# United Nations

Tether announced a partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to fund cybersecurity bootcamps in Senegal, trafficking victim assistance across six African nations, and blockchain education in Papua New Guinea, shifting from an enforcement model that froze $3.3 billion across 7,268 addresses to development-focused initiatives.

XION has partnered with the Blockchain for Good Alliance to launch the Global Impact Accelerator, using verification infrastructure to fund SDG-aligned startups. The first $100,000 has been announced with UNDP AltFinLab in Copenhagen. Fireblocks has integrated XION for enterprise use.

UN partnerships have brought governments closer to crypto adoption with the Government Blockchain Academy. Launching at TOKEN2049 in Oct 2025, the academy will deliver training and forums before country-level programs start in 2026, focusing on blockchain and AI for public sector use.