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Beyond the Bank: Cryptocurrency as a Tool for International Grant Payment
Fri, Jun 12
|Zoom: Link to Register below
Let’s move beyond the bank and into smarter, more secure, and equitable grant payments!
Time & Location
Jun 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EDT
Zoom: Link to Register below
About the event
We’ll explore how crypto is moving from theory to practice in grantmaking with a real-world case study from Niyara Alakhunova, Senior Lead, Grants and Madison Fisher, Senior Grants Officer at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
They’ll share how the NED developed a strategy to operationalize crypto for grant payments, including:
Risk management & operational considerations
Lessons learned
Implications for grantees in complex regulatory environments
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