Crypto Altruism Podcast
NEW EPISODE EVERY TUESDAY HIGHLIGHTING CONVERSATIONS WITH WEB3 LEADERS ON HOW CRYPTO, BLOCKCHAIN, AND WEB3 ARE BEING USED TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD
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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.
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.
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.
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.
In episode 146, we’re excited to welcome Utkarsh Patel, Founder of Earth Coin, a digital currency backed by real world climate solutions, ecosystem services and solarpunk values. We discuss how Earth Coin aims to address the massive climate finance gap, the benefits of tokenized climate solutions, Web3 as a powerful force for climate coordination, and much more.
In episode 145, we’re excited to welcome Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations at Brave and Basic Attention Token, a software ecosystem dedicated to rebuilding the internet by putting power back in the hands of users. We discuss how blockchain can built a safer, more user-driven internet, Brave’s success onboarding millions to crypto, creating an accessible user experience in Web3, and more.
For episode 144, we’re excited to bring you a special episode from ETH Denver, co-hosted with Tereza Bízková and recorded at the Regeneration side event! We feature conversations with nine builders working at the intersection of Web3, regeneration, and social impact. We discuss highlights from ETH Denver, the growing ReFi Movement, community coordination, what it means to be a “Regen”, and more.
In episode 143, we’re excited to welcome Rasmus Scheuer, Co-Founder of Pawthereum, a community-run crypto philanthropy project supporting animal welfare causes. We discuss why Web3 is a powerful tool for community-driven philanthropy, the projects they’ve supported with $500k in donations, advice for Web3 impact builders, Rasmus’ new project Impactify, and much more.
In episode 142, we welcome Frederik Gregaard, CEO of Cardano Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to advancing Cardano and working to anchor it as a utility for financial and social systems. We discuss how blockchain is key in reimagining traditional power structures and ushering in a new era of radical transparency, some of the social impact applications building on Cardano, and more.
In this podcast starter pack, we’ve bundled together nine episodes highlighting projects that are leveraging Web3 tools to advance public goods. This starter pack includes interviews with pioneering leaders from Gitcoin, Tea Protocol, Giveth, Artizen Fund, Hypercerts, Endaoment, Glo, and ReFi Phangan.