
We broke down the numbers on where things stand & what's possible 👇
Just in: Binance launches Web3 Resilience Lab in Ukraine, with up to $500K in grants.
Supporting teams building digital infrastructure and web3 applications alongside local partners.
Real-world use is where this kind of work matters most. ⚡
www.binance.com/en/square/po...
Solar lanterns → Savings groups → Community-owned businesses → Local resilience ☀️💪
We sat down w/ @coleenc.bsky.social & Jon Ruth of The Solar Foundation to explore their unique model for development rooted in local ownership & community-driven impact 💚🌍
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
Adoption doesn’t come from better tech alone. It comes from understanding how people already live, work, and coordinate. 🌍
This quote from Bill Laboon at @Web3.foundation stuck with us 👇
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
A U.S. state just issued its own stablecoin. 🏔️
Not a bank. Not a fintech. Wyoming—onchain, USD-backed, live now.
The "when will this be real" era is over. 🪙
hedera.com/blog/wyoming-frontier-stable-token-frnt-now-live-on-hedera/
The systems built to "help" often just do more harm.
We sat down w/ @rathermercurial.bsky.social, Heenal, & Marv of SuperBenefit to explore the uncomfortable truths in the impact sector and how decentralized primitives can enable true systems change 🌱🌐
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
A Nairobi pilot with Xcapit showed 100% of stablecoin transfers reaching beneficiaries—even on basic phones via SMS to M-Pesa. 📲
A strong example of what real-world crypto infrastructure can look like.
www.xcapit.com/en/blog/aidl...
Group lending has always performed well, but it hasn’t scaled easily. Crypto might be the missing piece. 💸
Great insight from William Le of Haraka.
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/episode...
Through The Giving Block, crypto donors gave $100 million in 2025, with an average donation of $11,019.
Stablecoins surged, stock and DAF giving doubled, and the platform crossed $300 million raised since 2018. 💸
Their 2026 Annual Report is out. 👇
thegivingblock.com/annual-report/
Earn while you give. Keep your principal. Fund impact. 🌱💸
This is impact staking, and it's changing how we think about philanthropy 💡
We sat down with Jaydeep Korde of Launchnodes and Lido Impact Staking to unpack this powerful new funding mechanism 🎙️
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
"And so we came out to see the stars again."
Ethereum Foundation just published a new mandate, signaling a return to its core values and a clear ultimate goal: an Ethereum so resilient it no longer needs them. 🌱
ethereum.foundation/ef-mandate.pdf
Some communities are unbanked because a financial institution decided they weren't profitable enough.
Eric van Miltenburg of Ripple on why that's changing. 💡
cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-altruists-episode-231-ripple-impact-building-the-rails-for-good-inside-ripples-1b-vision-for-impact-finance
Hundreds of millions of people still lack official ID—locking them out of banking, housing, and education.
Decentralized digital identity offers another path.
Here are 5 key benefits. 🔐🌍
Traditional aid arrives after disaster strikes. ⏳
Anticipatory aid releases funds before it happens. ⚡
Nonprofits are struggling more than ever. Funding is being cut. Needs are growing. New tools are urgently needed. 🚨
We hosted a live chat with the GSR Foundation, Social Equation Hub, & Alliance for Public Health to explore how Web3 can help. 🎙️💡
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
Ethereum is creating new possibilities for creators, communities, and digital ownership. 🔗
A great reflection from rileybeans.
More from the conversation. 👇
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...
UNICEF is testing blockchain for humanitarian cash transfers. 💡
In a Nairobi pilot, three startups built a system that sends aid via USDC → SMS → M-Pesa, allowing people with basic phones to receive funds.
www.unicef.org/innovation/s...
Cell phones were abstract until they weren't. Yaniv Tal of Geo thinks the same is true for data composability—we're just still in the building phase. 📡
www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...