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Web3 in Education: Pioneering a New Era of Learning and Technology
Web3 technology has the potential to transform the way we interact online and learn. This article dives into the diverse ways Web3 is disrupting traditional educational models, introducing innovative learning mediums, learning models like Learn2Earn, decentralized platforms, on-chain credentials, and open-source resources.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 128 - Maya Spirits - Leveraging blockchain and art to support sustainable development in Mexico’s largest biosphere
In episode 128, we’re excited to welcome Liam Scully, Co-Founder of Maya Spirits, an organization synergizing blockchain technology, science, and art, to build a brighter future in Calakmul, Mexico. We discuss how they are leveraging Web3 tools to help preserve Mexico’s largest biosphere, the role of NFTs to empower social change, creating locally-driven circular economies, and more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 121 - IMPT - Building “The Planet’s Loyalty Programme” with blockchain-powered carbon credits
In episode 121, we’re excited to welcome Denis Creighton, CEO of IMPT, a platform that allows individuals to offset their carbon footprint while shopping for the things they love. We discuss some of the challenges with carbon offsets and how blockchain can help, how their ERC-20 token helps individuals verifiably offset their carbon footprint, building partnerships in Web3, and more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 118 - Honey Badges - Funding grassroots changemakers with decentralized grantmaking
In episode 118, we’re excited to welcome G.D. Anderson, Founder of Honey Badges, an NFT community dedicated to funding changemakers. We discuss how Web3 will transform donor engagement, DAOs and the power of decentralized grant making, stories of impact from the grassroots changemakers they’ve supported, inclusion in Web3, and more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 116 - Steward - bridging the natural and digital worlds with Web3
In episode 116, we’re excited to welcome Maria Li, Co-Founder of Steward, a Web3 community that aims to create a bridge between the natural world and digital world. We discuss how Web3 tools can help individuals reconnect with nature, the concept of decentralization in natural ecosystems, driving philanthropic action with NFTs, inclusion in Web3, and much more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 114 - Givepact - Reimagining donor engagement with crypto, proof of impact NFTs, and DAOs
In episode 114, we’re excited to welcome Alicia Cepeda Maule and Steven Aguiar of Givepact, a crypto philanthropy platform that allows individuals to support the causes they care about while joining a donor-led DAO. We discuss how Web3 can address the pain points felt by nonprofits, using proof of impact NFTs to recognize donors, the power of DAOs to build community and engage donors, and more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 108 - Salty Sharks - Web3 gaming, the metaverse, and NFT philanthropy in support of marine conservation
In episode 108, we’re excited to welcome Rob Keanalley, CEO at Aquatic Metaverse, a digital asset entertainment and education brand focused on marine life conservation, and also the company behind Salty Sharks. We discuss how Web3 tools can help engage global communities around important causes, using metaverse experiences to raise awareness and educate about marine conservation, why NFTs are a powerful force for social impact, and much more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 104 - Film 3.0 - How Web3 will revolutionize the film industry and empower independent creators
In episode 104, we’re excited to welcome Josephine Lilly Landertinger Forero, Director and Producer at Global Eyes Production, an independent film company providing author driven films and audiovisual content for the world. We discuss how Web3 can empower independent filmmakers, how NFTs can change the way audiences engage with films, how Web3 will disrupt the massive, and traditionally centralized film industry, and much more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 102 - Community, collaboration, and impact with NFT Philanthropy
In episode 102, we’re excited to welcome Katie Hultquist from Outright International, Generative Artist Jeres, and Aldredo Asuzano from fxhash for a fascinating discussion on NFT philanthropy. We discuss their collaborative NFT project that raised funds and awareness for Outright International, why NFTs are a powerful force for social impact, how Web3 can benefit social causes, and much more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 96 - HerVoice NFT - Turning women’s voices into action with Web3 technology
In episode 96, we’re excited to welcome Melissa Jun Rowley, Founder of HerVoice NFT, an NFT project with a bold vision to “unleash the voices of 3.9 billion women.” We discuss how Web3 can help uplift and drive movements of change, the power of NFTs to raise funds and awareness for important causes, building inclusion and diversity in Web3, and much more.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 95 - TIMEPieces - NFTs, community-building, and social change art
In episode 95, we’re excited to welcome Jason Metz, Senior Web3 Strategist at TIME. Through their Web3 initiative, TIMEPieces, they are using the power of Web3 to bring artists, collectors, and the community together. In this episode we discuss how NFTs can help elevate history and culture, why Web3 as a powerful tool for uplifting social change movements, and how Web3 can help build community.
Tracing the wild uses Web3 technology to unite nature and humanity
Tracing The Wild, a collaboration between the Sovereign Nature Initiative, Kenya Wildlife Trust, and Nairobi Design Week, introduced a first-of-its-kinds interactive digital and physical art installation that seeks to unite nature and humanity with the power of Web3 technology.
15 projects and collectives elevating women in Web3
In honor of International Women’s Day, it’s important to recognize the incredible women in Web3, while also taking some time to reflect on how we can build a more inclusive and equitable space. In this blog post, we highlight 15 incredible projects, organizations, collectives, and DAOs elevating women in Web3 and building a more inclusive ecosystem.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 92 - ImpactScope - Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals with Web3 solutions
In episode 92, we’re excited to welcome Rafaella Orelli, Madhuri Rahman, and Susana González from ImpactScope, a Web3 startup dedicated to helping organizations deploy web3 tools to measure, verify and amplify their impact. We discuss how Web3 tools can help NGOs and social enterprises achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Proof of Impact NFTs, some compelling use cases for social enterprises that are skeptical of Web3, and much more.
How you can support earthquake relief in Syria and Turkey with cryptocurrency
Following the devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, the Web3 community was quick to respond as several crypto fundraising campaigns were launched to raise funds for earthquake relief including NFT projects and cryptocurrency funds. In this blog post, we highlight some of these campaigns and the various ways you can use your cryptocurrency to support humanitarian relief in Syria and Turkey.
Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 89 - Ecosapiens - Merging climate tech and digital assets with the first carbon-backed NFT
In episode 89, we’re excited to welcome Nihar Neelakanti, Founder & CEO of Ecosapiens, the world’s first Carbon-backed NFT project. We discuss how Web3 is a perfect tool to incentivize climate action, how blockchain can improve carbon markets, NFTs as a powerful tool for activists and changemakers, advice for seeking out venture capital funding in Web3, and much more.
Web3 - A Disruptive Tool For Social Impact
Cryptocurrency is more than just an investment. Cryptocurrency, blockchain, and web3 are generational technologies that have the potential to change the world for the better. These ground-breaking technologies will positively disrupt nearly all aspects of our lives in the coming decades: the internet, our financial systems, supply chains, health care, and everything in between. From a social impact lens, blockchain is the single greatest development since the internet.
It has the potential to revolutionize the way aid is disbursed, how funds are raised by non-profits and charitable causes, how communities and collectives organize and engage in self-governance, how CO2 is tracked and managed, how important financial services are delivered to the nearly 2 billion unbanked people around the world, and much more. We are only just scratching the surface of the intersections between web3 and social good.
Crypto Altruism is the leading platform for content highlighting the social impact use cases of web3 and the extraordinary organizations and projects that are using this technology to change the world. Through our blog, podcast, and educational resources, we elevate stories of how crypto, blockchain, NFTs, DAOs, and other web3 innovations are being used all over the world for novel and inspiring use cases.