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Crypto Altruists Podcast Episode 255 - Separating Hype from Hope: A Pragmatic Take on AI, Crypto, and the Cost of Overpromising, with Drew Simon, Founder of Crypto Altruists.
Human Rights & Activism
June 11, 2026

Crypto Altruists Episode 255 - Separating Hype from Hope: A Pragmatic Take on AI, Crypto, and the Cost of Overpromising

For episode 255 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we explore the parallels between crypto's hype cycle and the moment AI is in now. From the same totalizing promises to the same public backlash, we make a pragmatic, human-centered case for managing hype, mitigating harm, and separating hype from hope in the age of AI.

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Memes with Meaning: How the $BONK Community Raised $600K for Animal Welfare, with Alison, Director at Buddies for Paws
Crypto Philanthropy
June 2, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 254 - Memes with Meaning: How the $BONK Community Raised $600K for Animal Welfare, with Buddies for Paws
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Crypto Altruists Episode 253 - Blockchain for Community Resilience: How Ukrainian Ecovillages Are Sheltering Thousands and Restoring the Land with Web3, with Maksym Zalevskyi, Founder of GEN Ukraine
Climate Solutions & ReFi
May 27, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 253 - Blockchain for Community Resilience: How Ukrainian Ecovillages Are Sheltering Thousands and Restoring the Land with Web3, with GEN Ukraine
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Crypto Altruists Episode 252 - A New Model for Public Goods Funding: Conviction Voting, Streaming Proposals, and Community Coordination, with Paul Glavin, Founder of Gardens
dMRV & Impact Evaluation
May 20, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 252 - A New Model for Public Goods Funding: Conviction Voting, Streaming Proposals, and Community Coordination, with Gardens
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Crypto Altruists Episode 251 - From Savings Circles to Smart Contracts: Building Digital Infrastructure for Community Finance in Tanzania, with Victor Muhagachi and David Machuche of NEDA Labs, and Jon Ruth of the Solar Foundation
Decentralized Finance
May 13, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 251 - From Savings Circles to Smart Contracts: Building Digital Infrastructure for Community Finance in Tanzania, with NEDA Labs
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Crypto Altruists Episode 250 - The Quiet Revolution: Crypto on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Aid, with Drew Simon, Founder of Crypto Altruists
Humanitarian Aid
May 7, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 250 - The Quiet Revolution: Crypto on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Aid
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Crypto Altruists Podcast Episode 249 - 2,000 Years of Decentralized Coordination: What Web3 Can Learn from Savings Circles; With Alinagwe Mwaselela of JUKUMU TZ and Coleen Chase of The Solar Foundation.
Decentralized Finance
April 30, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 249 - 2,000 Years of Decentralized Coordination: What Web3 Can Learn from Savings Circles, with JUKUMU TZ & The Solar Foundation
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Crypto Altruists Episode 248 - From Local Hubs to Global Hackathon: Empowering the Next Generation of Web3 and AI Builders, with Solène Daviaud, Founder of Dev3pack
Infrastructure & DePIN
April 21, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 248 - From Local Hubs to Global Hackathon: Empowering the Next Generation of Web3 and AI Builders, with Dev3pack
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Crypto Altruists Episode 247 - Beyond the Crisis Response: Building Lasting Support for Ukraine Through Web3, with Ivan Kosyuk, Ukrainian Veteran, and Tetiana Deshko of Alliance for Public Health
Humanitarian Aid
April 16, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 247 - Beyond the Crisis Response: Building Lasting Support for Ukraine in Web3, with Alliance for Public Health
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Crypto Altruists Podcast Episode 246 - Ripples of Impact: Grassroots Change Through decentralized Solar Savings Circles, with Coleen Chase and Jon Ruth, Co-Founders of The Solar Foundation
Climate Solutions & ReFi
April 7, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 246 - Ripples of Impact: Grassroots Change Through Solar Savings Circles, with The Solar Foundation
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Crypto Altruists Episode 245 - Reimagining Power: Exploring Web3's Potential for Systems Change and Decentralized Impact, With Heenal, Marv, & rathermercurial, Core Contributors at SuperBenefit
DAOs & Governance
April 1, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 245 - Reimagining Power: Exploring Web3's Potential for Systems Change and Decentralized Impact, with SuperBenefit
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Crypto Altruists Episode 244 - Earn While You Give: How Impact Staking Is Redefining Philanthropy as a positive-sum game, with Jaydeep Korde of Launchnodes and Lido Impact Staking
Crypto Philanthropy
March 25, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 244 - Earn While You Give: How Impact Staking Is Redefining Crypto Philanthropy, with Launchnodes & Lido Impact Staking
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Crypto Altruists Podcast Episode 243 - 3 Million Farmers, 347 Million Trees: Building the Philippines' First Digital Carbon Office with Hedera; with Stefan Deiss, Co-Founder & CEO of The Hashgraph Group
Climate Solutions & ReFi
March 18, 2026
Crypto Altruists Episode 243 - 3 Million Farmers, 347 Million Trees: Building the Philippines' First Digital Carbon Office with Hedera
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