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Blockchain

Civic applications built atop the blockchain, a distributed open ledger. Also, 'blockchain for good' efforts.

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Logos
logos.co

Logos

Logos is a social movement and decentralised technology stack built to revitalise civil society.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Blockchain, Decentralization
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nbgov.member

Belarus ID

The Belarus ID project is a secure, data-encrypted digital identity system through which Belarusians (including exiles) could authenticate themselves and participate in the 2024 Rada-in-exile election...

since 2024
Identity, Blockchain
Filecoin Foundation
fil.org

Filecoin Foundation

Our mission is to preserve humanity’s most important information

Blockchain, Funders & donors, Archives
Build_ Cities
buildcities.com/projects

Build_ Cities

We are a city-building studio to seed and scale full-stack startup cities in areas where little to no infrastructure may have existed before.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2023
Build something, Civic apps outfits, Blockchain
Sustainable cities and communities, city
Vocdoni
vocdoni.io

Vocdoni

We are the most open, secure, and universally verifiable voting protocol, used by hundreds of organizations worldwide.

Barcelona
since 2017
E-voting and I-voting, Voting and elections, Blockchain
rarimo.com

Rarimo

Unlocking a new generation of social apps, where users stay private without losing historical actions and identities

Blockchain, Identity, Decentralization
Rarimo
Freedom Tool
docs.rarimo.com/freedom-tool

Freedom Tool

Rarimo has employed zero-knowledge cryptography to address these challenges and built Freedom Tool, a decentralized, transparent, and privacy-preserving online voting tool on blockchain.

E-voting and I-voting, Voting and elections, Blockchain
Rarimo
russia2024.net/#

Опрос 2024 (Russia2024)

Приложение для проведения анонимных опросов (An anonymous survey application)

since 2024
E-voting and I-voting, Voting and elections, Blockchain
apps, Rarimo
ICERAID
theverge.com/tech/650015/iceraid-app-immigrant-bounty-hunting-crypto

ICERAID

Right-wing influencers are shilling an immigrant bounty hunting app

since 2025
Tech for Bad Hall of Shame, Blockchain
immigration
Maza Coin
mazacoin.org

Maza Coin

crypto coin for sovereign tribes

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
since 2013
Blockchain, State tech sovereignty
indigenous
Hura LLM
secureintelligent.com

Hura LLM

Our vision is to build a world where AI technologies are secure, decentralized, and transparent, enabling users to harness the full potential of AI while maintaining complete control and privacy over...

Decentralization, Blockchain, Natural Language Processing
Decent work and economic growth
Crypto For Good Fund
airtable.com/app2Ocxt7G7sa5lPM/pagKsSL6BLnxKmA7m/form

Crypto For Good Fund

Meet the others, Conferences, In-person meetings
Farcaster
farcaster.xyz

Farcaster

A decentralized social network

Social networks, Decentralization, Blockchain
Paragraph
paragraph.xyz

Paragraph

Crypto-infused newsletter platform

Newsletter tech, Blockchain, Decentralization
commercial
California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) car titles blockchain
reuters.com/technology/california-dmv-puts-42-million-car-titles-blockchain-fight-fraud-2024-07-30

California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) car titles blockchain

California's DMV has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain technology to detect fraud and streamline the title transfer process, enabling residents to claim vehicle titles through a mobile...

California
Blockchain, Govtech, Bureaucracy tech
OpenLitterMap
openlittermap.com

OpenLitterMap

Help us create the world's most advanced open database on litter, brands & plastic pollution.

Cork, Ireland
since 2017
Crowdsourcing, Civic data, Environmental data
Sustainable cities and communities, apps
Drips
drips.network

Drips

A decentralized toolkit for funding your critical software dependencies.

General purpose open source tools, Fundraising tools, Build something
Jur
jur.io

Jur

A blockchain-based platform for decentralized "network states"

Zug, Switzerland
Emerging tech, Blockchain, DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization)
UnBlocked Cash Project
oxfam.org/en/unblocked-cash-project-using-blockchain-technology-revolutionize-humanitarian-aid

UnBlocked Cash Project

Oxfam’s UnBlocked Cash project (UBC) is a blockchain-powered cash transfer solution that is set to tackle this challenge

since 2019
Direct aid, Blockchain, Disaster response and humanitarian tech
AID:Tech
aid.technology

AID:Tech

AID:Tech was established in 2015 and was the first company in the world to deliver international aid over blockchain technology.

Dublin, Ireland
since 2015
Fintech for good, Blockchain, Disaster response and humanitarian tech
Binance Charity
binance.charity

Binance Charity

We are Binance Charity, a non-profit organization dedicated to building a future where Web3 technology is used as a force for good.

Blockchain
United Humans
unitedhumans.xyz

United Humans

[W]hich aspires to establish a global democracy, solving the hard problem of representing every human in the world – including those who won’t participate – without the help of government.

Blockchain, Democratic Innovations, Participatory democracy
The Movement
application.movement.college

The Movement

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...

Social networks, Blockchain
OS City
os.city

OS City

Blockchain-based identity system for governments

Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) 🇲🇽
Govtech, Blockchain
Project Dokaz Alliance
dornsife.usc.edu/cagr-news/news/2022/06/33571-starling-lab-and-hala-systems-file-cryptographic-submission-evidence-war-crimes

Project Dokaz Alliance

This 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 Ukrain...

450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Archives, Blockchain, Emerging tech
Ukraine, human rights, humanitarian
Stellar Development Foundation
stellar.org/foundation/grants-and-funding

Stellar Development Foundation

The Stellar Development Foundation currently holds 30 billion XLM to be used for promoting and enhancing Stellar.

Get funding, Funders & donors, Blockchain
Starling Lab
starlinglab.org

Starling Lab

A new methodology to restore trust in digital media

California
Emerging tech, Blockchain, Archives
history
LearnCard
learncard.com

LearnCard

What if we worked together to enable learner sovereignty, mobility and agency?

Open knowledge, Blockchain, Emerging tech
apps, Quality education
Climate Action Data Trust
climateactiondata.org

Climate Action Data Trust

Connecting Carbon Markets Through Open Data

Blockchain
Climate action, Responsible consumption and production
Gyde.community
gyde.community

Gyde.community

Nft-gated directory of low cost resources

Baltimore, MD
Emerging Tech Report Projects, Access social benefits, Blockchain
Helium
helium.com

Helium

Blockchain-based connectivity network for decentralized wireless infrastructure

Blockchain, Connectivity
GiveTrack™
givetrack.org

GiveTrack™

The future of philanthropy built upon Bitcoin and Blockchain

Blockchain, Fundraising tools, Get funding
CiviCue
civicue.com/about

CiviCue

CiviCue is a decentralized autonomous civic media platform equipped with blockchain civic tech that aims to disrupt existing media landscape by serving as a public good collectively owned and managed...

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
since 2022
Civic forums, Blockchain, Digital participation platforms
ContentBlockchain
content-blockchain.org/about

ContentBlockchain

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...

Media, Fight disinformation, Blockchain
Electables (Numero)
electables.com

Electables (Numero)

Grassroots fundraising with NFTs

200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 300 Irvine, CA 92618
since 2019
Blockchain, Fundraising tools, Campaign tools
Spark Eco
spark.eco

Spark Eco

Spark Eco will invest in solar energy projects, fund non-profits working on solar projects in developing communities, and support land preservation efforts.

DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization), Blockchain
Climate action, Affordable and clean energy, Sustainable cities and communities
KlimaDAO
klimadao.finance

KlimaDAO

Drive climate action and earn rewards with a carbon-backed, algorithmic digital currency.

Blockchain, DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization)
Climate action, Responsible consumption and production
EarthFund / 1Earth
earthfund.io

EarthFund / 1Earth

EarthFund is using 15% of its equity (plus contributions and LP rewards) to build a planet-saving treasury, controlled by you.

DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization), Blockchain
Climate action
Open Forest Protocol
openforestprotocol.org

Open Forest Protocol

The Open Forest Protocol (OFP) is changing how forestation (reforestation, afforestation and conservation) projects are monitored, verified and funded with blockchain technology.

Lausanne
Blockchain, DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization)
Sustainable cities and communities, forests, Life on land
ECORISE
ecorise.finance

ECORISE

A DAO investing in Earth's Ecosystems.

Blockchain, DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization)
Climate action
Diatom DAO
diatom.fund

Diatom DAO

Ocean Protection, Decentralized

DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization), Blockchain
Sustainable cities and communities, Life below water
Save Planet Earth
saveplanetearth.io

Save Planet Earth

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 c...

Blockchain, DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization), NFTs
Climate action, Affordable and clean energy, Responsible consumption and production
The Metagovernance Project (Metagov)
metagov.org

The Metagovernance Project (Metagov)

a laboratory for digital governance

United States of America 🇺🇸
Decentralization, Civic apps outfits, Blockchain
Zug ID, Switzerland blockchain for identity
medium.com/uport/zug-id-exploring-the-first-publicly-verified-blockchain-identity-38bd0ee3702

Zug ID, Switzerland blockchain for identity

We recently announced our cooperation with the Swiss City of Zug and local development partner ti&m to introduce the world’s first live…

Zug, Switzerland
since 2017
Blockchain, Emerging tech, The Tech
testnet.democracy.earth
web.archive.org/web/20190218095726/https://votest.democracy.earth

testnet.democracy.earth

crypto governance

London
since 2018
Blockchain
Voatz
voatz.com

Voatz

Voatz is on a mission to make voting safer and more accessible. All citizens have a right to vote regardless of their circumstance.

50 Milk St, Boston, Massachusetts
since 2014
Blockchain, Engagement tech, Emerging tech
News Provenance Project (NPP)
newsprovenanceproject.com

News Provenance Project (NPP)

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.

New York Times Building, 8th Avenue, New York, NY
Blockchain, Fight disinformation, Emerging tech
Bitfury land registry in Georgia
exonum.com/story-georgia

Bitfury land registry in Georgia

The blockchain-based land-titling project is being presented at both Harvard and the United Nations.

Georgia (Sakartvelo) 🇬🇪
since 2016
Blockchain, Emerging tech, The Tech
Vermont report on blockchain experiments
legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Legislative-Reports/blockchain-technology-report-final.pdf

Vermont report on blockchain experiments

Vermont
since 2016
Blockchain, Emerging tech, The Tech
state
Plebiscito Digital
web-archive.oecd.org/2017-02-08/427225-embracing-innovation-in-government-colombia.pdf

Plebiscito Digital

Case study by OECD

Colombia 🇨🇴
Blockchain, Engagement tech, Emerging tech
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