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Next Podcast Episode - January 15 - Bioacoustics, Blockchain, and AI with Dr. Viroshan of Earthstream

Next Podcast Episode - January 15 - Bioacoustics, Blockchain, and AI with Dr. Viroshan of Earthstream



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Impact on Optimism Episode 5 - Optimizing Impact Evaluation of Web3 Public Goods, ft. LauNaMu of Metrics Garden

For the fifth and final episode of Impact on Optimism, we welcome LauNaMu of Metrics Garden, the one-stop hub for Impact Evaluation in Web3. We explore challenges of impact evaluation in Web3, how Metrics Garden uses Ethereum Attestation Service to make onchain impact visible, LauNaMu’s role as a Badgeholder in Optimism’s RetroPGF, and how Metrics Garden is helping badgeholders evaluate impact.

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Impact on Optimism Episode 4 - Gravity DAO - Resolving Conflict and Building Trust in Web3 Communities

For episode 4 of Impact on Optimism, we welcome Juan Carlos Bell, Project Lead at Gravity DAO, a DAO offering alternative dispute resolution and community building for Web3 projects. We dive into the challenges DAOs face with conflict, the services they offer to help projects foster trust, their experience with Optimism’s RetroPGF, and how Web3 can advance conflict management as a public good.

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Impact on Optimism Episode 3 - KFMEDIA℠ - Empowering the Regeneration of Knowledge with Web3 Learning Mechanisms

For episode 3 of the Impact on Optimism miniseries, we’re excited to welcome Will T, Founder of KFMEDIA℠, a Web3 platform on a mission to “inspire, excite, educate, & motivate people to support the regeneration of knowledge.” We explore how Web3 can improve education systems, their Learn for Impact program that rewards students for achievements, insights on the Optimism ecosystem, and much more.

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Impact on Optimism Episode 2 - growthepie - Scaling Ethereum L2s and The Superchain as a Positive Sum Game

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.

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Impact on Optimism Episode 1 - Holonym - Web3 Privacy, Security, & Accessibility for the New Digital Commons

For episode 1 of the Impact on Optimism miniseries, we’re excited to welcome Shady El Damaty, Co-Founder of Holonym, a decentralized protocol providing solutions for identity verification, privacy-preserving verified claims, and user-owned identity. We discuss the role Web3 can play in building a safer digital world, why they chose the OP stack, Optimism’s RetroPGF program, and much more.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Web3 Innovations in Public Goods Funding

Web3 is at the forefront of a movement revolutionizing how public goods are funded. Experimentation with new Web3-powered funding mechanisms has led to exciting improvements over traditional public goods funding models. In this infographic, we highlight some of the key innovations in Web3 public goods funding and case studies of pioneering projects that are leading the way.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 127 - Glo & The Life You Can Save - How blockchain can help alleviate extreme poverty

In episode 127, we’re excited to welcome Jon Behar from The Life You Can Save, a nonprofit making smart giving simpler, and Seth Ariel Green from Glo Dollar, a stablecoin with a mission to end extreme poverty. We discuss how crypto can help fight extreme poverty, how blockchain can fuel smarter giving, some of the barriers preventing crypto from reaching its full potential, and more.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 119 - Giveth - Building the future of giving by empowering a global “decentralized altruistic community”

In episode 119, we’re excited to welcome Mitch, DAO Steward at Giveth, a community-driven movement to transform the way we fund nonprofits and social causes. We discuss how they are using Web3 tools to reimagine philanthropy and the donor experience, DAOs and Giveth’s “Decentralized Altruistic Community”, optimizing public goods funding with conviction voting and quadratic funding, and much more.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 101 - hypercerts - tracking and rewarding positive impact with blockchain

In episode 101, we’re excited to welcome Carl Cevone from hypercerts, a new protocol for funding and rewarding impact. We discuss how they’re using the power of blockchain to help build sustainable models for public goods financing, why blockchain is such a valuable tool for impact monitoring and evaluation, how Web3 will disrupt the impact ecosystem, and much more.

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Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 93 - Glo - Fighting extreme poverty with Web3 and stablecoins

In episode 93, we’re excited to welcome Garm Lucassen and Jasper Driessens from Glo, a stablecoin with a mission to generate basic income and lift people out of extreme poverty. We discuss why Web3-enabled basic income is such a powerful force for fighting poverty, the mechanics behind the Glo Dollar, how crypto can drive financial inclusion, and much 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.