Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3

For episode 234, we’re excited to welcome Yaniv Tal , a legendary builder who has helped shape the foundations of Web3 as we know it. Yaniv is the co-founder and former CEO of The Graph , one of the most critical pieces of decentralized infrastructure in the ecosystem, powering tens of thousands of applications across Web3. Today, he’s building Geo , a project focused not on scaling transactions,...

For episode 233, for our third annual Year in Review episode, I’m excited to welcome Sam Flanagan and Abeera Akhtar from Web3ForGood . We reflect on the biggest wins, moments, and lessons from 2025 , and what's ahead in 2026 , a year that could be defining for how technologies like AI, blockchain, and zero-knowledge tools shape society for the better. We discuss: 🌍 How Web3 quietly delivered...

For episode 232, I’m excited to welcome Joshua Dávila , a longtime organizer, writer, and builder at the intersection of progressive politics and crypto. Josh is the host of The Blockchain Socialist podcast, the author of Blockchain Radicals , and a core contributor to Bread Cooperative , a worker-owned collective building real financial tools rooted in solidarity, not hype. In today’s episode you...

For episode 231, we welcome Eric van Miltenburg , Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Ripple , the organization behind the XRP cryptocurrency and blockchain. We explore Ripple Impact’s mission, unpack their most ambitious initiatives including a $25 million RLUSD commitment projected to generate $1B+ in long-term impact , and look at how blockchain is reshaping philanthropy from one-...

For Episode 230, we welcome Djimo Serodio , Founder of Silvi , and Jon Ruth , Co-Founder of the Climate Coordination Network , two leaders helping reimagine how the world funds and verifies ecological restoration. We unpack the newly launched Bioregional Reforestation Grants Round , the largest blockchain-native, outcomes-based reforestation funding mechanism to date, and explore why this may be a...

For Episode 229, I’m thrilled to welcome Mark Pascall , Co-Founder of The Wellbeing Protocol and the newly launched hum.community a participatory funding platform that transforms how local communities allocate funds. In today’s episode, we explore this question and the origins of The Wellbeing Protocol, the lessons learned from 15 pilot projects across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, and why h...

For episode 228, we have something special in store. In Web3, we spend a lot of time talking about potential: what blockchain could unlock for climate, aid, finance, or human rights. And those conversations matter because they help shape the future. But today, I want to cut through the noise and focus on what’s happening right now . All around the world, builders, nonprofits, and communities are a...

For episode 227, we're excited to welcome Joe Agoada , CEO of Sostento. Joe has spent his career fighting to ensure that no one falls through the cracks of the healthcare system, and under his leadership, Sostento has helped more than 350,000 people access care and supported over 4,000 frontline health workers across the country. We explore today’s nonprofit challenges, how Web3 can help clos...

For episode 226, I’m exited to welcome 0xJoshua and Penguin , Co-Founders of Azos , a third-generation DeFi protocol using blockchain technology to turn climate-positive assets into real financial infrastructure. Their stablecoin, AZUSD , is designed to hold a stable value while automatically directing capital toward environmental good. In our conversation, we explore how Azos is making values-ali...

For episode 225 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Lindsay Poss , former Hoops Sagrado player and current Campaign Architect behind their groundbreaking new initiative powered by the Stellar network . Through this campaign, Hoops Sagrado is paying basketball camp employees, vendors, and local partners in Guatemala using the Stellar Disbursement Platform and Beans App , enabl...

For episode 224 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Eric Alsop , Chief Technology Officer at Pesabase , a fintech platform using blockchain rails to simplify remittances , empower communities, and make financial access a reality across Africa. In today’s conversation, we unpack what’s new with Pesabase’s latest platform evolution, how stablecoins and smart contracts can creat...

For Episode 223, we continue our celebration of Octant Epoch 9  with part 2 of our Storytelling on Ethereum series where we explore how creators, educators, and storytellers are helping to define Ethereum’s narrative and build the foundation for a new, decentralized creator economy. In part 2, we dive into how creators are using Ethereum to reimagine ownership, funding, and creative freedom in the...

For episode 222 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we kick off part 1 of a short series celebrating Octant Epoch 9. It's called Storytelling on Ethereum ; featuring conversations exploring how we communicate Ethereum’s human story to the world, and how Ethereum’s tech stack and community ethos empowers creators to elevate their storytelling. Since this is a special episode, we’re changing thing...

For episode 221 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome I. Christwin , Co-Founder of M3tering Protocol and Switch Electric . His journey into Web3 began with a simple question: how do we make clean power reliable, affordable, and investable where it’s needed most? That question led to M3tering, a protocol that coordinates rooftop solar using smart contracts, stablecoin prepayment...

For episode 220 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Bayley Wang , Co-founder & CEO of PrismaX , a robotics intelligence platform building an open coordination layer between humans and machines. PrismaX’s thesis is simple and bold: the bottleneck in robotics isn’t just hardware anymore, it’s coordination . If robots, humans, and AI are going to collaborate safely and at sc...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Growing Good on Solana , our three-part mini-series where we dive into the Solana impact ecosystem and highlight visionary builders using Web3 to reimagine what’s possible for people and the planet.  This series is made possible thanks to support from Superteam Canada and their sponsors. Superteam is helping onboard a new wave of builders into the Solana ecosystem, and we&a...

For episode 219 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Matthias (Matze) Seidl of growthepie and Leon Waidmann of the Onchain Foundation to explore how Ethereum has grown into a force for global impact and discuss their landmark report: 10 Years of Ethereum - Building the World Ledger. In today's episode you’ll learn: 🌍 How Ethereum has evolved from the “World Computer” int...

For episode 218 of the Crypto Altruists Podcast , we tackle a big question: What happens when you combine the intelligence of AI with the transparency and coordination power of blockchain? AI is eating the world, from your search results to your smart fridge. And while it brings innovation, it also fuels surveillance, misinformation, inequality, and tech monopolies. Ignoring it isn’t an option, an...

For episode 217 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re joined by Ciarán Murray , Founder of Olas , an ownerless, open-source protocol for publishing and reviewing ideas, where accuracy is priced in and reputation is earned, not inherited. We explore how Olas is leveraging blockchain and crypto incentives to challenge centralized media and help rebuild trust in journalism. You’ll learn: 🤖 How bloc...

‍For episode 216, we’re excited to welcome Tony Pham, Chief Marketing Officer at Kava , to explore how decentralized AI and blockchain can work hand-in-hand to create a more transparent, secure, and efficient Web3 ecosystem. If you’ve ever wondered how blockchain can help ensure that AI remains open, ethical, and aligned with human values, this episode is for you. You’ll learn: 🌐 Why decentralize...

Welcome to the second episode of Growing Good on Solana , a three-part mini-series diving head first into the Solana impact ecosystem and highlighting the builders reimagining what’s possible with Web3. This series is made possible thanks to support from Superteam Canada and their sponsors. Superteam is helping onboard a new wave of builders into the Solana ecosystem, and we're thrilled to be...

For episode 215, we welcome Leon Waidmann , Head of Research at the Onchain Foundation , a nonprofit collective helping Web3 founders navigate the most important trends and opportunities in blockchain for global good. Today’s episode is a masterclass on tokenization , and the future of real-world assets onchain. We explore how tokenized infrastructure is transforming access to capital in the Globa...

Welcome to the first episode of Growing Good on Solana , a three-part mini-series diving head first into the Solana impact ecosystem and highlighting the builders reimagining what’s possible with Web3. This series is made possible thanks to support from Superteam Canada and their sponsors. Superteam is helping onboard a new wave of builders into the Solana ecosystem, and we're thrilled to be...

For episode 214, we welcome back Batsirai Muguti and Wayne Daniels, of PIPE gDAO , a decentralized movement on a mission to fix the broken bridge between university research and real-world impact. Through their DeSci launchpad, tokenized governance, and open review model , they’re creating an ecosystem where breakthrough innovations, especially those with social or environmental potential, can acc...

Welcome back to  AutoPGF - Funding Impact with Glo Dollar , our special podcast series exploring how Glo Dollar is funding public goods automatically, just by holding a stablecoin. It’s decentralized, donationless philanthropy, and it’s already changing how we think about impact at scale. For episode 5 of the series, we welcome Kimberley Chang, DApp Relations Lead at VeChain , a sustainability and...