Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3 – Details, episodes & analysis

For today’s episode we’re excited to return to the Impact on Optimism Series for the second episode! In this series, we highlight gamechanging public goods projects in the Optimism Ecosystem, and today, we have a super interesting conversation in store centered around the Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem.

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.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• The L2 ecosystem is rapidly evolving, with new L2s launching on a regular basis. Given the complexity of the L2 ecosystem, and the various use cases of L2s, it can be difficult to stay up to date and understand the L2 ecosystem, especially for those that are new to Web3. As such, it’s important to have open, accessible, and transparent metrics and analytics to help navigate this complex landscape.
• There are several metrics that can be helpful in evaluating the sustainability of L2s and which one to build or transact on. These include the cost per transaction, the stablecoin market cap on the L2, chain profitability, and the types of activity (i.e. DeFi, NFT sales) that are most prominent on the chain.
• The Superchain is a network of layer 2 blockchains that are built on the open source OP stack. This allows builders to launch their own chain, giving them the freedom to optimize for their use case while still keeping consistency and connection between the different chains. Participants in the superchain get the benefits of the OP stack as it pertains to security, bridging, and updates from the OP Collective.

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In episode 168, we’re excited to welcome Mark Pascall, Co-Founder of The Wellbeing Protocol, an organization on a mission to build a world where local communities are empowered to support their own wellbeing. We discuss how their participatory grantmaking tool is giving communities the power to allocate capital, the role of quadratic and conviction voting mechanisms, the future of hyper local DAOs, why Web3 is a powerful tool to scale localism, and much more!

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--Three Key Takeaways--

• One of the best ways to reallocate power from large corporations and institutions to local communities is by bringing communities onchain as local DAOs. This gives communities a mechanism to allocate capital, make decisions, and coordinate to limit the power of large institutions.
• Conviction Voting is a coordination tool that allows communities to collectively govern shared resources. In this system, individuals can vote over a period of time, and are able to change their vote at anytime. However, as long as an individual doesn’t change their vote after it has been casted, it is a signal that you have strong conviction, and the power of your vote grows.
• In addition to the value of putting local community organizations onchain, one of the other benefits of web3 is all the open-source experimentation happening in the space. Since web3 is so new, it gives communities an opportunity to experiment at the ground level with new mechanisms for coordination and governance.

--Full shownotes with links available at--
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In episode 160, we’re excited to welcome Monica Talan of CryptoConexión and WAGMI LatAm, two incredible projects focused on catalyzing the Web3 movement in Latin America. We discuss why Latin America has been such an exciting hub for innovation, how Web3 can create economic and social inclusion in the region, some of the most exciting projects coming out of Latin America, and much more. 

--Three Key Takeaways--

• One of the biggest barriers to accessing Web3 for non-English speakers in a lack of resources and educational materials in their language. The importance of this cannot be understated, so it’s vital that education and onboarding projects (including Crypto Altruism) work to offer their content in multiple languages.
• Hackathons are an incredible tool for catalyzing innovation, however they have traditionally been focused on the development of software. There can be a lot of value in expanding the concept and culture of hackathons to other disciplines including education, international development, public goods, etc., to ensure diverse individuals can benefit from hackathons.
• A combination of great leaders, a focus on the ethos of Web3, projects centered around accessibility and social impact, and a pre-existing foundation of innovation make Latin America a great place for building and experimenting in Web3.

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While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, please do not take any of this as investment advice, and please make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it’s important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More on the disclaimer at cryptoaltruism.org.

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 funds allocation. In this episode we discuss how web3 can empower smallholder farmers and communities, the role of DAOs in sustainable community projects, the exciting world of regenerative finance, and much more.

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Three Key Takeaways

• Regenerative Finance allow for the tokenization of good – a unique way to incentivize individuals and communities to engage in regenerative and sustainable actions
• Web3 gives communities the tools to launch their own regenerative projects, and retain ownership over them, contributing to the sustainable economic development of the community
• DAOs enable communities to raise funds in new ways and create opportunities for individuals all over the world to contribute to and support these projects, helping connect underserved communities to global networks of support.

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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 charitable giving, the role of decentralized governance in philanthropy, and what the future of philanthropy will look like, in the year 2032, and the role that web3 will play in it.

Three Key Takeaways

• Blockchain-enabled transparency should be embraced by non-profits to rebuild trust and create greater accountability in the charitable sector.
• Decentralized governance can help drive greater representation and community ownership in non-profits by disrupting the traditional centralized structures of non-profit governance.
• Bear markets are for builders – Despite the current challenges in the market, builders are using this as an opportunity to form a strong foundation for their web3 social impact movements.

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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 better world. In this episode, we share words of inspiration from five web3 impact leaders from past episodes, about what excites them most about the social impact potential of web3.

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Links to Full Episodes

Episode 75 - Topl - Maximizing the value of impact with blockchain

Episode 70 - Console - Building a web3 platform for community action

Episode 68 - ARTXV - Showing the world the power of neurodiversity with web3

Episode 64 - Celo Foundation - Regenerative Finance and using web3 to achieve prosperity for all

Episode 51 - GoodDollar - "The time for UBI is now." Using crypto to deliver a Universal Basic Income



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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 scientific research, how DAOs and NFTs will revolutionize the scientific process, the exciting world of Decentralized Science, and much more.

Three Key Takeaways

• DAOs will disrupt traditional funding mechanisms in science by giving communities the ability to invest directly in research projects that are important to them and share in the benefits of its commercialization.
• IPNFTs allow scientists to tokenize their research on-chain, as an NFT, to retain ownership over their work while allowing the community to share in the value of open-source research.
• Web3 will shift the power in scientific research and exploration away from centralized institutions, such as large academic journals and research institutions, and into the hands of scientists and the community. Web3 gives power to individuals to own a piece of the future.

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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 web3 evangelist, combining his experience in tech and passion for supporting service members into DVL.DGS.

In this episode we discuss how they are using NFTs to support veterans causes and build a community of support for service members, how crypto and NFTs will positively disrupt charitable giving, DAOs and community governance, and much more!

Three Key Takeaways

• The support services for veterans and service members in the US are broken. Veterans and service members suffer disproportionate rates of homelessness, suicide, and mental illness, and creative approaches to addressing these issues are needed.
• Crypto and NFTs should be embraced by the charitable sector as they allow for a greater degree to transparency and trust by allowing for an open and trustless system of giving.
• NFTs allow individuals to support causes they care about while being able to receive something tangible in return, an NFT, to commemorate their donation.

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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.

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Three Key Takeaways

• It is hard to think of any sector, space, or facet of our lives that blockchain doesn’t have the potential to improve in some way. Topl is helping give individuals and organizations the tools to maximize this impact with blockchain.
• Blockchain is ushering in an era of radical transparency and accountability for corporations and organizations – whether it’s supply chains, NGOs, or governments – by making it much easier to verify important data from these organizations.
• Web3 gives agency to smaller organizations such as grassroots movements and community groups, by shifting the prevailing narrative in technology from competition to collaboration, and creating a new tech space where everyone can thrive, not just a select few.

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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 incentivize more sustainable actions, how web3 can be used to create a more accessible public transit experience and encourage green mobility, how crypto can help build more liveable cities, and much more.

Three Key Takeaways

• Web3 tools can be used to connect the fragmented mobility market (transit, bikeshares, taxis, etc.) into one decentralized network to create a more seamless user experience.
• Move2Earn mechanics can be used to incentivize individuals to engage in more sustainable actions, such as using public transit, or biking to work.
• Blockchain allows for organizations to create public goods on a global scale in ways that weren’t possible before through the use of decentralized, permissionless networks.

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