From crisis zones to climate shocks, this starter pack explores how blockchain and crypto are transforming humanitarian aid. Across six episodes, we highlight the innovators using decentralized systems to deliver faster, fairer, and more transparent support when it’s needed most.
Hear from leaders at Elliptic, Stellar, Algorand, Glo Dollar, Mercy Corps Ventures, Shamba Network, and more, as they unpack how blockchain is powering real-time payments in emergencies, anticipatory aid for climate resilience, and new funding models that channel stablecoin yields directly to causes. Whether you’re new to Web3 or a seasoned builder, this collection reveals how crypto is reshaping humanitarian action one block at a time.
In Episode 212, we welcome Arda Akartuna, Lead Crypto Threat Researcher at Elliptic, a blockchain intelligence firm that tracks and secures digital asset activity across 50+ blockchains. We explore the rising role of crypto-powered humanitarian aid in conflict and disaster zones, from Ukraine to Myanmar, and how crypto rails are efficiently delivering aid where traditional systems fall short.
For episode four of AutoPGF - Funding Impact with Glo Dollar, we welcome Anna Whitson-Diaz from the Stellar Development Foundation, Kourtney Rusow from Coala Pay, and Christine To from Glo Dollar. Together, we unpack how blockchain is creating new opportunities for the humanitarian sector—helping aid organizations move faster, reach farther, and build resilient systems that can scale.
In episode 202 we welcome Marc Vanlerberghe, Chief Marketing Officer at the Algorand Foundation. We discuss his journey from leading the launch of Android to building Algorand, what makes Algorand's blockchain unique, and how it’s enabling impactful use cases like real-time humanitarian payments in crypto, ESG-focused supply chain transparency, and scientific integrity in the age of AI.
In Episode two in our series AutoPGF - Funding Impact with Glo Dollar, we welcome Ilan Wallentin of GiveDirectly and Garm Lucassen of Glo. GiveDirectly was the first cause supported by Glo’s AutoPGF model. We explore the benefits and impact of direct cash transfers, the bold vision behind Glo Dollar, and how automatic, decentralized funding mechanisms may be the future of humanitarian aid.
In episode 202 we welcome Sandra Uwantege Hart, Humanitarian Lab Lead at Mercy Corps Ventures. We explore why the humanitarian aid sector is due for a fundamental shift, how Anticipatory Action is flipping the script on disaster response, and how blockchain, AI, crypto, and innovative funding models are transforming the speed, transparency, and efficiency of aid delivery.
In episode 189 we welcome Kennedy Ng’an’ga of Shamba Network, Benson Njuguna of Fortune Credit, and Wladimir Weinbender of DIVA Donate. We explore their collborative pilot, in partnership with Mercy Corps Ventures, that deployed blockchain-based anticipatory cash transfers to pastoralists in Kenya, using smart contracts triggered by environmental data brought onchain by an Oracle.
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