Trust, privacy, and data sovereignty are core to the ethos of Web3, redefining how we interact online. By removing intermediaries, it ensures transparency, security, and decentralization, while empowering users to own and control their data. In this podcast starter pack, discover six groundbreaking projects using blockchain to create a more trustworthy, private, and user-centric internet.

Latin America has quickly become a hub of innovation for Web3 Impact projects, with numerous projects emerging with a focus on regenerative finance, education, and financial inclusion. In this podcast starter pack we’ve bundled together nine episodes highlighting incredible projects building in Latin America!

In episode 176, we’re excited to welcome Kitty Horlick, Director of RariLabs, the organization advancing the privacy first ZK protocol Rarimo. We explore how zero-knowledge proofs can enhance privacy and protect data, Rarimo’s Freedom Tool that empowers citizens living under oppressive regimes, their Proof of Humanity Aggregator that defends against Sybil attacks, and the future of ZK tools.

In episode 175, we’re excited to welcome Michael Kelly, CPO at Open Forest Protocol, an organization on a mission to create high integrity verifiable carbon credits. We discuss the methodology behind OFP’s carbon credits, the role of blockchain in addressing challenges in environmental asset markets, how OFP actively involves local and Indigenous communities in climate projects, and much more.

For episode 174, we have a special episode in store. On September 25^th, we hosted a twitter space where we dove into key themes from the Exploring the Octant Ecosystem article series, spoke with the Octant team about some of the exciting things in the works, announced the winners of the GLM giveaway, and heard stories of Web3 public goods builders from Treegens, KFMEDIA℠, Earth Coin, & ReFi Tulum.

In episode 173, we welcome Batsirai Muguti & Wayne Anthony Daniels of Pipe gDAO, a DAO community leveraging blockchain to build a University RWA IP Launchpad to bring innovations from lab to market. We explore what the European Paradox is, how they are addressing it by creating a decentralized ecosystem that tokenizes IP, and why Web3 primitives are essential in bringing it to life.

In episode 172, the 2nd part of a 2-part series, we welcome back Njeri Muhia & Abeera Akhtar from Mercy Corps Ventures, Greg Schneider & Marie-Odile Zanders from Empowa, and Irthu Suresh from Atlantis. We continue exploring their pilot projects using Web3 to build climate resilience, the role of blockchain, how to effectively measure impact, the next steps for scaling the projects, and more.

In episode 171, which is part 1 of a 2-part series, we’re excited to welcome five amazing guests: Njeri Muhia and Abeera Akhtar from Mercy Corps Ventures, Greg Schneider and Marie-Odile Zanders from Empowa, and Irthu Suresh from Atlantis. We explore the pilot projects that Empowa and Atlantis recently completed with the help of Mercy Corps Ventures which leverage Web3 to scale climate-resilient housing in Mozambique and improve clean water access in India.

In episode 170, we’re excited to welcome Agustin Liserra, CEO and Co-Founder of Num Finance, an organization on a mission to democratize investing with tokenized Real World Assets. We dive into what a tokenized RWA is, how they can democratize investing, the role of RWAs in climate finance and the ReFi movement, how blockchain can bring greater transparency and trust to investing, and much more.

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 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.

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.

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.