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Disaster Relief Fund Sandeep Nailwal's latest initiative routes multi-chain crypto donations directly to
Nepal's Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund following catastrophic flooding Share Add us on Google by Editorial
Team Sep. 4, 2026 When a glacier collapsed in Nepal on August 26, triggering floods that killed hundreds and devastated
entire districts, the crypto industry’s response came in the form of smart contracts instead of just sympathy
tweets. Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal launched nepalrelief.org on September 4, creating a verified pipeline for
cryptocurrency donations to flow directly into Nepal’s Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund. The platform had
already raised roughly $168,000 by launch day. How the donation pipeline works The system runs on Polygon’s Open
Money Stack, which handles the messy plumbing of accepting tokens across multiple blockchains and converting them into
something Nepal can actually use. Donors can send funds from various chains, and the infrastructure handles routing,
bridging, and conversion into USDC on either Ethereum or Polygon. Advertisement All donations land in a public USDC
wallet (0xA891BB5abf91aBf1796074a1303E75754054f1823D) that anyone can audit on-chain. Every transaction is verifiable,
which addresses one of the oldest criticisms of international disaster relief: nobody ever knows where the money
actually goes. The conversion from crypto to Nepalese rupees is handled by Engage Nepal, a US 501(c)(3) organization led
by Scott DeLisi, who previously served as US Ambassador to Nepal. Partners Coinme and Cross River Bank facilitate the
bridge between digital assets and traditional banking rails, ensuring the funds reach the government’s relief
account in local currency. The scale of the disaster The flooding triggered by the glacier collapse was catastrophic by
any measure. Reports indicate between 750 and over 1,200 people lost their lives across multiple districts, including
Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading. Critical infrastructure, bridges, roads, hydropower facilities, was either destroyed or
severely damaged. The crypto industry’s broader response extended beyond Polygon’s platform. Blockchain for
Impact pledged an initial $100,000 to support relief efforts. Ripple contributed $300,000. The Solana community raised
approximately $166,946 through auctions. Nailwal’s track record with crypto relief This isn’t
Nailwal’s first time building crypto infrastructure for disaster response. During India’s devastating
COVID-19 wave, he co-founded the India COVID Crypto Relief Fund, which raised over $400 million in crypto donations at
its peak valuation. The Nepal initiative appears to have learned from those earlier challenges. By standardizing on
USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, the platform avoids the problem of donation values fluctuating wildly
between the time someone donates and the time the funds are converted. The choice of a 501(c)(3) as the intermediary
also provides US donors with potential tax deduction benefits. Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team.
For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy. MARKETS Polygon enables crypto
donations to Nepal’s Disaster Relief Fund Sandeep Nailwal's latest initiative routes multi-chain crypto
donations directly to Nepal's Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund following catastrophic flooding by Editorial Team
Sep. 4, 2026 Share Add us on Google Polygon official brand assets (polygon.technology) When a glacier collapsed in Nepal
on August 26, triggering floods that killed hundreds and devastated entire districts, the crypto industry’s
response came in the form of smart contracts instead of just sympathy tweets. Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal
launched nepalrelief.org on September 4, creating a verified pipeline for cryptocurrency donations to flow directly into
Nepal’s Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund. The platform had already raised roughly $168,000 by launch day. How
the donation pipeline works The system runs on Polygon’s Open Money Stack, which handles the messy plumbing of
accepting tokens across multiple blockchains and converting them into something Nepal can actually use. Donors can send
funds from various chains, and the infrastructure handles routing, bridging, and conversion into USDC on either Ethereum
or Polygon. Advertisement All donations land in a public USDC wallet (0xA891BB5abf91aBf1796074a1303E75754054f1823D) that
anyone can audit on-chain. Every transaction is verifiable, which addresses one of the oldest criticisms of
international disaster relief: nobody ever knows where the money actually goes. The conversion from crypto to Nepalese
rupees is handled by Engage Nepal, a US 501(c)(3) organization led by Scott DeLisi, who previously served as US
Ambassador to Nepal. Partners Coinme and Cross River Bank facilitate the bridge between digital assets and traditional
banking rails, ensuring the funds reach the government’s relief account in local currency. The scale of the
disaster The flooding triggered by the glacier collapse was catastrophic by any measure. Reports indicate between 750
and over 1,200 people lost their lives across multiple districts, including Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading. Critical
infrastructure, bridges, roads, hydropower facilities, was either destroyed or severely damaged. The crypto
industry’s broader response extended beyond Polygon’s platform. Blockchain for Impact pledged an initial
$100,000 to support relief efforts. Ripple contributed $300,000. The Solana community raised approximately $166,946
through auctions. Nailwal’s track record with crypto relief This isn’t Nailwal’s first time building
crypto infrastructure for disaster response. During India’s devastating COVID-19 wave, he co-founded the India
COVID Crypto Relief Fund, which raised over $400 million in crypto donations at its peak valuation. The Nepal initiative
appears to have learned from those earlier challenges. By standardizing on USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar,
the platform avoids the problem of donation values fluctuating wildly between the time someone donates and the time the
funds are converted. The choice of a 501(c)(3) as the intermediary also provides US donors with potential tax deduction
benefits. Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review
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