NFTs — A force for good for UKRAINE

At HELPFUL, like many, we have been horrified by the escalating conflict in Ukraine and we’ve seen our team members in Kyiv becoming refugees overnight. Wanting to help them and the millions of innocent people in Ukraine, we created a one-off NFT on OpenSea.

The HELPFUL design is inspired by HERO in Ukrainian, written as ‘Герой’ and pronounced ‘Heroy’.

Hero of Ukraine is the highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine.

The title is now given to extraordinary people to recognise their brave actions to defend the country. From babies born in a shelter, to farmers who defend their land and city that fight the invaders.

All proceeds from the sale will be donated to Ukraine’s official crypto wallet to help those in urgent need of humanitarian aid, medical supplies, first aid kits, transportation and critical services.

Find out more and help us support the people of Ukraine.

The HEROy NFT on OpenSea.

What is an NFT?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) made their mark in the art world and creative industries to record ownership, authenticity and provenance using blockchain technology, of easily replicable digital designs and objects.

NFTs can be used to settle financial transactions, track components in a supply chain and can act as a smart contract, a type of digital contract that is programmed to execute certain actions automatically, such as royalty payments or charitable donations.

One topic of conversation is that NFTs can promote social good via smart contracts. The contracts coded into NFTs can for example, include a revenue split to ensure that a portion of income goes to a charity or community chosen by a company or organisation. This means that a portion of every sale and resale of that NFT will be donated.

Businesses are already offering their customers and clients the opportunity to buy into their communities with NFTs, a digital version of community ownership, where members help to define the value of the community.

Find out more and help us support the people of Ukraine.

The HEROy NFT on OpenSea.