Aid charities urged to consider crypto transfers across borders
International development charities should take the time to understand the importance of cryptocurrency and blockchain in helping developing countries, technology and aid organisations have told an event.
Speakers from UK-registered charitable grantmaker GSR Foundation, US-based aid organisation Mercy Corps and financial technology company LMAX, said that aid charities and tech companies often struggle to communicate with one another about the benefits of emerging tech.
The event held in the Houses of Parliament yesterday discussed how blockchain can be a more secure digital ledger of transactions in comparison to a traditional database.
Aidan Alberico, senior…
