Crypto. Here For Good. is a project of the Blockchain Association. Blockchain Association is the collective voice of the cryptocurrency industry. Our members include the sector’s leading investors, companies, and projects, working together to support a future-forward, pro-innovation national policy and regulatory framework for the crypto economy.
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Crypto
is more than currency.
We must guarantee that American entrepreneurs have the freedom to innovate.
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“It was the second day after the Russian aggression started…we tried to focus our energy and understanding of this technology, how this can be of value to save lives, and to save our independence. The crypto community was the first to believe in Ukraine.”
-Oleksandr Bornyakov, Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation for Ukraine
Leading in crypto
development helps bolster U.S. national security.
Contrary to some media reports, there is no substantive evidence suggesting terrorist groups like Hamas are using cryptocurrency for crowdfunding in a meaningful way. In fact, most have ceased crypto fundraising completely due to the traceability of transactions on public blockchains.
Collaboration between government agencies and private sector organizations equipped with effective blockchain analysis tools can facilitate the identification and disruption of fund flows – a task that proves more challenging with conventional forms of value transfer, such as physical cash.
Blockchain Association’s first National Security fly-in was held on Nov. 28, 2023. Former military and national security experts spent the day with policymakers on the Hill discussing the ways industry can partner with law enforcement.
Fact: Illicit finance accounts for a tiny portion of overall cryptocurrency transactions – (0.34% in 2023.) Terrorist organizations have employed conventional fiat-based channels to a much greater extent. It is estimated that globally 3-5% of traditional financial transactions are illicit.
Illicit finance accounts for a tiny portion of overall cryptocurrency transactions – (0.34% in 2023.) Terrorist organizations have employed conventional fiat-based channels to a much greater extent. It is estimated that globally 3-5% of traditional financial transactions are illicit.
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Blockchain Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit promoting education to foster accessibility, seeks to empower the public with trusted content from reputable sources in order to make informed choices.
Crypto
is breaking barriers.
Empowering the world’s unbanked population with blockchain technology education facilitates global financial inclusion and bridges the global wealth gap. By enabling anyone with an internet-enabled device to access decentralized finance safely and easily, crypto evens the financial playing field worldwide.
Remittances – powered by crypto – offer a cheaper, faster way for immigrants to send money to their family abroad – and, by extension, support small, immigrant-owned businesses.
Education about financial literacy, digital currencies, and blockchain technology is still an uphill battle. Through GoodDollar, users can use their G$ UBI to interact and participate in the expansive blockchain ecosystem without financial exposure.
Crypto is a lifeline that crosses borders, brings families closer together, and lowers the barrier of entry for the world’s working class to access much-needed financial services.
Historically underrepresented groups are turning to crypto networks to build wealth — for themselves and for future generations.
Fact: Globally, 1.4 billion people remain unbanked or underbanked, including 63 million (2019) adults in the USA.
Globally, 1.4 billion people remain unbanked or underbanked, including 63 million (2019) adults in the USA.
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HUMANITY.
Crypto is the most impactful for people without access to banking and the tens of millions who cannot rely on stable local and national institutions.
Crypto is aiding
the world’s most vulnerable people.
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, people around the world are sending millions of dollars in donations to help its people – using crypto. Even incensed Russian citizens are providing donations to Ukraine using crypto.
Immediately following February’s devastating earthquake in Turkey, global crypto exchanges pledged aid to Turkey and requested the country set up official crypto wallets to accept donations in Turkey, similar to Ukraine.
Endaoment.org is a 501c3 community foundation, built entirely onchain, that facilitates donations of crypto, stock and cash to nonprofits across the globe. By using blockchain, they are transferring resources into the hands of nonprofits in a timely and transparent way, compared to the traditional philanthropic space.
Endaoment partners with NFT artists who want to include a charitable component in their projects. ArtBlocks has raised over $6 million for charitable causes through the ArtBlocks Fund and individual artist funds.
What the internet did for information, crypto does for value. Blockchain technology allows anyone with an internet connection to store and transfer value without relying on a third party.
Fact: Fewer than 0.15% of crypto transactions represent illicit finance.
Fewer than 0.15% of crypto transactions represent illicit finance.
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CREATORS.
Crypto networks give creators, artists, and musicians new ways to connect with and grow their global fanbase.
Crypto is powering
a new wave of global, sustainable creativity.
Liquid Ruminations by Eliya Stein featured more than 1000 water-themed NFTs for art collectors to choose from, with all proceeds going to a nonprofit organization to help people in the developing world get access to safe water.
Another artist allotted proceeds from her NFT artwork to build a school in Sudan.
Crypto is a cultural movement.
The technology underlying crypto networks is supercharging community organization, empowerment, and fundraising efforts.
Fact: Crypto networks give creators the opportunity to remove the middleman – agents, streaming platforms, and app stores – and keep more of their earnings and royalties.
Crypto networks give creators the opportunity to remove the middleman – agents, streaming platforms, and app stores – and keep more of their earnings and royalties.
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FREEDOM.
Crypto networks are preserving humanity’s most critical memories on the blockchain.
Crypto
is preserving history.
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is a Holocaust survivor – her recollections are being archived using a decentralized web protocol, creating extra redundancies in an effort to preserve her account on the internet for the long term.
Together with a team of human rights experts and specialist lawyers, evidence of attacks in Ukraine will be stored on the blockchain, unable to be erased or censured on the internet.
Today’s internet is dominated by Big Tech gatekeepers.
Users are the end product, personal data is harvested for profit, and healthy competition is lacking. Most importantly, the right to speak freely is permissioned by a few centralized actors.
Fact: Decentralized cloud storage networks are more environmentally friendly and censorship resistant.
Decentralized cloud storage networks are more environmentally friendly and censorship resistant.
Blockchain Association is ready to partner with Congress on crypto legislation.
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