Newsletter highlighting the most popular Crypto Altruism content from September 2022: Quadratic Funding as the future of crowdfunding, how crypto can build a fairer remittance system, and the role of blockchain and building more efficient, reliable, and sustainable blockchains.

For today’s episode, we’re excited to welcome Tomás Serrano Ramires, and Gastão Pinto de Oliveira, Co-Founders of art2act, a web3 movement dedicated to empowering artists by using the power of web3 to help them thrive financially, and by building a more accessible arts world through decentralization. In this episode we discuss some of the challenges facing artists in the traditional arts sector, how web3 can help address these challenges, their upcoming genesis NFT collection featuring 150 artists from 50 countries, the future of the web3 art space, and much more.

Over the past three years, the world’s supply chains have been pushed to the limit, resulting in shortages and rising prices fueling inflation. The good news is that blockchain can be a part of the solution by helping build more efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly supply chains

For Episode 71, we’re excited to welcome Craig Schuster, Founder of RemittDAO, a social impact DAO focused on building wealth in migrant & refugee families, worldwide. They do this through teaching web3 skills & enabling digital remittance payments; especially for those who are unbanked. In this episode we discuss how crypto can build a fairer remittance system for migrant workers and those who are unbanked, how crypto and web3 can lead to financial inclusion for the unbanked, and much more.

With the growth of web3 technology, new and innovative solutions are being developed that have the potential to greatly improve the lives of smallholder farmers all over the world by giving them access to new technologies and financial support to improve their businesses and livelihoods. In this blog post, we highlight 7 projects using web3 technology to support smallholder farmers around the world.

For Episode 70, we’re excited to welcome Chris Castiglione, Co-Founder of Console, a web3 alternative to Discord, and crypto-native platform for web3 communities to focus and take action. We discuss why they’re building a web3 alternative to Discord, why this matters, how their platform gives web3 communities like DAOs the tools to take action and drive change, the future of decentralized identity, and much more.

Quadratic Funding has received a lot of traction lately. It might sound intimidating, but it’s not as complicated as it sounds. Quadratic Funding is a revolutionary technology that could positively disrupt how communities raise funds for causes, making the process fairer, transparent, and more democratic.

For Episode 69, we’re excited to welcome Alisha Smith, Head of Web3 Strategy from Moments of Space, a community-powered meditation platform to support wellbeing in web3. We discuss some of the challenges that exist when it comes to mental health and wellness in web3, how they’re bridging the gap between web3 and wellness, and some simple tips and tricks to stay well in this exciting and fast-paced space.

In this podcast starter pack, we’ve bundled together four episodes focusing on collectives using web3 to advance scientific research and development. This starter pack includes renowned guests in the Decentralized Science (DeSci) space including DeSci Labs, Crowdfunded Cures, Cherubs DAO, and Antidote DAO.

Newsletter highlighting the most popular Crypto Altruism content from August 2022. Mental health-focused web3 projects, regenerative finance (ReFi) with the Celo Foundation, and some web3 inspiration.

For today’s episode, we have the privilege of being joined by Ava, the founder of ARTXV, the first NFT collective for neurodivergent artists and the first Web3 organization for the disabled community. We discuss how ARTXV is using web3 and NFTs to elevate neurodivergent artists, how NFTs can drive greater inclusion and equity in the arts, and much more.

In need of some web3 inspiration? Here are some of our favorite quotes about the amazing potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency to change the world.

For Ep. 67, we have the pleasure of welcoming Latin American visual artist and emerging NFT artist, Adrián Coto. We discuss Adrian’s journey as an artist from traditional to web3 art, his Queering Action series, the importance of artists claiming space in web3, and how web3 can dismantle gatekeepers and bring greater equity and inclusion to the world of arts.

Web3 can be overwhelming and stressful. It’s the space where 1 month feels like 1 year, making it difficult to keep up and find the time to care for yourself. Thankfully, there are many projects working at the intersection of web3 and mental health who are hoping to build a web3 that celebrates mental health and wellbeing, and that is supportive of all of its members.

For Ep. 66, we continue our exciting journey into the world of Decentralized Science, or DeSci. We welcome Erik van Winkle and Jon Starr from DeSci Labs, a decentralized scientific ecosystem using web3 to empower scientists and rebuild the backend of science. We discuss some of the current pain points being faced by scientists, how science is in a crisis, and how DeSci Labs is looking to resolve this by using web3 to rebuild the backend of science.

For Episode 65, we dive into the exciting topic of Data Sovereignty, and the role that web3 can play in building a fairer and more open internet. Following a quick primer on data sovereignty, we welcome the CEO of Functionland, Keyvan Sadeghi, for a discussion on web3 data sovereignty, and how we can use web3 to build a fairer internet.