UNICEF CryptoFund: Exploring Blockchain and How it Could Change Futures for the Most Vulnerable
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UNICEF’s CryptoFund is the first UN vehicle to receive, hold and disburse crypto, launched at Devcon 2019 and finishing a three‑year prototype to institutionalize operations. The fund makes 124 investments across 74 countries, reports reaching 31 million beneficiaries, sees $27M in follow‑on funding and 8% exits, and allows startups to receive funding in accepts ether and bitcoin. Thirty‑five portfolio companies received crypto, transactions are fully trackable, transfers are faster and fees run under 1%.
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- 0:00UNICEF CryptoFund intro
- 1:47Digital divide in marginalized communities
- 2:51Venture Fund investment strategy
- 3:55Funding models and portfolio
- 5:59Open source and financial sustainability
- 7:01Crypto fund launch and goals
- 8:25Crypto fund results and cohort
- 9:28Call for collaboration
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