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Next Podcast Episode - Episode 199 - Crypto Altruists' Starter Pack - Web3 & Social Impact Wisdom - April 15, 2025

Next Podcast Episode - Episode 199 - Crypto Altruists' Starter Pack - Web3 & Social Impact Wisdom - April 15, 2025



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Crypto Altruists Episode 199 - Real-World Impact with Web3 - 10 Inspiring Blockchain Use Cases Driving Global Change

For episode 199, we put together a special starter pack to celebrate as we near episode 200! We highlight 10 use cases of blockchain to build a better world - from humanitarian aid & remittances, to regenerative finance & decentralized science. This episode serves as a great overview of the many ways crypto rails can serve as the building blocks for a new era of social and environmental impact.

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AutoPGF Episode 3 - Funding Climate Action with Crypto: How Stablecoins are Powering a Greener Future

For episode three of Auto PGF: Funding Impact with Glo Dollar, we welcome Jon Ruth of Climate Coordination Network and Lana Dingwall of Glo Dollar. We explore how AutoPGF & onchain funding mechanisms can help climate organizations escape the endless grant cycle, lessons from building in Web3, and what the future could look like if climate finance scaled with the power of crypto and community.

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Trailblazers of Octant Episode 5 - Octant & CCN - Accelerating Climate Action with Web3 Funding and Coordination Mechanisms

For the fifth and final episode of the Trailblazers of Octant mini-series, we’re excited to welcome Jon Ruth of Climate Coordination Network and James Kiernan of Octant. We dive into the vision, mechanics, and impact of Octant’s Epoch 7, how blockchain and decentralized funding can revolutionize climate finance, and what this means for the future of Web3-powered public goods.

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Trailblazers of Octant Episode 4 - Greenpill Dev Guild - Scaling the Regen Movement with Web3 Coordination Tools

In part 4 of Trailblazers of Octant, we welcome Afo, Coi, and Matt from Greenpill Dev Guild, a pioneering community of builders supporting the regen movement with tools, workshops, and collaborative projects. We dive into their mission, the tools they’re building to regenerate the world, thoughts on the future of public goods funding, and how Octant has helped them scale the movement.

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Crypto Altruists Episode 187 - Earthstream - Giving Nature a Voice with Bioacoustics, Blockchain, & Artificial Intelligence

In episode 187, we welcome Dr. Viroshan Naicker, Co-Founder of Earthstream, a Web3 startup using bioacoustics, blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform biodiversity monitoring. Discover how Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), Regenerative Finance (ReFi), and cutting-edge climate tech are advancing rewilding and ecosystem restoration efforts.

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Crypto Altruists Episode 186 - 2024 Year in Review - Top Trends of 2024 & Bold Predictions for 2025 - Crypto & AI, DeSci, Stablecoins, and more!

In episode 186, we’re excited to welcome Sam Flanagan and Abeera Akhtar of Web3ForGood for a special 2024 year in review episode! We dive into the biggest trends of 2024, including breakthroughs in DeSci, experiments in public goods funding, and the rise of crypto-powered AI agents. We also share some of our favorite “feel-good” Web3 stories and wrap up with bold predictions for 2025.

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Crypto Altruists: 2024 Year in Review

Explore the milestones that shaped Web3 in 2024! From Ethereum’s Dencun update to Bitcoin's $100K surge, and from DeSci breakthroughs to ReFi innovations, the year highlighted blockchain's transformative potential. Discover how builders tackled real-world challenges and amplified Web3's impact. As 2025 begins, see why Crypto Altruists is excited for a future of growth and collaboration!

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 175 - Open Forest Protocol - Redefining the Value of Nature with Verifiable Onchain Environmental Assets

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.

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Crypto Altruism Monthly Recap - September 2024

Crypto Altruism highlights from September 2024 - Celebrating one year of MiniPay, piloting real-world impact with Mercy Corps Ventures, Atlantis, and Empowa, exploring Octant's approach to governance and community engagement, and a brief introduction on Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN).

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A Brief Introduction to Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN)

Discover how Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) are transforming global infrastructure with blockchain technology. Learn about the benefits of decentralized networks, including transparency, efficiency, and collective ownership, and explore real-world projects like Helium, Arkreen, and Filecoin that are leading the charge in the DePIN movement.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 169 - Alternun - Creating Wealth & Regenerating the Environment with Onchain Digital Gold Mining

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.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 166 - Arkreen - DePIN for globally-distributed renewable energy resources

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.

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INFOGRAPHIC - Blockchain Use Cases: Climate Change

Blockchain offers NGOs, governments, and communities with revolutionary tools to help combat climate change and regenerate the earth. Whether it’s establishing new incentives for climate action, bringing valuable climate data onchain, or creating new markets for environmental assets, blockchain is set to be a vital tool in the fight against climate change in the coming decades.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 158 - Treegens - Decentralized, Permissionless Tree Planting with World Record Tree Planter Jimi Cohen

In episode 158, we welcome Jimi Cohen, Founder of Treegens, a platform where anyone can plant trees & get rewarded. He recently set a Guiness World Record for most trees planted in 24 hours by a single individual, with over 30,000! We discuss how Web3 can coordinate tree planters around the world, how blockchain can improve monitoring, reporting, and verification efforts, 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.