#ReFi Weekly Rewind! Crypto News from the 2nd week of December 2022 in #RegenerativeFinance

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#ReFi Weekly Rewind! Crypto News from the 2nd week of December 2022 in #RegenerativeFinance - Q: If this is a 🐻 market, why are there so many ReFi launches 🚀? A: Because #ClimateChange can’t wait! 🧵👇🏼

1/ 🗞️ Bloomberg (@business) features press release of @NEARProtocol’s partnership with @esg_dao to create 'OpenESG,' an open and credibly neutral ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) scoring system. #ReFi bloomberg.com/press-releases/2022-12-05/near-protocol-partners-with-esg-dao-to-support-the-creation-of-openesg-an-open-and-credibly-neutral-esg-scoring-system

2/ 📺 @ReFiPodcast releases a new episode of the ReFi Podcast (hosted by @johnx25bd) feat. @leannebats (of @TresCoolLabs) discussing ERC-Cool, a token standard that weaves real world, perpetual carbon removal into any #NFT use case that adopts it. #ReFi youtube.com/watch?v=TDqIn8Iu7LE

3/ 📺 @Open__Earth Foundation streams “Marine Ecosystem Credits Webinar” featuring the Open Earth Oceans Team discussing their recently-released whitepaper on Marine Ecosystem Credits. #MRV #ReFi youtube.com/watch?v=fYFhUYQ4TEk

4/ 🎙️ @POTKlimates releases a new episode of the Planet of the Klimates podcast feat. @scupytrooples (of @AlchemixFi) discussing the plan to purchase carbon credits through @KlimaDAO to offset the historical emissions of the Alchemix #DeFi protocol. #ReFi rss.com/podcasts/potk/731548/

5/ 🚀 @silta_fi launches the Silta Impact Marketplace V1, a hub to connect financial lenders from TradFi & #DeFi with project developers to finance sustainable infrastructure (ex. Solar power plants). Check it out at app.silta.finance #ReFi medium.com/silta-finance/explore-the-silta-impact-marketplace-v1-now-released-b0219464b2b2

6/ 📺 @owocki releases new podcast episode “Green Pill #69: Kolektivo with Luuk Weber” feat. @LuukDAO (of @Kolektivo) to discuss geo-#NFTs & Kolektivo’s framework and #Web3 infrastructure to help communities launch their own regenerative economies. #ReFi youtube.com/watch?v=YWeHepqmNeU

7/ 🥳 @CeloOrg announces the winners of Celo Camp Batch 6: @CarbonPath_io and @NeutralProtocol 🏆 The two winners were selected from 30 participating teams and over 350 applicants to Celo Camp’s 8-week virtual acceleration and mentorship program. #ReFi blog.celo.org/the-votes-are-in-celo-camp-batch-6-winners-b96ffe4a8d66

8/ 📰 @solidworlddao publishes blog post “Solid World at COP27 in Egypt” (authored by @stenverjerkku) recapping his experience at @COP27P, including being on the @hedera ReFi Forum panel alongside speakers from @VerraStandards and @FilFoundation. #ReFi solidworlddao.medium.com/solid-world-at-cop27-in-egypt-5711e053faeb

9/ 🗞️ @YahooFinance publishes article covering @ReneumInstitute’s $150k grant from the @filecoingreen Regenerative Finance (#ReFi) Green Grants program to support Reneum in building its marketplace for digital renewable energy certificates (#dRECs). finance.yahoo.com/news/reneum-awarded-prestigious-filecoin-green-183300194.html

10/ 📰 @ArbolMarket publishes “Arbol’s parametric catastrophe reinsurance solution delivers one of the first payouts for Hurricane Ian damages” covering how Arbol was able to deliver a $10M payout just three weeks after Hurricane Ian departed the US. #MRV arbol.io/post/arbols-parametric-catastrophe-reinsurance-solution-delivers-its-first-payouts-for-hurricane-ian-damages

11/ 🚀 @PrimeDAO_ announces that @Kolektivo will be the 1st project to use the Prime Launch App to pre-fund their token launch. From Dec 8-15, users can contribute cUSD to receive aKNT which will be redeemable for KNT (Kolektivo Network Token). Read more: medium.com/primedao/prime-launch-to-support-the-kolektivo-seed-on-celo-6c8c80872ee7

12/ 📰 @OpenForest_ Protocol publishes article “Opening Forests with a new standard of MRV” outlining the history and present limitations of #MRV and OFP’s Web3-enabled technology stack that ushers in a new era of modern #dMRV that serves the social good. openforestprotocol.medium.com/opening-forests-with-a-new-standard-of-mrv-9f43f16f8a8c

13/ 🤝 @weareflowcarbon announces partnership with @ReturnProtocol. Flowcarbon’s verifiable on-chain carbon credits will be integrated into Return’s automated offsetting protocol and social proof mechanism. #ReFi flowcarbon.com/knowcarbon/return-protocol-partners-with-flowcarbon

14/ 🎙️ @elconfidencial releases a new episode of the Ideas con Valor Podcast (in Spanish) feat. @GabrielaChang17 (of @EthicHub) about EthicHub’s #Web3-powered platform that provides low-interest loans to smallholder farmers. #ReFi elconfidencial.com/economia/2022-12-07/finanzas-regenerativas-blockchain-idv_3535679/

15/ 🚀 @CoorestOfficial launches the Coorest DApp on @0xPolygon Mainnet. Coorest NFTree #NFT holders can claim the $CCO2 they’ve earned and burn it to claim a Proof of Carbon Compensation (PoCC) certificate, verifying their impact on-chain. #ReFi app.coorest.io/

16/ 📰 @clim8collective publishes “New member showcase: Thallo,” a deep dive on @thallo_io’s user-friendly on-chain carbon credit marketplace and why they were selected to join Climate Collective. #ReFi medium.com/@ClimateCollective/new-member-showcase-thallo-3a6c2c27fb7d

17/ 📰 @SingleEarth1 publishes “Introducing the Ecosystem Integrity Index (EII) by Single.Earth” discussing their methodology to monitor forest health & assess ecosystem integrity by analyzing collected data and indicators of biodiversity. #ReFi single.earth/blog/introducing-ecosystem-integrity-index

18/ 📺 @Kolektivo releases a highlight reel of 📅 Kolektivo Festival 2022 (Oct 22, Curaçao) the largest Social Impact, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation festival in the Caribbean. #Blockchain #ReFi youtube.com/watch?v=YW8gsfAaMxU

19/ 📰 @banklessDAO publishes newsletter “DeFi for Good | DeFi Download” including sections “Reinventing Economics with ReFi” (by @nunameesh), “Regenerative Finance with Gitcoin” (by @0xzgm) and “@KlimaDAO” (by @teeleroo) #ReFi. Read the full newsletter: banklessdao.substack.com/p/defi-for-good-defi-download

20/ 🚀 @ToucanProtocol launches a new version of the toucan.earth website (redesigned by @herrhaase & @leeraelnft) with a new theme and site layout. toucan.earth/

21/ 🚀 @weareflowcarbon announces the upcoming launch of their climate-positive 📅 #Flow3rs NFT General Auction (Dec 13 - Dec 16), a blind bucket auction where users will not know the artist or artwork they are bidding on until the reveal. #ReFi twitter.com/weareflowcarbon/status/1601314752235732994?s=20&t=LZ8avS3ezRqaIkbW1G98JQ

22/ 🚀 @gitcoin launches the first ever UNICEF Round of Quadratic Funding for 10 impact projects from around the world. The round is part of @UNICEFinnovate’s exploration into #blockchain technology to test tools for efficiently allocating capital. #ReFi grant-explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/1/0xdf75054cd67217aee44b4f9e4ebc651c00330938

23/ 👀 @checkfit publishes tweet thread retrospective on the 📅 @RefiIndia Summit (Dec 1, Bangalore). Feat. 15+ speakers and 100+ attendees, including stakeholders, investors, #ReFi project leaders, and community members. twitter.com/checkfit/status/1601155138504118272?s=20&t=LZ8avS3ezRqaIkbW1G98JQ

24/ 🚀 @climateXcrypto announces the launch of refigratitude.xyz, an #NFT collection where users can mint 1 NFT to keep & 1 NFT to give as a thank you to someone in the #ReFi Community. Proceeds = 50% to retiring carbon ($NCT), 50% to @BlackArtistFND twitter.com/climateXcrypto/status/1601267220310806528?s=20&t=LZ8avS3ezRqaIkbW1G98JQ

25/ 📰 @w3b3forgood publishes This Week in Web3forGood newsletter (authored by @Abeers123 & @samflan) feat. an interview with @c_georgen (of @topl_protocol), #Impact & #ReFi News with shoutouts to @Kolektivo @thallo_io @KokonutNetwork, and more. web3forgood.substack.com/p/this-week-in-web3forgood-7ad

26/ 📰 @ReFiDAOist publishes newsletter “ReFi Roundup #45: Gratitude, Soulbound Impact & ERC-Cool 💚❄️” (authored by @linggih_ngurah) diving into the regenerative applications of #SBTs, @TresCoolLabs’s ERC-Cool standard, #ReFi News, Events, & more! blog.refidao.com/roundup-45/

Upcoming Event: 📅 Carbon Removal: 2022 progress and predictions for the year ahead 📍 Dec 12, virtual A webinar featuring speakers and carbon policy insiders from @DACCoalition @CO2Council @ClimaPrinciples @D4DInsights @usepatch. patch.io/webinars/carbon-removal-2022-progress-and-predictions-for-the-year-ahead

Upcoming Event: 📅 Nature Data Lab Session @ COP15 Montréal 📍 Dec 13, Montréal / virtual Introducing the MRVC data project, a hands-on working group to develop open digital #MRV protocols for nature-based conservation projects. Hosted by @mrvcollective lu.ma/mrvc-cop15

Upcoming Event: 📅 ReFi Grants Roundtable 📍 Dec 16, virtual Learn about current and upcoming #ReFi Grant Opportunities. Hosted by @ReFiDAOist lu.ma/ReFi_Grants