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Civic applications built atop the blockchain, a distributed open ledger. Also, 'blockchain for good' efforts.
Recommended resources:
- "Web3 and blockchain applications for local government" episode of the Govlaunch podcast
- CivicSpace.tech guide to the Blockchain, including its relevance to civic space, opportunities, risks, and case studies
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The Movement was founded to give the world better social media, where the people control the platform and receive its profits, where democracy and children are prioritized over corporate profits, and where the community is enabled to fight income inequality and the climate crisis LEARN MORE
Project Dokaz Alliance
450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USAThis project brings together leading innovators from the international criminal law community with pioneers in the Web3 ecosystem to develop secure and resilient solutions for accountability in Ukraine.
The Stellar Development Foundation currently holds 30 billion XLM to be used for promoting and enhancing Stellar.
Starling Lab
CaliforniaA new methodology to restore trust in digital media
What if we worked together to enable learner sovereignty, mobility and agency?
Blockchain-based connectivity network for decentralized wireless infrastructure
The future of philanthropy built upon Bitcoin and Blockchain
CiviCue
TaiwanCiviCue is a democratic media equipped with blockchain voting and friendly voter authentication to establish shared understanding.
The Content Blockchain Project was initiated in 2016 by a consortium of publishing, law and IT companies to research the possibilities of using blockchain technologies to advance the content and media ecosystem.
Electables (Numero)
200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 300 Irvine, CA 92618Grassroots fundraising with NFTs
EarthFund is using 15% of its equity (plus contributions and LP rewards) to build a planet-saving treasury, controlled by you.
Drive climate action and earn rewards with a carbon-backed, algorithmic digital currency.
A DAO investing in Earth's Ecosystems.
Ocean Protection, Decentralized
Open Forest Protocol
LausanneThe Open Forest Protocol (OFP) is changing how forestation (reforestation, afforestation and conservation) projects are monitored, verified and funded with blockchain technology.
SPE is developing the first-ever Gold Standard certified carbon credit NFTs, a green blockchain entirely powered by renewable energy, and a carbon credit exchange that will use $SPE as the exclusive currency.
Spark Eco will invest in solar energy projects, fund non-profits working on solar projects in developing communities, and support land preservation efforts.
Topl
708 Main street, Houston, TX, USAWe're an impact technology company building a blockchain to help you prove your ethical and sustainable practices. .
In partnership with municipal crowdfunding platform Neighborly and the Berkeley Blockchain Lab, Berkeley City Council is planning on issuing municipal bonds on the blockchain.
Blockchange
2 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, USAAn initiative to examine whether and how blockchain technologies can be used for social change.
NYC Blockchain Center
New York City Economic Development Corporation, Liberty Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, USAthe City’s first public-private NYC Blockchain Center
Villages in the Indonesian province of Aceh that have successfully reduced forest fires are to be rewarded through a clever new scheme that uses blockchain-based smart contracts. Here's how it...
It’s not just for financial institutions; government agencies can use this digital ledger technology to protect trusted records and simplify interactions with citizens.
The News Provenance Project seeks to diminish the spread of misinformation by empowering readers to make more informed, confident judgments about the news they see online.
A new movement says that crypto-voting can purify democracy—and eventually eliminate the need for governments altogether.
Build apps that issue and verify blockchain-based credentials for academic credentials, professional certifications, workforce development, and civic records.
Follow My Vote aims to change the way we vote, becoming the world's first secure open-source online voting software based on blockchain technology.
Blockchain for Social Impact
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Knight Way, Stanford, CA, USAA field scan of blockchain for social good projects by the Stanford Graduate School of Business
Bitfury land registry in Georgia
GeorgiaThe blockchain-based land-titling project is being presented at both Harvard and the United Nations.
Mudamos signature collection app
ITS Rio - Rua da Assembléia - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEmpowers citizens to directly present bills. It uses blockchain technology to register citizens' support for the bill.
Charitable giving on the blockchain - revolution.eth
Voatz
50 Milk St, Boston, Massachusetts, USAVoatz is on a mission to make voting safer and more accessible. All citizens have a right to vote regardless of their circumstance.
Governance for a Post Nation-State world. For everyone, anywhere.
Zug ID, Switzerland blockchain for identity
Zug, SwitzerlandWe recently announced our cooperation with the Swiss City of Zug and local development partner ti&m to introduce the world’s first live…
U.S. Federal Blockchain program
GSA (General Services Administration), F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USAGSA launched the U.S. Federal Blockchain program for federal agencies and U.S. businesses who are interested in exploring distributed ledger tech.
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