In episode 169, we’re excited to welcome Jose Santiago Gomez Piedrahita, CEO of Alternun, a ReFi project revolutionizing the gold industry through “Digital Gold Mining”. We dive into the challenges of traditional gold mining, how Alternun is leveraging blockchain to democratize investment opportunities in gold, and how they’re using tokenization to fund local environmental initiatives.

In this podcast starter pack, in celebration of World Water Week we’ve bundled together six episodes highlighting projects that are leveraging Web3 tools for water solutions. This starter pack includes interviews with leaders from MesoReef DAO, Atlantis DAO, Coral Tribe, WaterLab, Ecological Benefits Framework, and Salty Sharks.

In episode 168, we’re excited to welcome Mark Pascall of The Wellbeing Protocol. They’re on a mission to build a world where local communities are empowered to support their own wellbeing. We discuss how their participatory grantmaking tool gives communities power to allocate capital, the role of quadratic and conviction voting, the future of hyper local DAOs, web3 to scale localism, and more!

In the second article of our series “Exploring the Octant Ecosystem”, we take a closer look at how you can stake GLM tokens to get involved in the Ocatnt ecosystem and support public goods funding for projects all over the world. We walk you through the process of locking your GLM and the benefits of joining the Octant community!

In episode 167, we’re excited to welcome Andrew Forson of The Hashgraph Association, a non-profit focused on building a vibrant, innovative, Hedera ecosystem. We explore what differentiates hashgraphs from blockchains, their vision for building a decentralized, their recent collaboration with Deloitte to track and tokenize ESG impact, opportunities for devs in the Hedera Ecosystem, and much more.

Crypto Altruism highlights from July 2024 - Tips for onboarding nonprofits to Web3, discussing Web3 public goods funding mechanisms with David Casey of Funding the Commons, exploring the Decentralized Space (DeSpace) movement, and exploring the Octant ecosystem.

In episode 166, we’re excited to welcome Leo Lin, Founder of Arkreen, a Web3-powered infrastructure network for global distributed renewable energy resources. We dive into the role of Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) in achieving net zero, how Web3 can empower individual climate action and make renewable energy accessible to the masses, and much more.

Octant is on a mission to reimagine how we fund public goods. In part 1 of our series – “Exploring the Octant Ecosystem” – we dive into Octant’s unique model for funding public goods and how they’re experimenting with decentralized decision-making models to engage the community in allocating millions in funding to vital projects around the world.

In episode 165, we’re excited to welcome Evan Shapiro of Mina Foundation, a zero knowledge blockchain for a secure, private, and verifiable internet. We break down what the heck a zero knowledge proof is, why you should get excited about this emerging technology, and some of the most compelling social impact use cases of ZK proofs.

In episode 164, we’re excited to welcome David Casey, CEO of Funding the Commons, a project building bridges between builders, researchers, and funders transforming funding models and mechanisms for public goods. We discuss why Web3 is a hub for public goods funding experimentation, balancing reward and impact in funding mechanisms, some of their upcoming events and experiences, and much more.

In episode 163, we’re excited to welcome Nico Gallardo of LottoPGF, the creators of permissionless lotteries for public goods funding on Ethereum. We discuss why Ethereum is such a powerful force for community coordination and capital allocation, how permissionless lotteries are set to disrupt traditional public goods funding, unifying degens and regens to advance public goods, and much more.

Let’s face it, Web3 can be overwhelming, especially for those who are new to the space. For Web3 to truly achieve its potential as a revolutionary tool for social impact, it will require adoption by diverse builders from around the world with varying skillsets. So, here are three simple tips for how you can help onboard new impact builders to Web3!

Crypto Altruism highlights from June 2024 - Why scientists should embrace Decentralized Science (DeSci), discussing the Regen movement with world record tree planter Jimi Cohen, blockchain and the fight against climate change, and Web3 strategy for nonprofits.

In episode 162, we’re excited to welcome Rod Mamin, Founder of LunCo, an organization on a mission to decentralize space exploration and catalyze open source space engineering. We talk about the growing DeSpace movement, how Web3 can help address the pain points in traditional space research, bringing an open source ethos to space engineering, and much more.

In episode 161, we’re excited to welcome Alexander Aleksashev-Arno, CEO & Founder of CHOICE, a decentralised community that stands for LGBTQIA+ rights and accelerates the culture of diversity, equity and inclusion in Web3. We discuss their Global Digital Pride campaign, the role of decentralization in empowering activists, how Metaverses & NFTs can build a more inclusive world, and more.

In episode 160, we’re excited to welcome Monica Talan of CryptoConexión and WAGMI LatAm, two incredible projects focused on catalyzing the Web3 movement in Latin America. We discuss why Latin America has been such an exciting hub for innovation, how Web3 can create economic and social inclusion in the region, some of the most exciting projects coming out of Latin America, and much more.