π 45/This Week in Web3forGood
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This week we have news and stories from Nigeria, the UK, El Salvador, Brazil, Ukraine + Celo, GoodDollar, DAO Research Collective, and more. Plus, ETHDenver scholarship and bootcamp apps, a UNICEF funding opportunity, and some great job opportunities.
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WAGMI (we are going to make an impact)
Whatβs Inside
π Tweets of the Week
π£ Latest News
π What Weβre Thinking About
π Opportunities & Events
π‘ On Our Radar
π Tweets of the Week
π£ Latest News
Nigeria revisits its payments landscape amid sluggish eNaira adoption
El Salvador passes landmark crypto bill, paving way for Bitcoin-backed bonds
Open Source, Decentralized Tech Leaders Urge New Congress to Defend Privacy
GoodDAO governance proposal considers expanding GoodDollar protocol to Celo
π What Weβre Thinking About
Gitcoin allocated $13.9M in funding, advocated for a free and open internet, and soft-launched the Gitcoin Passport; the 2022 recap. (Gitcoin)
A question posed by Kevin Owocki, βHow do we make Regen Crypto (Greenpilling) a movement?β (Supermodular)
ReFi Roundup 2022 - the year of Regenerative Finance. (RefiDAO)
In this episode of GreenPill Divya Siddharth and Irina Marinescu discuss the concept of supermodularity (when modules combine to equal and impact sum greater than their parts, 1+1+3) and the various rivalrous goods. (GreenPill podcast)
Thought Experiment: Reframing Gitcoin DAO Strategy. (@Notscottmoore)
Tokenized carbon credits have become a hot topic, and standard bodies became acquainted with the possibilities of blockchain to scale and improve the integrity of the market. What to look out for in the months ahead. (Senken)
With growing economic instability globally, Brazilians are turning to stablecoins as a way of shielding themselves from the volatility of economic circumstances. (Bitcoin.com)
DAO Research Collective believes DAOs allow communities to decentralize the economics of philanthropy can facilitate rapid social reaction and mutualist movement, often with remarkable effects; their spotlight on Endaoment DAO. (DAO Research Collective)
To understand the future of places like Ukraine, Rolling Stone has partnered with Starling Lab to investigate the alleged war crimes of a Serbian force, Arkanβs Tigers. Proof of each photoβs authenticity was then registered on thousands of servers using protocols like Filecoin, Web3.Storage & IPFS for safekeeping. No matter where an image travels online or how it is manipulated, thereβs an irrefutable record of the original image. (Rolling Stone)
Β A city in Switzerland has made living exclusively on a Bitcoin standard possible with hundreds of merchants that accept BTC. (Bitcoin Magazine)
A group of researchers, builders and activists came together to discuss platform cooperativism and the intersection with the web3 movement. (Social Science Research Network)
A 14 year old builder generated her own NFT Collection. (@emerald_dao)
Binance has partnered with one of Ukraineβs largest pharmaceutical companies making it possible to purchase goods with cryptocurrencies. (Blockworks)
π Opportunities & Events:Β
Apply: Protocol Labs is hiring for Business Development and Partnerships in their Network Goods team.
Apply: Topl is hiring a Technical Product Manager.
Apply: Dapper Labs is hiring a Head of Marketing - Flow Blockchain.
Apply: Applications for Refi Spring open today - apply for event design support, networking, speakers, and marketing.
Apply: ETH Denver Camp #BUIDL is accepting applications for their free 10-day intensive bootcamp running February 24 to March 5th.
Funding: UNICEF Venture Fund will invest up to $100k in equity free funding in climate tech startups. Apply by Jan 23.Β
Nominate: Know individuals or organizations that deserve funding for their contributions to the Ethereum ecosystem? Nominate them for a DAO drop.
Scholarship: The ETHDenver 2023 #BUIDLer Scholarship Program aims to remove financial barriers in our community for folks looking to #BUIDL at ETHDenver 2023.
Attend: The Filecoin Green Monthly Meetup is happening on January 24.Β
π‘ On Our Radar
Maxity is the worldβs first Web3 social impact protocol - Contributing to the UN Global Goals and strengthening transparency in the charity sector using blockchain technology.Β
Rightful Share deploys a digital UBI to make the economy accessible to millions of aspirational and ambitious South Africans who are currently locked out of opportunities.
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