What is PositiveBlockchain.io?
PositiveBlockchain.io is the open-source database, media platform and community exploring the potential of blockchain technologies for social and environmental impact. We like to call us Blockchain Positivists :)
Positive Blockchain lists startups and projects from corporates, public or non-profit organizations using blockchain and decentralized technologies as tools to create a positive impact and solve social or environmental issues. What all PB projects share in common is the aim to positively impact people’s life.
The challenges
- 39% of the world’s population — mostly in developing countries, does not have a bank account
- the average cost of remittances is of 7,45% of funds transfered
- 1.1 billion people are living off-grid
- 1,2 billion people currently lack of document to prove they exist
- and so on…
We have a strong focus on how technology can help reach the 17 Sustainable Development Goals formulated by the United Nations. In a broader sense we are deeply convinced that blockchain technologies are best used when applied to positively impact people’s lifes.
The solutions
There are blockchain solutions designed to enable financial inclusion, optimize energy access, improve education, hack healthcare, track and facilitate aid & development, fight corruption, protect democracy and individual rights, track and report social impact, and much more.
- Browse 1200+ of them in the PB database on the website
Our story
PositiveBlockchain.io started end of 2017 after clear observations that most online discussions around blockchain were focusing on cryptocurrencies and trading. Far from the real life applications we decided to focus on!
It therefore started as a week-end listing project from a few individuals and has evolved into a great open-source community and the main go-to resource page and database in blockchain for social/environmental impact.
Our vision
Never has our world shared such a wide consensus on the need for sustainable development. For much of today’s population, there are still countless socio-economic, environmental and political challenges to be addressed urgently. New technology can play a defining role and creative positive impact in people’s lives from many fronts.
In the meantime, blockchain is set to become one of the 21st century’s most remarkable innovations due to its main ability to disrupt cross-sectoral value chains. Yet, its wider potential in solving real-life socio-environmental challenges remains one of the least understood and under-discussed questions — beyond the narrow hype of cryptocurrency trading.
Some may attribute our lack of understanding to the fact that blockchain is simply new for most of us (and it’s true). We believe a deeper, more worrying reason at the root — is this:
There is a systematic knowledge gap between the technocratic circle (the shapers who build blockchain solutions on a technical level) and the social impact circle (the beneficiaries of technology directly in touch with the complexities of the development challenges). In other words, the world of blockchain and the world of social impact are far and apart.
PositiveBlockchain seeks to connect the two: blockchain projects and positive impact for people. Without integrating the two conversations, the world risks either driving blockchain without meaningful impact, or overlooking smart solutions for big challenges.
Just as how blockchain could bring upon systematic changes, we aim to help bridge this systematic gap. By gathering knowledge and integrating conversations from both sides, we can build broader understanding on how blockchain technologies can be used to creative positive impact.
Our core missions
- Educate society about positive blockchain applications by providing educational content.
- Help navigate the blockchain chaos by providing relevant insights and highlighting impactful solutions. Our open database is key for this! It is now the 1st and most comprehensive directory of positive blockchain projects:
- Help entrepreneurs and organizations increase their impact with blockchain by curating the Hub and offering tools or support
- Develop concrete solutions by conducting research projects consortiums or consulting missions
- Accelerate the ecosystem of positive blockchain by mobilizing communities stakeholders, funding through events and more!Content: active information & storytelling that bring more depth and grow visibility for positive blockchain projects
- much more to come! send us your ideas ;)
Our Contributors
Lucas Zaehringer, Carmen Ng, Analia Ramos, Maciej Bulanda (board members); Ronald Steyer, Sandeep Bajjuri, Lukas Mocek, Ricardo Amaral, Khalid Belghiti, Maike Gericke, Susanne Köhler, Nadra Abdallah-Khodja, Marco Perez, Tri Nhan Vu, Paul Peschel, Felix Green, Andrew Wood, Hsiao-Pei Liao, Madeleine Parker, Anahi Santoyo, Katrie Loewe, Clare McCartney, Greeshma M R, Pegah Jamali, Balazs Nemethi, Boris Dyckhoff, Daria Markova, Karsten Lessing, Andrea Vinelli, Florent Thurin, Flavio Santalucia, Stacey Tsui, Razali Samsudin, Jessica Kamdem Nono, Jessica Salama, Obokparo Stephen Etugbo, Saurabh Singh, Theresa Boettger.
Thanks to them!
