🌍 This Week in Web3forGood
Congrats RealFi Hack winners
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We’re taking a break from the regular newsletter format this week and using the opportunity to spotlight something special.
On Monday, RealFi Hack from Funding the Commons wrapped up with a winners announcement. Overall, more than 240 builders contributed, with 64 projects submitted and over $60K in bounties awarded… amazing! Web3’s impact is not theoretical; it’s being shaped in real time by communities who are choosing to build the infrastructure they want to see in the world right now.
We especially loved how this hackathon included a content bounty. Below, we’ve included links to the winning submissions. You can explore winners across all tracks here.
See you next week with our usual format.
WAGMI (we are going to make an impact!)
What’s Inside
🌱 From ReFi to RealFi: My Love-Hate Relationship with Crypto and What Gives Me Hope
🤝🏾 While Crypto Twitter Argues, 150 Kenyan Women Are Already Banking Themselves
🧭 RealFi Reality Check: Radical Actions Builders Can Take
🌐 RealFi ‘A better way to make finance borderless and work for everyone
🌱 From ReFi to RealFi: My Love-Hate Relationship with Crypto and What Gives Me Hope
by Maya Zayne Dentzel
I’ve always been inspired by ideas on the edge — the ones that promise a new way of organizing the world to serve more people. So it’s no surprise that when I came across Bitcoin in 2019, I was intrigued. But it wasn’t the trading potential that pulled me in. It was the underlying technology — the idea of blockchain as a tool for decentralization, transparency, and trust… CONTINUE READING.
🤝🏾 While Crypto Twitter Argues, 150 Kenyan Women Are Already Banking Themselves
by Kuldeep Mishra
This article explores how RealFi — real-world decentralized finance — is transforming financial inclusion in Kenya through the cKES Micro-Loan Pilot. With 85% women participants, this blockchain-based initiative is proving that cryptocurrency’s real value isn’t in speculation, but in solving actual problems for underserved communities… CONTINUE READING.
🧭 RealFi Reality Check: Radical Actions Builders Can Take
by @Fly_you_fools
‘RealFi’ claims to bridge crypto to the real world. There’s just one problem: the real world has never heard of it. What does “real finance” mean in an industry that has less adoption than flat earth conspiracy theories?… CONTINUE READING.
🌐 RealFi ‘A better way to make finance borderless and work for everyone
by Jehee
A better way to make finance borderless and work for everyone in real world is how I define ‘RealFi’… WATCH ON X.