The Blockchain Foundation

What The Blockchain Foundation does

The Blockchain Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established in 2021 and headquartered in Washington, United States, that leads an industry-wide blockchain and cryptocurrency education movement. It operates a digital library of curated educational content sourced from reputable crypto enterprises, runs a planned Six-City Roadshow to collaborate with local organizations across the United States, and convenes recurring forums — including the annual Crypto Policy House on Martha's Vineyard (co-sponsored with Crypto.com and Solana Policy Institute) and the January 2023 Financial Literacy & Risk Education Symposium — to educate policy makers, entrepreneurs, and mainstream audiences. The foundation has expanded into policy-focused research, publishing a June 2024 report on how credit unions, minority, and community banks can safely offer digital assets, and launching a 2025 national research initiative on Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) in decentralized finance.

The foundation's core technology is a digital content library aggregating trusted blockchain and cryptocurrency educational content; it does not sell products or services commercially. Its business model is nonprofit: revenue derives from donations, sponsorships, and grants, with named sponsors including Crypto.com and Solana Policy Institute, and broader coalition support from The Digital Chamber, Blockchain Association, Crypto Council For Innovation, Chamber of Progress, The Decentralization Research Center, and Plume Network. The organization is staffed by 1-10 employees and governed by a Board of Directors drawn from across the crypto industry — including representatives from Storj Institute, Paradigm, butterscotch, Intersect Public Affairs, Hedera, and the Puerto Rico Blockchain Trade Association — with Cleve Mesidor serving as Executive Director. In November 2025, the foundation led a coalition letter to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee proposing a federal study on pathways for CDFIs and MDIs to offer digital assets via compliant third-party partnerships, signaling a strategic deepening of its policy advocacy role.

Name

The Blockchain Foundation

Legal name

The Blockchain Foundation

Website

https://theblockfound.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Education

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, Risk & RegTech for Tokenized Assets (KYC/AML, sanctions, travel rule, reporting) (FSAPAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regulatory Reporting, Tax & Audit Trails (reconciliation, provenance) (FSAPAJAI)

Keywords

• Blockchain education
• Cryptocurrency education
• Financial literacy
• Digital assets policy
• Crypto risk mitigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Nonprofit Operations: As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, The Blockchain Foundation operates through donations, sponsorships, and grants rather than commercial revenue streams. Revenue is generated through event sponsorships and organizational partnerships supporting the blockchain education mission.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Blockchain Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit that convenes an industry-wide blockchain and cryptocurrency education movement. It delivers a digital library of trusted educational content, hosts convenings such as Crypto Policy House and the Financial Literacy & Risk Education Symposium, runs a six-city roadshow, publishes research including a Financial Literacy Report, and conducts national CDFI/MDI digital assets research. Its audience spans U.S. policymakers, Web3 entrepreneurs, CDFIs and MDIs, and mainstream consumers seeking financial literacy resources.

Product overview

The Blockchain Foundation operates as a unified nonprofit education platform offering multiple interconnected programs: a Digital Library of trusted crypto content paired with a Six City Roadshow for in-person education initiatives, supplemented by the Financial Literacy Report white paper and annual symposia like the Financial Literacy & Risk Education Symposium. The organization also conducts policy-focused research through its CDFI & MDI Digital Assets Research initiative and hosts the Crypto Policy House forum to engage policymakers. These offerings work together to fulfill the foundation's mission of educating and engaging policy makers, entrepreneurs, and mainstream audiences about blockchain and cryptocurrency while increasing accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Library
• CDFI & MDI Digital Assets Research Initiative
• Financial Literacy Report
• Crypto Policy House
• Financial Literacy & Risk Education Symposium
• Six City Roadshow

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Crypto.comminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 August 2024Crypto.com is a co-sponsor of the annual Oak Bluffs forum event on Martha's Vineyard, which gathers officials and prominent leaders to engage and educate a captive and influential audience on Web3 and DeFi policy matters.
• Solana Policy InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 2024Solana Policy Institute co-sponsors the annual forum with Blockchain Foundation and Crypto.com to advance bipartisanship in Web3 and DeFi, serving as a key policy-focused collaborative partner.
• The Digital ChamberminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSignatory on the November 2025 letter to U.S. Senate Banking Committee advocating for federal study of CDFIs and MDIs in digital assets market structure legislation.
• Blockchain AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSignatory on coalition letter to Senate Banking Committee supporting provision for federal study on how CDFIs and MDIs could offer digital assets through compliant partnerships.
• Crypto Council For InnovationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSignatory on industry coalition letter advocating for CDFIs and MDIs positioning in digital finance, supporting consumer protection through financial education programs.
• Chamber of ProgressminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition partner supporting policy advocacy for digital asset market structure legislation affecting community development financial institutions.
• The Decentralization Research CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner and signatory on CDFI/MDI digital assets policy coalition advocating for federal study of how credit unions and minority banks can safely offer digital assets.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bipartisan Policy Center: A DC-based nonprofit that drives bipartisan policy solutions through research and convening. Comparable as a neutral-convener model that produces research, coalitions, and policy reports.
• Coin Center: A 501c3 nonprofit research and advocacy organization focused on public-policy issues facing cryptoassets. Directly comparable as a nonprofit, DC-based think tank/advocate for sound crypto policy.
• Blockchain Association: A crypto industry trade association that engages U.S. policymakers on digital asset regulation. Comparable as a coalition convener that submits industry letters on digital asset market structure.
• The Digital Chamber: A blockchain/crypto industry trade group advocating for pro-blockchain policy in Washington DC. Comparable as a coalition partner on the same Senate Banking Committee advocacy.
• Crypto Council for Innovation: An industry coalition advancing thoughtful crypto regulation globally. Comparable as a coalition signatory on the same CDFI/MDI advocacy and broader digital asset policy education.
• National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE): A 501c3 nonprofit focused on financial literacy research and education. Comparable as a foundation publishing financial literacy research and convening public/industry on risk mitigation — directly aligned with TBF's Financial Literacy Report work.

Broad incumbents

• Chamber of Digital Commerce: One of the longest-running crypto industry trade associations advocating digital asset policy in the U.S. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating in the same policy-advocacy lane.
• Web3 Foundation: A foundation supporting the development of decentralized technologies (Polkadot ecosystem). Comparable as a foundation funding ecosystem education and research rather than policy.
• Consumer Technology Association (CTA): A major U.S. trade association running CES and advocating technology policy in DC. Comparable structurally as a nonprofit/association convening industry, policymakers, and the public on technology education.

Emerging players

• Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: A nonprofit coalition promoting financial literacy in K-12 and beyond. Comparable as a nonprofit advocating for codification of financial literacy requirements across states — overlapping with TBF's white paper call to action.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheBlockFound
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blockchainfoundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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