#ReFi Weekly Rewind! Crypto News from the Final Week of September 2022 in #RegenerativeFinance

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#ReFi Weekly Rewind! Crypto News from the Final Week of September 2022 in #RegenerativeFinance - Celebrating a week jam packed with ReFi project 💸 funding and 🤝 partnerships galore! 🧵👇🏼

1/ 📰 @PrimeDAO_ publishes “Exploring ReFi with Silta Finance,” the 1st article in a #ReFi Interview series. Here they discuss @silta_fi's impact project assessment mechanism (Silta Score), Marketplace, and borrower Project Portal. #ReFi medium.com/primedao/exploring-refi-with-silta-finance-an-interview-series-by-prime-launch-40124850a82b

2/ 📰 @ReFiDAOist publishes newsletter “ReFi Roundup #35: Orbs everywhere, Return Protocol, ReFi Jobs & ReFi events 🗺” feat. @ReFiPodcast @ToucanProtocol @ThoughtFloats @SlaptainShwirv @0xRez @AFilotimo @AeraForce @ReFiJobs @RefiSpring + More! #ReFi blog.refidao.com/refi-roundup-35/

3/ 🎙️ @ReFiPodcast releases a new episode of the ReFi Podcast featuring @LuukDAO & @papa_raw of @Kolektivo discussing the Kolektivo vision and framework, Geo #NFTs, and Curaçao as a hub and testbed for the sustainable economic revolution. #ReFi podcast.refidao.com/e/kolektivo-framework-with-luuk-and-pat/

4/ 💸 @ToucanProtocol announces the Toucan Grants Season 1 recipients: 1. @SpiralsProtocol 2. @discarbon_earth 3. @CO2CULTNFT 4. @mangrovecarbon 5. @PozzlePlanet 6. mycorr.xyz/ 7. @ClimateGuards 8. @Kumo_DAO 9. @celostrials 10. @atlantis0x blog.toucan.earth/toucan-refi-grant-recipients-carbon/

5/ 📰 @OpenForest_ Protocol publishes blog post “Biodiversity on OFP: This is the Plan” discussing the emerging #biodiversity credit market and outlining OFP’s roadmap to develop, verify, and scale the biodiversity vertical. #ReFi openforestprotocol.medium.com/biodiversity-on-ofp-this-is-the-plan-16fcf3989ccd

6/ 📰 @ReFiDAOist publishes “ReFi Deep Dive: Kolektivo” (authored by @0xPhaedrus) outlining @Kolektivo as a framework for retooling economic systems and creating local regenerative economies + the upcoming Kolektivo Festival and launch on @CeloOrg. #ReFi blog.refidao.com/refi-deep-dive-kolektivo/

7/ 💸 @CREDforclimate receives a grant from @clim8collective to scale the CRED climate offsetting rewards platform and pursue the goal of extracting 1G ton of CO2 by 2030. #ReFi twitter.com/CREDforclimate/status/1574768321387438081?s=20&t=aT5YkqAWsDZFyOPrPhKvbg

8/ 📰 @ReFiJobs publishes an interview with @stenverjerkku (co-founder of @solidworlddao), discussing forward carbon credits and Solid World’s mission to to de-risk carbon investments & accelerate funding for carbon projects. #ReFi refijobs.com/blog/solid-world-derisking-forward-carbon-credit-investments

9/ 🤝 @Kolektivo announces 1st batch of partners for the 📅 Kolektivo Festival (Oct 22, Curaçao), an Innovation Festival devoted to Social Impact, Entrepreneurship and Tech - including @CeloOrg @EthicHub @RefiSpring @clim8collective. #ReFi twitter.com/Kolektivo/status/1574810040619470849?s=20&t=aT5YkqAWsDZFyOPrPhKvbg

10/ 🤝 @DoinGudHQ announces partnership with @all4climatedao. Together they plan to leverage DoinGud’s NFT Marketplace centered around positive social impact & expand All4ClimateDAO’s community initiating a transition to a sustainable world. #ReFi twitter.com/DoinGudHQ/status/1574812613430706178?s=20&t=aT5YkqAWsDZFyOPrPhKvbg

11/ 📺 @NEARProtocol releases video interview from #NEARCON 2022 with Emiliano Gutiérrez of @RaizFarms, a decentralized network of urban vertical farms powered by blockchain technology. #ReFi youtube.com/watch?v=pvFImYvqLes

12/ 🎙️ @pstvclimate releases a new episode of A Positive Climate podcast featuring @paulgambill discussing the @Nori carbon credit marketplace and how blockchain can be a positive force for addressing climate change. #ReFi podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/removing-carbon-from-the-atmosphere-to-reverse/id1564031164?i=1000580708487

13/ 🤝 Flowcarbon (@weareflowcarbon) announces partnership with @WatrProtocol. Flowcarbon’s carbon tokenization infrastructure will be a building block for Watr’s on-chain Voluntary Carbon Market and commodities ecosystem. #ReFi flowcarbon.com/knowcarbon/watr-and-flowcarbon-partner

14/ 🤝 On-chain carbon credit marketplace @senken_io partners @BeZeroCarbon. In the Senken marketplace, you will be able to view BeZero ratings (A - AAA+) for each carbon credit project and sort projects by rating. #ReFi bezerocarbon.com/news/senken-partners-with-bezero-carbon/

15/ 🤝 @MentholProtocol announces partnership with @enrex_crypto. Both projects have products that allow consumers and businesses to automatically offset their carbon footprint - and now they’re joining forces! #ReFi twitter.com/MentholProtocol/status/1575192340079120385?s=20&t=aT5YkqAWsDZFyOPrPhKvbg

16/ 🤝 @ReturnProtocol announces partnership with @ToucanProtocol. Toucan’s carbon credit tokenization infrastructure will be utilized within Return Protocol, a platform that will automatically calculate & offset users’ blockchain carbon emissions. #ReFi medium.com/@ReturnProtocol/toucan-return-protocol-automating-climate-action-acf1a761f816

17/ 📺 @Nasdaq streams interview “How Parametric Insurance Differs From Traditional Insurance Models” from #SmartCon2022 featuring @SidJhaCEO discussing how @ArbolMarket is using climate data & #web3 tools for insurance claim processing. #ReFi youtube.com/watch?v=6uSpKVCdQ2A

18/ 🚀 @byebyeplastic Foundation (of @trysocialstack) launches $BYEBYE, an impact-to-earn social token. ByeBye Plastic Foundation is on a mission to eliminate single use plastics from the music industry. #ReFi twitter.com/trysocialstack/status/1575601364066918400?s=20&t=aT5YkqAWsDZFyOPrPhKvbg

19/ 📰 @w3b3forgood publishes newsletter “This Week in Web3forGood” with a spotlight feature on Anna Stone (@TheRealStone) of GoodDollar (@gooddollarorg) about Universal Basic Income. PLUS news, takes, and insightful topics in the #web3 #ReFi space. web3forgood.substack.com/p/this-week-in-web3forgood-ac6

20/ 📰 @nori publishes article “A Warranty for Carbon Removal: How the NORI Token Enables First-of-its-kind Insurance for Carbon Credits” discussing the unique features of the Nori marketplace and upcoming token launch. #ReFi nori.com/blog/insurance-for-carbon-removal-offsets

21/ 🚀 @empowerchain_io launches their Plastic Cyber Hero #NFT with @StargazeZone. A set of 100 unique NFTs where each represents 50kg of associated plastic waste removal credits. #ReFi empowerchain.io/plastic-cyber-heroes-nft

22/ 🤝 @shambanetwork announces partnership with @sovereignnature. Shamba will be providing geospatial climate data for participants in the SNI-KWT Hackathon, hosted by Sovereign Nature Initiative and Kenya Wildlife Trust (@KenyaWildTrust). #ReFi medium.com/@shambanetwork/the-role-of-satellite-data-and-blockchains-in-the-conservation-of-biodiversity-bed97817fec1

23/ 🚀 @EaasGlobal launches their IDO and SmartBox App. EAAS stands for Energy-as-a-Service and allows homeowners or businesses that produce green energy to sell their excess energy to electric vehicle owners looking to charge their vehicles. #ReFi eaas.global/

📅 Upcoming Event: Gathering for Open Agricultural Technology 2022 Unconference (Oct 2-7 Rhinebeck, NY). A gathering of professionals to address the problems which prevent the creation of advanced, open technology for food and food system data. goatech.org/

📅 Upcoming Event: ReFi Barichara (Oct 3, Colombia). A gathering of ReFi practitioners and Earth regenerators from around the world to collaborate in the design and creation of #ReFi tools for the regeneration of an entire bioregion. dandelion.earth/events/62f3b29e2c11d600125dc6dc?cohost=refi-spring

📅 Upcoming Event: Regenerative Finance - Web3 for Climate Action (October 5, virtual). A #ReFi panel discussion for the Building Bridges Summit (@BBridgesCH). Hosted by @clim8collective. Stream link below: youtube.com/watch?v=-63eeVybWvg

📅 Upcoming Event: ReFi Kenya (Oct 7, Nairobi). Bringing together stakeholders, technologist, and community members to spread awareness about #ReFi in Kenya. Hosted by @ReFiKenya. dandelion.earth/events/6308bac0e33a780010245bf1

📅 Upcoming Event: Solarpunk WOW (Oct 8-14, Austria). Permaculture workshop and exploration into the emerging economics, technologies, and lifestyles needed to catalyze a regenerative future. Hosted by @CCommonsHub. gqcca.notion.site/gqcca/SolarPunk-WOW-1d03b968dc7844ce9c1b0de3c8e756eb