{"id":"tp-4306","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Red Cross to create blockchain-backed ‘local currencies’ to promote economic growth to struggling regions","author":"J Russ Isberto","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/4306","datePublished":"2019-11-27T03:51:49.000Z","dateModified":"2019-11-27T03:51:49.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Red Cross will be rolling out its blockchain-backed ‘local currency’ to struggling areas in Africa in a bid to encourage economic growth and resilience.","section":"Technology","references":[{"title":"A report by the Thomson Reuters Foundation","url":"https://www.reuters.com/article/us-technology-aid-climate-change/red-cross-boosts-disaster-prone-communities-with-blockchain-cash-idUSKBN1Y01K1"},{"title":"America’s Federal Emergency Management Agency","url":"https://tokenpost.com/NCA-urges-FEMA-to-adopt-blockchain-tech-to-increase-aid-efficiency-for-disaster-stricken-areas-4201"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}