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

In episode 87, we’re excited to welcome Natassja Aleksy, Product Developer at Diversity in Blockchain, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to empower everyone from all walks of life to engage with blockchain technology in order to ensure equal participation and distribution. We discuss how we can build greater inclusion and equity into Web3 while learning from the mistakes of Web2, h...

In episode 86, we welcome John Ellison, Co-Founder of ReFi DAO, a founder-led start-up community on a mission to accelerate impact for people and planet. In this episode we discuss the principles and philosophy behind regenerative finance, the incredible ReFi Spring movement and some of the exciting projects and innovations to emerge from it, some of the most compelling ReFi use cases, the work be...

In Episode 85, we look back on the past year, and highlight 22 of the top Web3 social impact developments of 2022. Specifically, we dive into 1) Social impact DAOs, 2) Quadratic funding, 3) Crypto philanthropy in support of Ukraine, 4) The United Nations’ embrace of Web3, 5) Regenerative finance (ReFi), 6) Charitable NFTs, 7) Inclusion in Web3, 8) Crypto Universal Basic Income (UBI), 9) Decentrali...

In episode 84, we welcome Samuel Delesque, Founder of OASA, a Web3-powered nature conservancy network serving regenerative human living spaces and the planet. We discuss how they’re using Web3 tools, such as DAOs, to enable community-driven conservation and regeneration projects, the potential of DAOs to revolutionize locally driven democracies, how regenerative finance will help build a fairer an...

In episode 83, we welcome Alex Vergara, Co-Founder of EarthFund, a platform dedicated to using the power of Web3 to create the tools humanity needs to build a better tomorrow and have a real, meaningful voice in our collective future. Earth Fund makes it easy for Changemakers to launch their own impact DAOs, to organize communities around their causes, and to raise funds via cryptocurrency in supp...

In episode 82, we welcome Joshua Bates and Dr. Jelani Clarke from DeSci World, a one-stop shop for users to view, engage with, and understand all that is happening in the world of Decentralized Science. In this episode we discuss how Decentralized Science, or DeSci, can build a world of science that is unrestricted, unbiased, and uncensorable, some of the most exciting developments in the world of...

In episode 81, we’re excited to welcome Aly Marguerite Neumann, Founder of Fourth Wave DAO, a Decentralized Autonomous Organization that will facilitate easy access to decentralized finance protocols so that users can grow their wealth, while also supporting women who are seeking safe reproductive health services, by connecting them with a decentralized network of helpers. We discuss how blockchai...

In episode 80 we’re excited to welcome Alejandro Adon, Founder of Kokonut Network, a regenerative finance project building the infrastructure to connect web3 with sustainable agriculture. Kokonut Network's core mission is to promote, organize, fund, and manage locally-driven, sustainable coconut farms, funded by the community using the Kokonut DAO framework for decision-making and treasury fu...

In episode, 79 we’re excited to welcome back Dae Moyer, Development Lead at Endaoment, the first tax-exempt community foundation providing philanthropic financial services on-chain. Endaoment is one of the leaders in web3 philanthropy and to date, 50M USD in Cryptocurrency has been donated through their platform.  In this episode we discuss the importance of on-chain enabled transparency in charit...

For episode 78, we take a break from our interviews with web3 Changemakers to reflect on the incredible work being done in the web3 social impact space. It’s been a challenging week for those in web3, and many are worried about what the future might look like. During times like these, it’s important not to lose sight of why we are all here, and the ways that this technology can be used to build a...

In episode 77, we’re excited to welcome Paige Donner, Co-Founder of FrontierDAO, a web3 collective with a mission to fund research and innovation in science, fusion energy, engineering, and space exploration. They believe that web3 holds the key to unlocking massive advancements in these areas, all driven by the power of community. In this episode we discuss how web3 can help democratize scientifi...

In episode 76 we’re excited to welcome Dave Grannan, Founder of DVL.DGS, an NFT project using the power of web3 to support veterans and service members in the areas of suicide prevention, access to quality healthcare, sexual violence prevention, homelessness, and education and financial literacy, with 100% of proceeds from sales supporting these causes. Dave is a Serial Entrepreneur, veteran, and...

In episode 75, we are excited to welcome Erin Murphy, Chief Growth Officer at Topl, an impact-focused blockchain protocol. We discuss the many ways blockchain can help drive sustainable innovation, how it can help organizations accurately measure and track impact, how NGOs can benefit from web3 tools and how it can help them scale their impact, the future of impact tokenization, and much more. Ful...

For Ep. 74, we’re excited to welcome Boyd Cohen, Founder & CEO of Iomob, an organization with a mission to support climate action by making sustainable mobility easily available and accessible; and Internet of Mobility, a decentralized web3 marketplace for green mobility. In this episode we discuss their Move2Earn project WheelCoin, and how crypto tokenomics and web3 mechanics can help incenti...

In Episode 73, we’re excited to welcome Deepa and Justin from Impact DAO Media, a web3 media collective elevating the amazing potential of impact DAOs as the future of cause-based organizing. In this episode we discuss what makes DAOs, also known as decentralized autonomous organizations, such as great fit for community organizing, why non-profits and other community organizations should consider...

For today’s episode, we’re excited to welcome Tomás Serrano Ramires, and Gastão Pinto de Oliveira, Co-Founders of art2act, a web3 movement dedicated to empowering artists by using the power of web3 to help them thrive financially, and by building a more accessible arts world through decentralization. In this episode we discuss some of the challenges facing artists in the traditional arts sector, h...

For Episode 71, we’re excited to welcome Craig Schuster, Founder of RemittDAO, a social impact DAO focused on building wealth in migrant & refugee families, worldwide. They do this through teaching web3 skills & enabling digital remittance payments; especially for those who are unbanked. In this episode we discuss how crypto can build a fairer remittance system for migrant workers and thos...

For Episode 70, we’re excited to welcome Chris Castiglione, Co-Founder of Console, a web3 alternative to Discord, and crypto-native platform for web3 communities to focus and take action. Chris is an experienced tech leader, is a Y Combinator alumni, and left his web2 company to start building in the exciting new world of web3. In this episode, we discuss why they’re building a web3 alternative to...

For Episode 69, we’re excited to welcome Alisha Smith, Head of Web3 Strategy from Moments of Space, a community-powered meditation platform to support wellbeing in web3. Through their innovative platform, their making use of web3 tools, such as NFTs and decentralization, to encourage individuals to engage in mindfulness practice, and to help build a culture of wellness in web3. In this episode we...

For episode 67, we have the privilege of welcoming Ava Halvai, the Founder of ARTXV, the first NFT collective for neurodivergent artists and the first Web3 organization for the disabled community. Driven by her autistic sister and artist Tara, and the disappointing reaction she received from the traditional art world, she founded the collective to give neurodivergent artists the recognition they d...

For Ep. 67, we have the pleasure of welcoming Latin American visual artist and emerging NFT artist, Adrián Coto. We discuss Adrian’s journey as an artist from traditional to web3 art, some advice for artists looking to engage with web3, Adrian’s Queering Action series, the importance of artists claiming space in web3, and how web3 and NFTs can help dismantle gatekeepers and bring greater equity an...

For Ep. 66, we continue our exciting journey into the world of Decentralized Science, or DeSci. We welcome Erik van Winkle and Jon Starr from DeSci Labs, a decentralized scientific ecosystem using web3 to empower scientists and rebuild the backend of science. We discuss some of the current pain points being faced by scientists, how science is in a crisis, and how DeSci Labs is looking to resolve t...

For Episode 65, we dive into the exciting topic of Data Sovereignty, and the role that web3 can play in building a fairer and more open internet. We start off by giving a quick primer on data sovereignty, and why it is important. Following this, we welcome a special guest, the CEO of Functionland, Keyvan Sadeghi, for a discussion on web3 data sovereignty, how we can use web3 to build a fairer inte...

For Ep. 64, we welcome Xochitl Cazador, Head of Ecosystem Growth at the Celo Foundation. For those who don’t know much about Celo, it is a proof-of-stake layer-1 protocol that, to date, has had over 150M transactions, and has an amazing ecosystem built around the vision of “Prosperity for All”. In this episode we chat about the Regenerative Finance, or ReFi movement, how blockchain can help allevi...

In Episode 63, we have the privilege of welcoming back the team from 400 Drums , a movement dedicated to supporting Indigenous artists, elders, language speakers and tour operators to harness new online platforms, such as NFTs and web3, to monetize their skills while sharing their teachings and stories. We discuss how they are using NFTs to empower Indigenous communities, the amazing artistic proc...