The document discusses how the blockchain could impact philanthropy by enabling new forms of trust and smart contracts for charitable giving. It explains the basic concepts of the blockchain and how it works to validate transactions in a decentralized manner. The document also explores how the blockchain could facilitate coin coloring for specific causes, enable the "Internet of Things" to track donations of physical goods, and end traditional notions of ownership through new forms of collaborative consumption.

1. Giving Unchained:
Philanthropy and the Blockchain

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1) Introduction
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2) What is the blockchain?

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3) Trust

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4) Smart Contracts

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5) Coin colouring and Digital Assets

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6) The Internet of Things and the End of
Ownership?

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