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Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Looking to explore how blockchain, Web3, and emerging technologies like AI are changing the world for the better? Welcome to Crypto Altruists (formerly Crypto Altruism), the podcast where we highlight real-world stories of social and environmental impact powered by cryptocurrency and Web3 innovation.
Each episode features inspiring interviews with Web3 builders, changemakers, and impact leaders using decentralized technologies to tackle global challenges like climate change, financial…
Episodes
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 272 - The Great Funding Reset Part 2 - From Charity to Solidarity: What Mutual Aid Can Teach Web3
For episode 272 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we explore the intersection of mutual aid and Web3, picking up where our last episode, The Great Funding…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 271 - The Great Funding Reset: Lessons from Web3 Public Goods Funding, Humanitarian Aid Cuts, and What Comes Next
For episode 271 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we explore what we’re calling “The Great Funding Reset,” and what it means for anyone building for impact…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 270 - AI and Blockchain for NGOs: How Decentralized Technology Is Driving Innovation in International Development, with FLock.io
For episode 270 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we're excited to welcome Tiffany Wang, Head of EMEA at FLock.io, and a contributor to the Blockchain for Good…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Building for Good with G$ Episode 2 - Reimagining DAO Governance: Inside GoodDAO's Journey to a Community-Led Future
For the second installment of our series, Building for Good with G$, we're excited to welcome Sam McCarthy, who has been leading GoodDollar's work to rebuild…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 269 - Small, Local, and Sovereign: 8 Ways NGOs & Communities Are Using AI for Good Without Compromising Their Values
For episode 269 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, Drew takes a solo deep dive into one of the most pressing questions facing the nonprofit sector today: can…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 268 - From World Records to a Billion Trees: How Web3 & AI can Scale a Global Movement of Regenerators, with Jimi Cohen of Treegens
For Episode 268 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we're thrilled to welcome back Jimi Cohen, founder of Treegens and a world record tree planter. Jimi first…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 267 - When the Rains Come: How Blockchain Is Building Climate and Financial Resilience for Kenya's Informal Traders, with BlockBima, Fortune Credit, Shamba Network, and RiskShield
For episode 267 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’ve got a full house. We are joined by four guests, each representing a different piece of a groundbreaking…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 266 - Live GoodBuilders Workshop Recording: Building for everyone: Web3 Without the Complexity
For episode 266 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to share a live recording of our workshop hosted by GoodDollar, for the GoodBuilders community…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 265 - Rebuilding Trust Online: Private Digital Identity and Blockchain-Backed Verifiable Elections in the Age of AI, with UrVote & Veri
For episode 265 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we're excited to welcome Cooper Squirrell, Founder of UrVote and Veri, two companies tackling one of the most…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 264 - Crypto for Ukraine: A Case Study in Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response
For episode 264 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we have a special solo episode to celebrate the upcoming Ukrainian Independence Day on August 24th. We dive…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 263 - Innovation for Everyone: Impact Staking, Blockchain for Good, and the Future of Philanthropy, with The GSR Foundation
For episode 263 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we're excited to welcome James Newell of the GSR Foundation, a global charity and grantmaker working to ensure…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 262 - Co-ops and DAOs: What Web3 Can Learn from a Century of Cooperation & Decentralization, with D.G. Safeer Hopton
For episode 262 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we're excited to welcome D.G. Safeer Hopton, a lifelong cooperative innovator, author, and founder of the…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 261 - Why the United Nations Is Going All In on Blockchain and Crypto, and Why You Should Too
For episode 261 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we have a special solo episode in store where we explore why the United Nations is going all in on blockchain…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 260 - From PPE to Patient Access: How Crypto Philanthropy Is Supporting Frontline Health Workers
For episode 260 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we're excited to welcome Sharonda D., a registered nurse with 20 years at the bedside, a tech builder, and a…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 259 - Navigating the New Impact Landscape: Funding, Innovation, and Technology for Resilient NGOs, with Egregor
For episode 259 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Inès d'Haultfoeuille, Chief Operating Officer of Egregor, a non-profit dedicated to…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 258 - Football & Financial Inclusion: How Crypto, Sport, and Community Are Empowering Women & Girls in Somaliland, with All In For Sport
For episode 258 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Shannon Lanigan, Heenal Rajani, and Marvin Paul of All In For Sport, a decentralized…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 257 - Technology Is Not Destiny: Building AI and Crypto for Everyone, Not Just the Powerful, with Open Frontier
For episode 257 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome Erik Balsbaugh and Carole House of Open Frontier, a non-profit advocacy organization and a leading…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 256 - Blockchain for Good Meets Hunger Relief: Moving from Crypto Philanthropy to Sustainable Impact with WYDE
For episode 256 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Martin Simms and Aaron Rafferty, co-founders of WYDE, a social impact exchange built…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Building for Good with G$ Episode 1 - A Blueprint for Ecosystem Funding: GoodBuilders, FlowState, and the Power of Streaming Funds
Today we’re excited to kick off a brand new series: Building for Good with G$, where we will explore the people, projects, and communities powering the…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 255 - Separating Hype from Hope: A Pragmatic Take on AI, Crypto, and the Cost of Overpromising
For episode 255 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we're doing something a little different. No guest, no interview, just a conversation about something that's…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 254 - Memes with Meaning: How the $BONK Community Raised $600K for Animal Welfare, with Buddies for Paws
For episode 254 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Alison, Director at Buddies for Paws, a charitable initiative within the BONK…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 253 - Blockchain for Community Resilience: How Ukrainian Ecovillages Are Sheltering Thousands and Restoring the Land with Web3, with GEN Ukraine
For episode 253 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Maksym Zalevskyi , Founder of GEN Ukraine, the Ukrainian branch of the Global…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 252 - A New Model for Public Goods Funding: Conviction Voting, Streaming Proposals, and Community Coordination, with Gardens
For episode 252 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Paul Glavin, a contributor to 1Hive and Gardens, a bottom-up governance framework for…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 251 - From Savings Circles to Smart Contracts: Building Digital Infrastructure for Community Finance in Tanzania, with NEDA Labs and The Solar Foundation
For episode 251 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome David Machuche and Victor Muhagachi of NEDA Labs, and special Co-Host Jon Ruth of The…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 250 - The Quiet Revolution: Crypto on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Aid
For episode 250 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, Drew Simon, Founder of Crypto Altruists, takes listeners on a guided tour of The Quiet Revolution - five…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 249 - 2,000 Years of Decentralized Coordination: What Web3 Can Learn from Savings Circles, with JUKUMU TZ & The Solar Foundation
For episode 249 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Alinagwe Mwaselela, Director of JUKUMU TZ, and Coleen Chase, Co-Founder of The Solar…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 248 - From Local Hubs to Global Hackathon: Empowering the Next Generation of Web3 and AI Builders, with Dev3pack
For episode 248 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Solène Daviaud, founder of Dev3pack, an organization on a mission to support new…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 247 - Beyond the Crisis Response: Building Lasting Support for Ukraine Through Web3, with Alliance for Public Health
For episode 247 of Crypto Altruists, we share a special documentary-style episode featuring Tetiana of Alliance for Public Health and Ivan, a Ukrainian veteran…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 246 - Ripples of Impact: Grassroots Change Through Solar Savings Circles, with The Solar Foundation
For episode 246, we welcome back Jon Ruth and Coleen Chase, Co-Founders of The Solar Foundation, a nonprofit accelerating access to off-grid solar & productive…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 245 - Reimagining Power: Exploring Web3's Potential for Systems Change and Decentralized Impact, with SuperBenefit
For episode 245 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Heenal, Marv, and rathermercurial of SuperBenefit, a decentralized collective on a…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 244 - Earn While You Give: How Impact Staking Is Redefining Philanthropy, with Launchnodes & Lido Impact Staking
For episode 244 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome back Jaydeep Korde, CEO of Launchnodes and Founder of Lido Impact Staking. When we…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 243 - 3 Million Farmers, 347 Million Trees: Building the Philippines' First Digital Carbon Office with Hedera
For episode 243, we welcome Stefan Deiss, Co-Founder and CEO of The Hashgraph Group, a Web3 technology company building enterprise-grade solutions in the…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 242 - Special Live Episode - Impact Onchain: Bridging the Gap for Nonprofits and Changemakers
For episode 242, we take a break from the regular format for a special live episode highlighting our recent community space: "Impact Onchain: Bridging the Gap…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 241 - Building Local Economies from the Ground Up: Commitment Pooling and Community Currencies, with Grassroots Economics & The Solar Foundation
For episode 241, we welcome Will Ruddick, Founder of Grassroots Economics and architect behind Sarafu Network and the Cosmo-Local Credit DAO. We are also…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 240 - From Afghanistan to Rural India: Blockchain and Humanitarian Resilience, with Algorand Foundation & HesabPay
For episode 240, we welcome Matthew Keller, Impact Lead at the Algorand Foundation, and Nigel Pont, Senior Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs at both HesabPay…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 239 - GoodDollar - Inside the GoodBuilders Program: Funding, Mentorship, and Building Impact with G$
For Episode 239, we’re excited to welcome Rael Kilonzo, Developer Community Lead, and Hadar Rottenberg, Tech Lead at GoodDollar, a protocol designed to deliver…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 238 - Web3 Foundation - Proof of Personhood, Community Currencies, and Empowering NGOs with Polkadot & Kusama
For episode 236, we’re excited to welcome Bill Laboon, VP of Ecosystem at Web3 Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting the growth of the Polkadot and…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 237 - What Are We Building For? Democracy, Authoritarianism, and the Future of Crypto
For Episode 237 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re going to something a bit different. In this special solo episode, host Drew Simon reflects on the…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 236 - Superset - Stablecoins for Good: The Infrastructure Powering the Future of Global Impact
For episode 236, we’re excited to welcome Jamie Green, COO of Superset, a crypto start-up on a mission to improve stablecoin efficiency & reliability. Before…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 235 - Karma - Funding Impact Without the Chaos: Onchain Attestations, Reputation, & Sustainable Web3 Funding
For episode 235, we’re excited to welcome Mahesh Murthy, Founder of Karma, a platform helping ecosystems fund projects in the open, and helping builders turn…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 234 - Geo - Community-Governed Knowledge for the Open Internet, with The Graph Co-Founder Yaniv Tal
For episode 234, we’re excited to welcome Yaniv Tal, a legendary builder who has helped shape the foundations of Web3 as we know it. Yaniv is the co-founder…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 233 - 2025 Web3 for Good Year in Review - Top Crypto Impact Trends and Predictions
For episode 233, for our third annual Year in Review episode, I’m excited to welcome Sam Flanagan and Abeera Akhtar from Web3ForGood. We reflect on the biggest…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 232 - Bread Cooperative - Solidarity Over Speculation: Embedding Cooperative Values into Blockchain Infrastructure
For episode 232, I’m excited to welcome Joshua Dávila, a longtime organizer, writer, and builder at the intersection of progressive politics and crypto. Josh…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 231 - Ripple Impact - Building the Rails for Good: Inside Ripple’s $1B Vision for Impact Finance
For episode 231, we welcome Eric van Miltenburg, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Ripple, the organization behind the XRP cryptocurrency and…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 230 - Bioregional Reforestation: How Crypto is Transforming Localized Climate Finance
For Episode 230, we welcome Djimo Serodio, Founder of Silvi, and Jon Ruth, Co-Founder of the Climate Coordination Network, two leaders helping reimagine how…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 229 - hum.community - From Charity to Shared Agency: Participatory Funding and the Future of Local Impact
For Episode 229, I’m thrilled to welcome Mark Pascall, Co-Founder of The Wellbeing Protocol and the newly launched hum.community a participatory funding…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 228 - Beyond the Crypto Hype - 8 Real World Stories of How Blockchain is Driving Global Impact
For episode 228, we have something special in store. In Web3, we spend a lot of time talking about potential: what blockchain could unlock for climate, aid…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 227 - Sostento’s Crypto Advisory Board - Bringing Blockchain Into the Fight for Healthcare Equity
For episode 227, we're excited to welcome Joe Agoada, CEO of Sostento. Joe has spent his career fighting to ensure that no one falls through the cracks of the…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 226 - Azos - Better Money for a Better Planet: How Stablecoins Can Fund Climate Action
For episode 226, I’m exited to welcome 0xJoshua and Penguin, Co-Founders of Azos, a third-generation DeFi protocol using blockchain technology to turn…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 225 - Stellar and Hoops Sagrado - How Basketball and Crypto Are Powering Financial Inclusion in Guatemala
For episode 225 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Lindsay Poss, former Hoops Sagrado player and current Campaign Architect behind their…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 224 - Pesabase - How Stablecoins Are Transforming Remittances and Empowering Local Economies in South Sudan
For episode 224 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Eric Alsop, Chief Technology Officer at Pesabase, a fintech platform using blockchain…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 223 - Octant Epoch 9 Special Part 2 - Building a New Creator Economy on Ethereum
For Episode 223, we continue our celebration of Octant Epoch 9 with part 2 of our Storytelling on Ethereum series where we explore how creators, educators, and…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 222 - Octant Epoch 9 Special - Communicating Ethereum's Human Story to the Masses
For episode 222 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we kick off part 1 of a short series celebrating Octant Epoch 9. It's called Storytelling on Ethereum…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 221 - M3tering Protocol - Tokenizing Solar Power: The Future of Decentralized Clean Energy on the Blockchain
For episode 221 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome I. Christwin, Co-Founder of M3tering Protocol and Switch Electric. His journey into…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 220 - PrismaX - Decentralized AI, Robotics, and blockchain as Infrastructure for Humanity
For episode 220 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Bayley Wang, Co-founder & CEO of PrismaX, a robotics intelligence platform building…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Growing Good Episode 3 - From Crypto to Community: Telaga Charity’s Mission to Transform Impact in Indonesia
Welcome to Episode 3 of Growing Good on Solana, our three-part mini-series where we dive into the Solana impact ecosystem and highlight visionary builders…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 219 - growthepie & Onchain - From World Computer to World Ledger: Ethereum’s 10-Year Journey of Impact
For episode 219 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re excited to welcome Matthias (Matze) Seidl of growthepie and Leon Waidmann of the Onchain Foundation to…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 218 - Hype, Harm, or Hope? AI & Blockchain at the Crossroads of Human Coordination and Global Impact
For episode 218 of the Crypto Altruists Podcast, we tackle a big question: What happens when you combine the intelligence of AI with the transparency and…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 217 - Olas - How Decentralized Media Can Combat Disinformation and Rebuild Trust in Journalism
For episode 217 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we’re joined by Ciarán Murray, Founder of Olas, an ownerless, open-source protocol for publishing and…
- Crypto Altruists: Real-World Stories of Social & Environmental Impact with Web3
Episode 216 - Kava - How Decentralized AI Can Help Web3 Communities Scale Impact, Onboard Users, and Deepen Engagement
For episode 216, we’re excited to welcome Tony Pham, Chief Marketing Officer at Kava, to explore how decentralized AI and blockchain can work hand-in-hand to…