#ReFi Weekly Rewind! Crypto News from the 1st Week of October 2022 in #RegenerativeFinance

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#ReFi Weekly Rewind! Crypto News from the 1st Week of October 2022 in #RegenerativeFinance - ReFi keeps shipping with 🚀 product launches & integrations, 🗞️ publications & news! 🧵👇🏼

1/ 🗞️ @theinnovator publishes article “How Web3 Technologies Can Help Combat Climate Change” with #ReFi shoutouts to @reseedcarbon @Nori @clim8collective @_avatree & @PlanetWatchsas theinnovator.news/how-web3-technologies-can-help-combat-climate-change/

2/ 🎙️ @ReFiPodcast releases a new episode of the ReFi Podcast featuring Marko (of @impactMarket_) discussing how impactMarket is delivering Unconditional Basic Income #UBI and developing tools as “The Human Empowerment Protocol.” #ReFi refipodcast.podbean.com/e/human-empowerment-with-marko-from-impact-market/

3/ 🗞️ Bloomberg (@business) publishes article “First African Emissions Reduction Platform to Begin Trading” covering the upcoming launch of cynk.io (built on @hedera) w/ biomass token trading and plans for regen ag & blue carbon. #ReFi bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-03/africa-s-first-emissions-reduction-platform-to-start-trading-tokens-this-quarter

4/ 🚀 @SushiSwap launches new Carbon Offset feature. You can now automatically offset the carbon emissions of your trades on SushiSwap with one click. Made possible by collaboration with @KlimaDAO. #ReFi twitter.com/SushiSwap/status/1576889811910041600?s=20&t=sxU75TVlKP4Fblb033hUJw

5/ 🤝 @thallo_io announces 23 partners as they gear up to launch their #Web3 carbon credit marketplace. Lots of #ReFi Innovation partners incl: @GreenTradeCO2 @ivy_protocol @GetFix6 @Kolektivo @ReturnProtocol @senken_io @solidworlddao @SpiralsProtocol thallo.io/thallo-teams-up-with-ripple-climate-collective-other-web3-and-climate-leaders-for-pioneering-blockchain-based-carbon-credits-marketplace

6/ 📰 @OpenForest_ Protocol publishes article “Forest Project Deep Dive: Greener Communities Program” describing the reforestation work being done in Kajiado, Kenya. OFP’s documentary on this project will premiere on their YouTube channel Oct. 19th #ReFi openforestprotocol.medium.com/forest-project-deep-dive-greener-communities-program-e2e586aa8284

7/ 📺 @SlaptainShwirv publishes Episode 20 of the “This Week in ReFi” podcast (co-hosted with @0xRez) featuring Andrew and Ben of @ReturnProtocol to discuss Return’s mission and method. Rez breaks down his reservations about @Nori tokenomics + #ReFi news. youtube.com/watch?v=DZCXCZXWRuE

8/ 📰 @clim8collective publishes “Unlocking high quality, verifiable climate action in focus as global communities gathered in NYC” recapping the highlights from #ClimateWeekNYC including mainstream climate and #ReFi-specific news released during the event medium.com/@ClimateCollective/unlocking-high-quality-verifiable-climate-action-in-focus-as-global-communities-gathered-in-nyc-ca063bcd0861

9/ 🤝 @OpenForest_ Protocol partners with @GaiaGives_, a platform where donors can choose from vetted impact projects & monitor their progress in real time. OFP is providing Gaia Gives forest projects full, free access to their open data #MRV tools. #ReFi openforestprotocol.medium.com/open-forest-protocol-partners-with-gaia-gives-to-enable-forest-projects-to-access-greenbloopen-mrv-e63f1a4b551f

10/ 🎙️ @NPR releases All Things Considered segment (hosted by @KNKXBellamy) discussing Seattle reforestation non-profit @MTSGreenway and how some of their credits will be digitally listed on @regen_network’s upcoming on-chain carbon marketplace. #ReFi npr.org/2022/10/04/1126806846/two-groups-want-to-put-focus-on-carbon-credits-from-urban-forests

11/ 📰 @Kolektivo & @AstralProtocol publish article, “Regeneration Needs Location” with a technical overview of #GeoNFTs and how Astral Protocol is helping to develop geospatial #Web3 tools for Kolektivo’s Framework for Local Regenerative Economies. #ReFi medium.com/@astralprotocol/b538cae97ff7

12/ 🚀 @ReturnProtocol launches the first version of Return Protocol to beta testers, with a public launch soon. Return allows users to automatically earn yield to fund climate action - Sign up at return.green to be among the first to try it! twitter.com/ReturnProtocol/status/1577740669069627392?s=20&t=xrsg8sXsdHMH7D_hnUam9A

13/ 🚀 @HelenaMerk of @SpiralsProtocol launches an updated version of the Spirals website. Check it out at spirals.so. #ReFi spirals.so/

14/ 📰 @ToucanProtocol publishes newsletter “deCarbonized #31: DAC’s journey to scale; responses to Integrity Council’s draft carbon principles ” (authored by @VaisakhEH) covering the evolution of direct air capture scaling + climate/#ReFi ecosystem news. blog.toucan.earth/decarbonized-31/

15/ 📰 @CeloOrg publishes “Celo Pilot Tests Whether Quadratic Funding Can Be Used to Encourage Donations to Build Financial Inclusion” outlining the results of their #QuadraticDonations pilot program to support @impactMarket_ beneficiaries. #ReFi blog.celo.org/celo-pilot-tests-whether-quadratic-funding-can-be-used-to-encourage-donations-to-build-financial-160cf143d953

16/ 📢 @silta_fi announces open call for applicants to the Silta Partnership Ambassador program. Silta is connecting capital from #DeFi & tradFi to real-world climate and impact projects. If you can help facilitate the Silta mission, apply below. #ReFi medium.com/silta-finance/the-silta-partnership-ambassador-program-is-open-for-applications-d5b9f7efcaa0

17/ 🗞️ @EU_Startups publishes article “European startups using blockchain to benefit the planet” featuring #Web3 and #ReFi projects including @SingleEarth1 @JustCarbonCom @senken_io @CoorestOfficial @ToucanProtocol eu-startups.com/2022/10/european-startups-using-blockchain-to-benefit-the-planet/

18/ 🤝 @weareflowcarbon announces partnership with @senken_io. The Flowcarbon GNT carbon credit token will be made available on Senken’s on-chain carbon credit marketplace and be used to build future carbon market-oriented services. #ReFi flowcarbon.com/knowcarbon/flowcarbon-partners-with-senken

19/ 📺 @earthbanc releases video “Scaling Carbon Markets with #NFTs,” a talk by @tom_duncan_ @jfhelgeson & @MarianneLehnis at the @0xPolygon Green Blockchain Summit Part II. See the talk below or watch the entire summit on Polygon’s YouTube channel. #ReFi youtube.com/watch?v=VTehJqnSuWw

20/ 🚀 @ConfluenceIndex partners with @KlimaDAO to launch CODI (Climate Optimized Direct Index), a financial tool wealth management companies can offer eco-conscious clients to automatically offset the carbon emissions of their investment portfolios #ReFi twitter.com/ConfluenceIndex/status/1578071807705350144?s=20&t=IHu0ztlGUDRUbl4bUhQ9UA

21/ 📰 @AeraForce publishes newsletter Venturing in ReFi #22 (authored by @AFilotimo @ThoughtFloats) covering #ReFi news, #NFTs in schools, ownership of hypermedia, and Focused Research Organizations (#FROs). web3climate.substack.com/p/venturing-in-refi-23

22/ 🎙️ @nori releases a new episode of the Reversing Climate Change podcast feat. Four Corners Climate Change Coalition founders @susiestrife (@bococlimate), Ramone (@CityofFlagstaff), and Chris (@openaircollect) about local govts funding carbon removal. nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/Carbon-Removal-in-Local-Government-The-Four-Corners-Carbon-Removal-Coalitionw-Susie-Strife--Ramn-DC-Alatorre---Chris-Neidl-e1oka8o

23/ 📰 @w3b3forgood publishes This Week in Web3forGood newsletter (authored by @Abeers123 & @samflan) highlighting @PublicNouns, a Nouns NFT fork to fund public goods + more #Web3, #ReFi, and #Impact project news. web3forgood.substack.com/p/this-week-in-web3forgood-e67?r=1bdnlx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

📅 Upcoming Event: Schelling Point (Oct 10, Bogotá, Colombia). An unconference for planetary wellbeing & flourishing w/ speakers from @CeloOrg @carb0nfi @DoinGudHQ @filecoingreen @kokodaoxyz @regen_network @ToucanProtocol @weareflowcarbon + more! #ReFi schellingpoint.gitcoin.co/

📅 Upcoming Event: ReFi Night Happy Hour (Oct 11, Bogotá, Colombia). Mingle with members from @ToucanProtocol, @EthicHub, @RefiSpring + more. Hosted by @CeloOrg. #ReFi eventbrite.com/e/refi-on-celo-happy-hour-tickets-429932799577?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

📅 Upcoming Event: Sustainable Blockchain Summit LATAM (Oct 12, Bogotá, Colombia). Join the world’s premiere forum at the intersection of #Web3 and the biosphere and help solve these problems together. Hosted by @filecoingreen #ReFi twitter.com/filecoingreen/status/1558192020312711168?s=20&t=-3fbdOt7ITeo0qOl3p-Z4Q