Fuente: Wipo "digitalization" Some embodiments are directed to methods and systems for a cause-based eco-system that includes a platform supporting cryptocurrency transactions between users and organizations, the embedding of ethical constraints in the cryptocurrency as part of the transactions, and a marketplace to facilitate and manage the transactions. The eco-system also includes a lending and investment marketplace platform that allows users to invest in ethically or socially conscious organizations, and to borrow/lend against those investments.