02/07/2026

UNDP and the Stellar Development Foundation extend partnership to scale proven digital payment solutions

UNDP and the Stellar Development Foundation extend their partnership to scale blockchain-based digital payment solutions across country office programmes.
26/06/2026

What blockchain VDAP opens for UNDP colleagues

What blockchain VDAP opens for UNDP colleagues Connecting internal talent with live blockchain and AI workstreams June 26, 2026 | NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT UNDP teams […]
17/06/2026

UN Blockchain Talks #9 | AI Agents, Federated Learning, and the Sovereign AI Stack 

The ninth and closing session of the spring UN Blockchain Talks handed the floor to three private-sector builders working at the edge of AI and blockchain, and […]
18/05/2026

UNDP convenes high-level event in Paris on scaling blockchain for good

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will convene Scaling Blockchain for Public Good, a two-day high-level event bringing together blockchain ecosystem leaders, governments, development organizations, and academic institutions to explore the practical pathways through which blockchain technologies […]
12/05/2026

UN Blockchain Talks #8 | Money’s New Rails: Stablecoins and the Last Mile of Financial Inclusion

The eighth session of the UN Blockchain Talks used the story of Mariama, a fictional trader in The Gambia, to bring the discussion on stablecoins closer […]
28/04/2026

UN Blockchain Talks #7 | Environmental sustainability and blockchain: where does it actually help?

Environmental sustainability has become one of blockchain’s favorite talking points. Even so, carbon credits, drought insurance, climate adaptation loans, renewable energy certificates, and biodiversity finance do […]
16/04/2026

SDG Blockchain Accelerator: Driving SDG Impact in 2025

In 2025, the SDG Blockchain Accelerator delivered 46 pilot- and implementation-ready solutions, with 12 already entering real-world testing. Developed across two global cohorts, 70% of these […]
14/04/2026

UN Blockchain Talks #6: What real supply chains demand from traceability systems

By the time a product or service reaches the end user, most of the difficult work has already been done elsewhere. Someone had to collect the […]
07/04/2026

AltFinLab Empowering lives with alternative finance

UN Blockchain Talks #5: What Bhutan’s national digital identity tells us about privacy and implementation

During the fifth session of the UN Blockchain Talks series, the discussion moved beyond whether blockchain can support digital identity. A more useful examination was what […]