For episode one of our new mini-series, Trailblazers of Octant, we welcome James Kiernan and Benjamin Siegel of Octant. We explore Octant’s vision for building a self-sustaining Web3 public goods funding ecosystem, their innovative experiments in decentralized governance and engagement, and what makes Octant’s model so unique and impactful, along with some spicy takes and fun stories.

Blockchain is revolutionizing human rights by empowering marginalized communities and equipping activists, dissidents, and journalists with innovative tools. From enhancing transparency to holding governments accountable and coordinating grassroots efforts, this technology is paving the way for a more just and equitable world. Discover how blockchain is driving impactful change in human rights.

DePIN, or Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, leverage blockchain and decentralization to support the maintenance and implementation of physical networks. In this infographic, we break down some of the key benefits of DePIN in comparison to traditional networks, prominent use cases, and the projects leading the way in the DePIN revolution!

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.

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 the third article of our Exploring Octant series, we look at what it means to engage purposefully and intentionally in Octant’s governance. We discuss best practices for participating in decentralized communities, the many ways you can get involved in the Octant community, and how to participate as a voter in an Octant Epoch.

For episode 2 of the Impact on Optimism miniseries, we’re excited to welcome Tobias Schreier, Co-Founder of growthepie, a Layer 2 fundamentals and blockspace analytics platform on a mission to help scale Ethereum! We dive into the complex Ethereum L2 ecosystem, the exciting momentum around the Superchain, the Web3 public goods funding ecosystem, Optimism’s RetroPGF program, and much more.

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.

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.

In this podcast starter pack, we’ve bundled together ten 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, Gitcoin Citizens, and ReFi Phangan.

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.