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Next Podcast Episode - December 24 - Trailblazers of Octant #3 - Protocol Guild

Next Podcast Episode - December 24 - Trailblazers of Octant #3 - Protocol Guild



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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 150 - Vechain - Blockchain for a better world

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.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 149 - KlimaDAO - Addressing the climate coordination failure with blockchain

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.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 147 - Dimitra - Empowering smallholder farmers with AI & blockchain-based AgTech solutions

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.

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7 projects leveraging blockchain to improve global water security

Happy World Water Day! First introduced in 1993, World Water Day aims to celebrate water as an essential part of life and raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people around the world without access to safe drinking water. In this article, we highlight seven projects that are creating novel solutions leveraging blockchain to help build a world where everyone has access to safe water.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 146 - $Earth - Redesigning money to power the Solarpunk revolution

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.

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From reactive to proactive: how blockchain is revolutionizing the delivery of anticipatory aid

Anticipatory aid reimagines the delivery of humanitarian aid, taking a more proactive approach that gets aid to those in need before the crisis event even happens. In this article, we dive into how blockchain stands to revolutionize anticipatory aid by improving early warning systems, the transfer of funds to those in need, and the auditing and reporting of aid efforts.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 144 - ETH Denver Special - Interviews with leaders building at the intersection of web3 & regeneration

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.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 141 - Atlantis DAO – Coordinating & incentivizing climate regeneration with Web3

In episode 141, we’re excited to welcome Irthu Suresh, CEO and Co-Founder of Atlantis DAO, a borderless co-op powering climate resilience and bioregional regeneration. We discuss why Web3 is a powerful tool for global coordination, the role of blockchain in advancing planetary regeneration, how we can enhance impact monitoring, reporting, and verification with blockchain, and much more.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 139 - WaterLab - Accelerating the Development of Regenerative Water with Web3

In episode 139, we’re excited to welcome Aaron and Renée of WaterLab, a decentralized national water laboratory for the research and development of advanced desalination and regenerative water. We discuss the role Web3 can play in achieving water abundance, blockchain-based water credits, IP-NFTs, the exciting potential of the Decentralized Science movement, and much more.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 138 - ReFi Phangan - Regenerative Finance, Quadratic Funding, and Local Impact

In episode 138, we’re excited to welcome Paul Burg, a regen legend and Founder of ReFi Phangan, GreenPill Phangan, and EcoSynthesisX, and Founding Steward of PhanganQF and DeSpace QF. We discuss the growing ReFi movement in Phangan, Quadratic Funding as a valuable tool to advance public goods, building partnerships with local NGOs and business, and much more.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 130 - No Impunity - Defending human rights through decentralized impact litigation

In episode 130, we welcome Aurélia Le frapper, Co-Founder of No Impunity a movement using Web3 to unlock the potential of litigation funding to support victims of corporate human rights abuse and environmental damage. We discuss how blockchain can bring greater accessibility to impact litigation funding, using Web3 to coordinate global action, using DAOs to engage the community, and more.

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The Web3 Nonprofit Episode 6 - The Solar Foundation

For the sixth episode of The Web3 Nonprofit, we’re excited to welcome Coleen Chase and Jon Ruth of The Solar Foundation, a nonprofit with a mission to fund and accelerate off-grid solar for underserved communities in emerging markets. They believe that decentralized clean energy is a public good and are exploring how blockchain can help make this a reality.

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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.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 125 - Ecological Benefits Framework – A new paradigm for global carbon and ecological benefits markets

In episode 125, we’re excited to welcome Douglas Gayeton, Chief Investigator at The Lexicon, a nonprofit that helps people pay closer attention to what they buy, how they live, and where their responsibility begins for creating a healthier and safer planet for all. We discuss their game changing Ecological Benefits Framework, the growing regenerative finance movement, and much more.

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The Web3 Nonprofit Episode 4 - White Buffalo Land Trust

For the fourth episode of The Web3 Nonprofit, we’re excited to highlight the work of White Buffalo Land Trust a nonprofit with a mission to practice, promote, and develop systems of regenerative agriculture for local, regional, and global impact. Our special guest for today’s episode is Kyle Sullivan, Director of Marketing and Communications at White Buffalo Land Trust

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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.

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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.