Coming near to the end of @ReFiPodcast S3, I wanted to reflect on key moments from our FIRST season supported by @ToucanProtocol and the @gitcoin #GR12 community.
Our journey in Nov 2021 began with a simple question:
"How do we redesign money to heal the earth?" 🧵 👇
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In #GR12, my first @gitcoin round, I was totally new to the scene and yet an anon collective called momus.eth donated $10,000 DAI on the third day of the round. 🤯
I was totally blown away. Their message still gives me chills 👇
twitter.com/climateXcrypto/status/1467950811498135555
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Moved by the generosity of momus.eth, I began drawing up a list of names for guests I wanted to talk to...
I met with my co-host @johnx25bd from @ToucanProtocol who kindly opened my eyes "You do realize that all of these guests are white males?"
🤦🏼♂️ 😳
Bias is real.
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Initially blinded by my own bias but encouraged to grow, our first recorded episode "On Inclusion" set the stage for regeneration in web3 with the right framing:
"How can web3 pivot to serve those most affected by climate change?"
Listen 🎧: pod.fo/e/11030c
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"Welcome to ReFi" kicked off with the empirical basis for climate change, inspired by my course at @terradotdo.
@johnx25b and I began to outline "What is ReFi?" and looked opportunity for blockchain ecosystems to scale climate action.
Listen 🎧: pod.fo/e/11030d
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I was grateful to host @ozymandius_ & @Fredopenforest, of @OpenForest_ to bring the story of next-generation forest financing to light at the earliest stage.
So cool to see them execute on their vision w/ the @wef #TrillionTree award! 🏆
Listen 🎧: pod.fo/e/11030b
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Sitting down with veteran @TBariach of @floriventures (prev. @Bancor, @gooddollarorg) opened my eyes to #UBI's role in climate change:
Let your child starve or cut down a tree and sell it for food—what would you choose?
Equity and climate are ONE
🎧 pod.fo/e/112b06
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We glimpsed inside the mind of one of the first to conceive of using blockchain to finance regeneration, @gregory_landua, founder of @RegenNetworkDev who rightly describes money as a 'social construct', ready to be redesigned with regen in mind.
🎧 pod.fo/e/114eb2
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In speaking with another VC, @Kristine1ise, we got a pioneer's view into the emerging biodiversity market as an evolution of the market built on carbon—something that seems to be gaining serious momentum in 2024.
Excited to see this exploration in the years ahead!
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You can wind back to our full first season on video and audio below.
🎞 bit.ly/3UlAUOO
🎧 pod.fo/e/11030d
Subscribe to stay tuned for the final episodes of S3 and let us know what you'd like to see in the seasons ahead!
Regeneration for all ❤️🌍🙏🏼
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