š This Week in Web3forGood
stablecoins are here to stay
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From policy wins to purpose-driven NFTs, the past week showed just how powerful Web3 can be when itās pointed at impact. The GENIUS stablecoin bill passed. Big players like Amazon and Walmart are talking about entering the stablecoin arena. And the Ethereum community is still finding time to turn childhood resilience into digital art.
If Web3 is the future of infrastructure, weāve got a front-row seat ā and a role to play. Letās build smart, build ethical, and build for good.
WAGMI (we are going to make an impact!)
xx Sam (& Abeera, who will be back next week)
Whatās Inside
š£ Latest News
š What Weāre Thinking About
š Podcasts & Spaces
š Opportunities & Calls to Act
šŖ Events
š” On Our Radar
āØ And one more thing
š£ Latest News
Senate Passes Landmark Stablecoin Bill in Major Boon for Crypto Industry
Bitget and UNICEF to train 300K girls in blockchain across 8 nations
Ethereum Foundation pledges $500K to Roman Stormās defense
Mento announces next phase: Becoming the place for onchain FX
LatAm energy giant executes landmark $75M oil and gas deal via blockchain tokenization
Global Policy, Regulation, and Adoption News
Ohio House passes bill to exempt Bitcoin payments under $200 from taxes
Coinbase seeks SEC approval to offer blockchain-based stocks
Pacific nation Nauru passes law to establish a crypto regulator
Malaysia launches Digital Asset Hub to test stablecoin, programmable money
Stablecoin News
Reports & Project Updates
š What Weāre Thinking About
šŖ GENIUS stablecoin passedāAmerica, time to pay attention.
While Congress debates the future of digital dollars, the GENIUS stablecoin just showed what ethical, programmable money can look like. Designed for transparency, humanitarian use, and compliance from day one, it sets a new bar for what stablecoins should do. For the U.S., this is more than fintech innovationāitās a soft power moment. If America doesnāt lead on trusted digital public infrastructure, others will. GENIUS proves itās possible to build stablecoins that serve the vulnerable and meet policy goals. The question isnāt if the U.S. should engageāitās how fast it can catch up.
š± Stablecoins are heading for their iPhone momentāis the U.S. ready?
Circleās CEO just made it plain: programmable digital dollars are about to hit mass developer adoption. Think App Store in 2008ābut for money. The tools are here, the demand is real, and U.S. stablecoins like USDC are already clearing 20x the transaction volume of PayPal. Retail giants like Walmart, Amazon, and Shopify are circling in. If stablecoins are āthe highest utility form of money ever created,ā then regulation is no longer about risk managementāitās about economic leadership. Circle went public. Tether stayed private. But the race is on. And if the U.S. delays, others will write the rules.
šØ NFTs meet real impactāWeb3 just helped tell Ollieās story.
In a heartwarming move Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) joined forces with Okay to transform one childhood cancer survivorās artwork into a digital collectible. Ollieās NFT didnāt just live on-chaināit raised real-world awareness for kids battling genetic disease. This is what it looks like when storytelling, tech, and purpose collide. Web3 isnāt just for speculationāitās a tool for connection. When nonprofit missions meet crypto-native emcommunities, you get more than donationsāyou get movements. The future of philanthropy is programmable. Letās build it that way.
Plus:
š Gitcoin Grants 24: Strategic Sense Making Framework. (Gitcoin)
š Network Coherence through Impact Metrics (TVF, etc.) (Allo Capital)
š§āāļø Optimism targets decentralization with āseason 8ā governance revamp. (CoinDesk)
š Ripples of Change: Oceanic Societyās Crypto-Powered Conservation Journey. (The Giving Block)
š„„ Building Sustainable Web3 Funding Solutions: A Kokonut Network Case Study. (Karma HQ)
š± Dive into ReFi: What āregenerationā actually means in this context, why itās so hard to define, and how the movement is trying to balance impact, metrics, and trust. (Token Engineering Commons)
š Podcasts & Other Recordings
Crypto Altruists Podcast - Episode 207 - Lido Impact Staking - Redefining Philanthropy: Funding Impact Through Ethereum Staking Rewards
š Opportunities & Calls to Act
Apply: Looking for a Web3 internship: check out all the opportunities posted by Ethereumās Season of Internships.
šŖ Events
š= New to the roundup this week
Virtual
The Prezenti showcase (updates from past Celo grantees) is happening June 23.
IRL
DAO Berkeley 2025 is happening August 3 in Berkeley, California. š
2025 Bitcoin Policy Summit is happening June 25 in Washington DC.
Impact Evaluator Research Retreat is happening June 26-July 10 in Iceland.
Ethereum Community Conference is happening June 30 - July 3 in Cannes.
ETHGlobal Cannes is happening July 4-6 in Cannes, France.
DAO Berkeley 2025 is happening August 3 in Berkeley, California.
ETHSafari 2025 is happening September 7-14 in Nairobi.
Progress Conference 2025 is happening October 16-19 in Berkeley.
Devconnect 2025 is happening November 17-22 in Argentina.
Recurring
Monthly Earth Day is a global event that happens on the 22nd every month, not just once a year. Get involved on June 22 and share on X to @HighlyArtistic with the hashtag #MonthlyEarthDay.
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š” On Our Radar
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