Crypto For UNICEF: Investing in a Digitally Financed Future
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UNICEF Crypto Fund spends two years building legal and operational rails and accepted bitcoin and ether (UNICEF France took BTC as early as Sept 2018) before making early grants to startups. Initial cohort includes six blockchain firms working on vaccine supply chains and a Mexican digital prescription project Prescripto; three first investments are blockchain-native. Ethereum Classic Labs commits $250,000 to the venture fund and $750,000 for follow‑on support. Team pilots using crypto to pay for connectivity with probes and smart contracts to verify delivery.
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