Impact Panel: A Real-World Impact – Strategies, Opportunities, and Challenges

This panel explores how blockchain is harnessed to tackle critical issues like poverty and climate change. Notable examples include Partizia’s use of privacy technology in philanthropy and UNHCR’s use of Stellar blockchain for efficient aid distribution in Ukraine. Emphasizing collaboration, leaders from Positive Blockchain and others highlight partnerships with governments as crucial for scaling impacts. They discuss challenges such as securing investment and regulatory support and stress the importance of education to foster understanding and adoption. The Stellar Development Foundation outlines its mission in creating equitable financial access, demonstrating blockchain’s potential to address underserved communities.