Most people associate blockchain with cryptocurrency, and the buzz around distributed ledger technology continues to make news. Presently, Samuel Bankman-Fried of FTX Trading is being prosecuted for allegedly using the tool, or at least exploiting its allure, to defraud investors around the world out of billions of dollars. But fortunately, entrepreneurs and computer scientists like Ashish Gadnis have demonstrated that you can also use blockchain for the common good.

Ashish was born and raised in a slum in India fifty years ago. And he grew up hating being poor. When he moved to the United States and started building his career and first company, he always asked himself, “If somebody buys this thing, and if it all works out, could I walk away and try to help address the extreme poverty situation in the world?” Well, he did end up selling his service offering and later spent time in the Congo, where he volunteered until some traumatic events and experiences prompted him to reflect even further. And that’s when he decided to start something that would “make a dent in the universe.”

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