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Newsweek announces blockchain impact awards

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Earlier this week Newsweek announced the winners of its inaugural Blockchain Impact Awards designed to recognize entrepreneurs and companies using blockchain for social good. The awards went to Bitlumens, Chronicled, Grassroots Economics, Prescrypto and SimplyVital Health.
Bitlumens
Bitlumens uses blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) to provide electricity to rural villages in Latin America. By leasing solar devices to women, the startup aims to tackle both low electrification rates and the high number of unbanked adults. The devices are sustainably sourced and the solar energy is used in place of hazardous fuels such as biomass and kerosene.

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