Refugee Crisis News

Rapid and efficient humanitarian aid distribution is enhanced through the use of blockchain technology. Mercy Corps CIO Scott Onder explains how.

The United Nations has been using cryptocurrency wallets to get financial aid to refugees, and now it sees ZK-proof tech as another critical tool.

One new project attempts to help bankless Ukrainian refugees, while another hopes to streamline international Red Cross projects.

For many Ukrainians and Russians, digital assets have become the means to support themselves and their loved ones during the crisis.

NFT artist Olive Allen said by publicly burning her Russian passport, she was effectively making it dangerous to repatriate by protesting the current government.

The historic 15 character-long SMS will be auctioned off to help the displaced refugees across the globe.

As the political system collapses, so too does the financial one. Thus, more and more Afghan citizens will turn to crypto.

The Afghan refugee believed the Taliban would restrict access to smartphones and the internet, making crypto mining impossible.

Cointelegraph spoke with Christoph Hering from BitShares Munich on the current refugee influx into Europe and why cryptocurrency and blockchain technology might just be the perfect answer to the crisis.

A decentralized project called Refugee Emergency Response was recently launched by Bitnation to help resolve the current refugee crisis in Europe by registering undocumented individuals on the blockchain.