Crypto Altruism highlights from April 2024: addressing the climate coordination failure with blockchain; empowering open-source software builders with Web3; breaking down the acronyms and lingo in Web3; and highlighting the success of the third Gitcoin Citizen’s round!

In episode 154, we’re excited to welcome Avery Schwarz and Christian Chegne of Coral Tribe and ReFi Hub, a community of impact investors powering Web3 climate finance. We discuss how the tokenization of real-world assets can revolutionize climate finance, how Web3 can help coordinate communities around climate solutions, the growing Regenerative Finance movement, and much more.

In episode 153, we’re excited to welcome Professor Tonya Evans, an author, law professor specializing in Web3, consultant, and award-winning tech leader. Oh, and she even testified in front of congress about Web3 regulations. We discuss how Web3 can be key in building more equitable institutions, staying agile in challenging regulatory environments, building inclusion in Web3, and more.

Let’s face it, there are lots of acronyms and tech jargon in Web3, which can be confusing and a real barrier for those looking to break into the space. So, in this infographic we break down some of the most common acronyms used in Web3 including DeFi, ReFi, DeSci, DePIN, CoFi, DAOs, & DeSpace.

In episode 152, we’re excited to release a special live episode hosted on Let’s GROW Live! For this special episode, we welcome Kris Decoodt, Round Operator of Gitcoin Citizens, a retroactive grant program that rewards those contributing to the growth of the Gitcoin ecosystem. We discuss the evolution of Gitcoin Citizens, the value of retroactive funding, maximizing network effects, and more.

Each Gitcoin Grants round, we like to take a moment to highlight all the grantees who we’ve had the honor of highlighting on the Crypto Altruism Podcast! For GG20, there are 10 projects that we’ve featured, including Glo Dollar, $EARTH, Atlantis DAO, The Solar Foundation, Giveth, Hypercerts, ReFi DAO, Traditional Dream Factory, Kokonut Network, and Good Dollar.

In episode 151, we’re excited to welcome Garm Lucassen, CTO and Co-Founder of Glo Dollar, a stablecoin dedicated to unlocking $7.4B a year in funding for public goods and charity. We discuss how stablecoins can be leveraged to embed philanthropy into everyday transactions, the concept of Auto Public Goods Funding (or AutoPGF), the roadmap ahead for Glo Dollar, and much more.

In this podcast starter pack, we’ve bundled together ten episodes highlighting projects that are leveraging Web3 tools to advance climate solutions! This starter pack includes interviews with pioneering leaders from KlimaDAO, Vechain, $EARTH, Atlantis DAO, ReFi Phangan, The Solar Foundation, Filecoin Green, Ecological Benefits Framework, Ecosapiens, and ReFi DAO.

Open-source software is the backbone of the modern digital economy. Despite this, the OSS ecosystem faces many challenges including a lack of funding and burnout amongst open-source developers. In this article, we discuss how Web3 is addressing the most pressing challenges faced by open-source developers, thereby promoting a healthier, more sustainable ecosystem for digital innovation.

In episode 150, we welcome Antonio Senatore, CTO of Vechain, a smart contract platform spearheading the real-world adoption of blockchain technology and empowering collective action through the B3TR token. We discuss how Web3 can equip movements with tools for collective action, blockchain as the foundation for a more sustainable future, the recent launch of the VeBetterDAO, and much more.

In episode 149 we’re excited to welcome Marcus Aurelius of KlimaDAO, a decentralized protocol providing public goods and common-pool resources for climate finance & markets. We discuss the coordination failure of climate finance and how Web3 tools can address this, the role of decentralized governance in climate action, the Ecological Benefits Framework as a powerful coordination tool, and more.

Crypto Altruism highlights from March 2024: Leveraging blockchain and AI to empower smallholder farmers, how Web3 is revolutionizing the delivery of anticipatory humanitarian aid, Web3 use cases for nonprofits, and celebrating world water day by highlighting 7 projects leveraging Web3 tools to improve water security.

For the tenth and final episode of The Web3 Nonprofit, we welcome Joe Agoada, Founder and CEO of Sostento, a charitable organizations with a mission to support those that serve on the frontlines of public health in order to save lives, and to increase equitable access to lifesaving healthcare services. They are also an early adopter in the Web3 philanthropy space.

While many view non fungible tokens (NFTs) as nothing more than JPEGs, they couldn’t be further from the truth. NFTs enable new use cases that help nonprofits, changemakers, and communities drive social impact and build a better world, including philanthropy, impact tokenization, IP-NFTs, community building, and digital identity.

In episode 148, we’re excited to welcome Dan Thomson of Sensay, a project on a mission to revolutionize Dementia and Alzheimer's Care through AI-Powered Memory Preservation and Family Connections. We discuss how Web3 and AI can support those living with dementia and their families, the role of blockchain in the responsible development of AI, Sensay’s recent token launch, and much more.

In episode 147, we’re excited to welcome Jon Trask, CEO of Dimitra, an AgTech company on a mission to connect smallholder farmers with easy-to-use technology to improve their businesses and livelihoods. We discuss how blockchain and AI can help smallholder farmers thrive, how blockchain can improve MRV by equipping farmers with important data, and much more.