For episode 252 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Paul Glavin, a contributor to 1Hive and Gardens, a bottom-up governance framework for Web3 ecosystems. We discuss conviction voting, streaming proposals, and how these mechanisms are changing the way communities coordinate and fund public goods more sustainably.

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For episode 246 of Crypto Altruists, we welcome Coleen Chase and Jon Ruth of Solar Foundation, a nonprofit accelerating access to off-grid solar & productive appliances for underserved communities in Africa. We discuss Solar Savings Circles, their partnership with JUKUMU TZ and NEDA Labs, and why community development beats traditional philanthropy.

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For episode 245 of Crypto Altruists, we welcome Heenal, Marv, and rathermercurial of SuperBenefit, a decentralized collective on a mission to develop the social and financial flywheels that enable a better world. We discuss their Reimagining Power series, decentralized primitives for shifting power, and case studies of impact orgs putting these ideas into practice.

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For episode 244 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome back Jaydeep Korde, CEO of Launchnodes and Founder of Lido Impact Staking. We discuss why nonprofits urgently need new funding models, and how impact staking offers a sustainable, transparent, positive-sum alternative to traditional giving.

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Explore how stablecoins are transforming social impact. This starter pack features six essential episodes with Azos, Glo Dollar, Stellar, Coala Pay, Ripple Impact, Superset, and Pesabase, spanning humanitarian aid, remittances, donations, and innovative funding models.

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For episode 241 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Will Ruddick, Founder of Grassroots Economics and the architect behind the Sarafu Network and the Cosmo-Local Credit DAO; and special co-host Coleen Chase of The Solar Foundation. We explore commitment pooling, community currencies, and how Web3 is helping communities build local resilience.

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The Alliance for Public Health has spent 25 years fighting HIV/AIDS and supporting vulnerable communities across Eastern Europe. Now operating in an active war zone, APH is partnering with Crypto Altruists to unlock crypto philanthropy as a new funding pathway. You can support their first campaign focused on rehabilitating blind veterans in Ukraine, via Endaoment.

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After 11 epochs and 2,800+ ETH directed to public goods, Octant is evolving and migrating from v1 to v2. V2 introduces continuous rewards, quadratic funding, and a vision for sustainable funding infrastructure across Web3. Here's how to migrate.

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For episode 239 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Rael Kilonzo and Hadar Rottenberg of GoodDollar, a protocol delivering digital universal basic income to over 100,000 people worldwide. We discuss the GoodBuilders Program, its innovative streaming funding model, success stories from past seasons, and what it means to unlock human potential through crypto.

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Compare Octant v1 vs. v2: See how Ethereum's public goods funding protocol has evolved from an innovative funding experiment into scalable DeFi and DAO treasury infrastructure.

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For episode 236 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Jamie Green, COO and Co-Founder of Superset, a crypto startup improving stablecoin efficiency and reliability. We explore stablecoins as humanitarian and financial rails, how fragmented liquidity limits impact, and why “boring” Web3 infrastructure is essential for real-world adoption.

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For episode 235 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Mahesh Murthy, Founder of Karma, a platform rethinking how Web3 ecosystems fund projects, track progress, and build trust. We explore onchain accountability, portable reputation, AI-assisted grantmaking, and what it takes to fund impact sustainably, without the chaos.

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For episode 234 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Yaniv Tal, CEO of Geo and co-founder of The Graph. We unpack lessons from scaling core Web3 infrastructure, why Yaniv believes “Web3 isn’t here yet,” and how Geo is rebuilding trust online by giving communities real editorial power over shared knowledge.

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For episode 232 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Joshua Dávila, host of The Blockchain Socialist podcast, author of Blockchain Radicals, and Co-Founder of Bread Cooperative. We explore solidarity-driven Web3 infrastructure, the $BREAD community currency, cooperative governance, and how Web3 can embed worker power into real-world financial systems.

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For episode 230 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Djimo Serodio, Founder of Silvi, and Jon Ruth, Co-Founder of the Climate Coordination Network. We explore how crypto powers verified reforestation, their new Bioregional Reforestation Grants, and the future of regenerative finance.

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For episode 229 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Mark Pascall of Wellbeing Protocol to explore the recently launched hum.community, a participatory micro-granting platform using Web3 and blockchain to power community-led funding. We dive into wellbeing economies, shared agency, and how decentralized tools enable real local impact.

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For episode 226 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome 0xJoshua and Penguin, Co-Founders of Azos, a DeFi protocol transforming climate-positive assets into real financial infrastructure. We explore how Azos is building values-aligned money, merging DeFi innovation and stablecoins with climate action, and empowering both regens and degens to co-create a greener planet.

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Stablecoins are reshaping global finance and humanitarian aid. Explore how crypto powered stablecoins are reshaping remittances, humanitarian aid, microcredit and more, while providing local economic empowerment. From freelancers in Nigeria to farmers in Syria, stablecoins have quickly become web3’s most practical innovation.

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Explore how crypto and blockchain are transforming humanitarian aid. This starter pack features six episodes on real-world impact; from stablecoin-powered cash transfers to anticipatory aid and decentralized funding; with insights from Stellar, Algorand, Glo Dollar, and more.

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Discover how Ethereum powers real-world impact; from financial inclusion and climate action to open science, public goods, and digital rights. Explore projects like MiniPay, Regen Network, Gitcoin, Octant, and Aztec that are turning Ethereum’s technology into global social innovation.

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For episode 223 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome creators Natalie Crue, Ivie Satijn, and Riley (aka rileybeans) for part 2 of our Octant Epoch 9 special to explore how creators, educators, and storytellers are helping define Ethereum’s narrative and build the foundation for a new, decentralized creator economy.

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