ReFi Podcast

Kolektivo Framework with Luuk and Pat

John and Simar welcome Luuk and Pat from Kolektivo, who are two great pioneers of the Regen space. They dig down on the Kolektivo Framework and describe some of the great outcomes within Curaçao, which has been the location for on the ground research to develop new models and technologies for regenerative economies.. Luuk also whets the appetite for the upcoming Kolektivo Festival 🎉 Links below! 00:00 Intro 05:07 What is Kolektivo? 06:16 Pat's draw to Kolektivo 07:44 Origins of working in Curaçao 14:52 What does Regen mean to you? 17:50 The Kolektivo Network-Deep Dive 22:09 Flipping the economic crisis to drive local development 27:24 GeoNFTs 30:51 Positive outcome stories 37:17 Local grants concept 40:01 Natural Capital Assets 47:35 Ensuring integrity 52:46 Refi CTA 56:10 Get involved with Kolektivo (Festival) -------------------------------------------- Follow Luuk and Pat, and check out Kolektivo: Website: https://www.kolektivo.network On Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kolektivo Luuk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LuukDAO Pat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/papa_raw -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow: https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto https://twitter.com/simarsmangat Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com

Automating Climate Impact with Kieran and Andrew from Return Protocol

John Ellison is joined by Kieran and Andrew from Return to have a chat ahead of the drop of the beta version of their new application, which makes it super easy for anybody to take #climateaction on-chain in just a few clicks, with all of the usual complexities taken away.. #refi #web3 #climateimpact 00:00 Intro 03:06 What is Return? 05:25 How does it work? 08:30 How are you different? 10:52 Celebrating climate action on return and blockchain 14:14 Where did this idea come from?.. 16:33 Obstacles in your way? 20:13 AWS and online identity 22:14 Privacy 23:48 Business model? 25:45 Growth? 27:46 Calculating on-chain emissions 35:42 Where's ReFi headed? 40:20 CTA 41:22 Future investment opportunities 42:20 Advice for builders 45:38 Knowledge resources Follow Kieran and Andrew, and check out Return: Website: https://www.return.green  On Twitter: https://twitter.com/returnprotocol  Kieran on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kierwhite Kieran on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-luke-white Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-porter-a10953b4/ -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow: https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist  https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto https://twitter.com/simarsmangat Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com 

Climate Impact Staking with Helena and Doug from Spirals Protocol

In this episode of ReFi Podcast, John and Simar are joined by Helena and Doug, and they really dig down on everything Spirals Protocol, which uses yield generated from staking on Celo and directs the flow towards climate positive projects.. 00:00 Intro 04:13 What is Spirals protocol? 05:46 How Doug met Helena, A ReFi story.. 12:07 What’s been learned around the launch? 15:51 High value climate impact projects 21:34 Spirals user experience 25:31 Governance 26:00 Passive/Active staking 26:45 Yield sources? 29:21 Rollout phases 32:37 Natural asset backed treasury 33:48 Explosion of DMRV 36:20 Funding and shared visions 38:30 Biggest dream o what this could become? 40:18 This is opt-in 42:39 Founder's life/ ReFi Bubble 46:53 CTA Follow Helena and Doug, and check out Spirals Protocol: Website: https://www.spirals.so On Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpiralsProtocol Helena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelenaMerk Doug on Twitter: https://twitter.com/douglasqian-------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow: https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist  https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto  https://twitter.com/simarsmangat  Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com 

What is ReFi?

In this episode John and Simar take a chance to pause and unpack, what is ReFi? Taking a look at the origin of the movement, the core concepts, ideas, and technology that make it possible, but above all provide a resounding invitation to all who want to do their part in this #climate symphony to make a difference..00:00 Intro 03:12 So what is ReFi? 05:11 What is money? 11:49 The notion of interest 14:00 What’s next for how we think about the internet? 15:32 Sandbox of experimentation20:27 Reflow of value, offsetting 24:05 DAOs 29:58 Hurdle of adoption for these new tools 32:30 MRV 34:34 What is a blockchain? 35:05 What is a smart contract? 39:38 Game theory of fossil fuel emissions 41:30 Individual empowerment through blockchain technology 43:33 The Carbon Market within ReFi 47:39 Measuring other planetary health factors beyond carbon 51:15 The story of self 58:30 The potential future we hope for -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow: https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist  https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto https://twitter.com/simarsmangat Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com

Angry Teenagers with Ben an Eline from Ecomint

John Ellison sits with Ben and Eline from Ecomint, and they discuss the stories and details behind Angry Teenagers; An NFT collection which is funding a reforestation project on depleted land in Ghana as well as investing in badly needed infrastructure for the local communities who are deeply involved with the on-ground work there. This is a great chat about a really exciting #refi project that leverages the energy and urgency of the youth of the world and aims to draw a direct line between investors and real world impact using #nfts, community building and the power of #web3 00:00 Intro 02:25 What is angry teenagers? 03:40 Eline's background 04:54 Unpacking The NFT collection 10:33 Making this work fun and engaging, artwork and branding.. 12:33 Governance - Opt-out voting 14:29 Active action, not passive 15:29 The Ghana Project 19:06 Positive externalities for local communities 23:45 The Ecology of Money 26:00 Managing frontline communication and dealing with misconception 29:00 Game changer for the charity and donation world 30:25 Organization architecture 33:15 Verifiers, buyers, who are they? 38:36 Carbon offset messaging doesn't work 42:40 The unit economics 47:00 Just regeneration, not preservation? 48:17 Who else is working on this? 51:40 CTA Follow Ben and Eline and check out Angry Teenagers: Website: https://www.angryteenagers.xyz/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/angryteensNFT Ben on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/benwhately Eline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elinehq -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow: https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto https://twitter.com/simarsmangat Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com 

Impact Hyperstructures with Kevin from Gitcoin

On episode 4 of ReFi Podcast Season Two, John chats with Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin and thought leader working to incentivize public goods. We explore Kevin’s story, dive into what it means to take the “Green Pill”, and learn all about Kevin’s vision for how web3 can solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time. Recorded live at SBS in Paris.. 00:00 Intro 01:56 Quadratic Funding History 04:30 Why we launched GTC 08:10 Gitcoin Passports 10:47 The idea of ‘Lunar Punk’ 13:28 Green Pill 16:33 What kind of world are our kids going to grow up in? 18:22 Galaxy brain ideas into memes. 22:00 Local people are best to solve problems 23:55 Quadratic funding in Colorado during pandemic 25:28 Why blockchain is well positioned to solve global communication failure 29:00 Spinning the flywheel of sybil resistance 30:00 Web3 has to provide mainstream utility 34:04 ‘Carbon credits’ for poverty reduction, biodiversity restoration 36:44 Solar punk & web3 ready to bear fruit 39:20 Why Kevin stood down from leadership at Gitcoin 44:00 What can we do to help? 47:14 Advice for a young entrepreneur? 50:38 Ideas are fun but stressful 52:38 How do you manage a business of this size? 54:30 Hyperstructures Follow Kevin and check out Gitcoin: Website: https://gitcoin.co/ Gitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gitcoin Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/owocki -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow: https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto https://twitter.com/simarsmangat Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com 

Carbon & Innovation with Benoit from Verra

On episode 3 of ReFi Podcast Season Two, your hosts John and Simar chat with Benoît Clément, Director of Financial Innovation at Verra. We explore Benoît’s personal story, what it means to tackle the climate crisis while working at Verra, and get his perspective on the future of on-chain carbon markets.   Some of the topics we jump into: 0:00 Introduction3:07 Benoit’s Story4:32 Re-Forestry6:03 Web3 & AI Background7:30 Working at Verra9:40 Addressing Climate Change12:04 Voluntary Carbon Market13:35 Standards, Methodology & Integrity16:48 Defining Integrity18:21 Social Impact19:20 Transparency & Pricing21:12 History of On-Chain Carbon22:17 KlimaDAO's Theory of Change23:10 Awakening Dormant Credits24:00 Zombie Credits24:55 Verra's Public Consultation25:38 Retail Investors & Hype27:00 Efficiency of Impact31:20 Verra Tokenization33:44 Fraud34:04 Environmental integrity 35:33 Anonymity of Entities39:19 Regulatory Landscape41:02 Tokenization of Carbon Credits50:18 ‘Private vs Public’ Blockchains 52:20 Innovating Verra's Model55:45 Engaging in Public Consultations57:38 Stakeholder Considerations59:59 Digital Measurement, Reporting & Verification Follow Benoit and check out Verra: https://benoitclement.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoit-e-clement  https://verra.org  -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow:https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist  https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto https://twitter.com/simarsmangatThanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com 

Preserving the Amazon with Luis from Moss

On episode 2 of ReFi Podcast Season Two, we chat with Luis Adaime, founder and CEO of MOSS. We explore Luis’ journey, why protecting the Amazon is a global priority, and how the solutions to achieving his ambitious vision are remarkably simple. Some of the topics we jump into: 0:00 Introduction01:50 Luis' origin story06:25 How do we break the cycle10:50 The most scarce asset12:30 Existing carbon projects13:24 The challenge15:20 Where are we today?17:48 Digitizing and automating20:26 The solution is there22:30 The cost of the Amazon24:40 Don't buy Bitcoin, buy the Amazon26:00 The numbers30:00 Protecting the Amazon43:39 What's driving the demand?53:23 Save with carbon credits54:40 Saving humankind Follow Luis and check out MOSS: https://twitter.com/luis_adaime  https://twitter.com/moss_earth  -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow:https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist  https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto https://twitter.com/simarsmangatThanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com 

Welcome to Season Two

We kick-off season two by welcoming Simar, founding partner of Magic Ventures as a new host on the show! He shares his story and ReFi journey so far. We discuss the challenges and exciting solutions we have encountered whilst carving out this new collaborative community... Some of the topics we jump into: 00:00 Introduction 03:52 Simar's story 11:05 Boundaries of the past 13:30 A platform for all 14:47 Ecosystem mindset 18:37 Tribalism in ReFi 26:00 Web3, a piece of the puzzle 30:00 Culture of collaboration 34:20 Magic Ventures 39:10 Climate needs capital 47:20 Net zero 49:33 Changes is non-linear 51:25 Welcome to ReFi 52:14 Season two Connect with Simar and check out Magic Ventures: https://twitter.com/simarsmangat   https://magic.vc https://twitter.com/magicventures11  -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow:https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist  https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com 

Episode 11: Investing in ReFi with Kristin

On episode 11 of ReFi Podcast we chat with Kristin McDonald, from Eniac Ventures. We touch on the dynamics of moving the carbon market on-chain, the emerging trends in that space, and we take a look beyond carbon, and the future of valuing, and tokenizing biodiversity..Some of the topics we jump into:00:00 Intro 02:35 "My original a-ha moment with crypto..." 04:40 Is Web2 following the trend of financialilzation of natural resources? Or just Web3? 06:00 Rewarding work in Web2 is really hard.. 07:28 What was the focus on your studies on the path to where you are now? 08:49 "efficient capital allocation is a really , really powerful tool..How do we incentivize behavior that is beneficial for everyone?.." 12:14 What's the stumbling block for mass adoption of climate tech in Web3? "Cultural clash..need to bridge communities of traditional climate space and Web3 space.." 17:00 Climate community response to all the recent new protocols and innovations? 19:00 "Cambrian explosion of new projects has validated opinion of this is a waste of energy..increased fragmentation.." 20:41 What do you see as the first leverage point for mass adoption? "seeing traditional companies buying on-chain carbon.." 25:08 Thoughts on the emerging on-chain carbon market?  30:57 You're understanding of science around net zero?  "There's a difference between decabonizing and net zero.."36:02 2030 2040 targets, how do they affect your work as a VC? 37:27 What's exciting you about deploying capital?  39:27 Do you see the market pushing beyond carbon? 40:43 "Climate change is so urgent, we have this myopic focus on reducing emissions..simple narrative.."  41:15 Cambrian explosion within ReFi movement  44:20 "The level of collaboration within ReFi is just wild and unprecedented.."  44:45 How do you approach valuing protocols, web3 ventures?  47:07 factors for founders to consider when trying to raise a seed round of investment?  49:26 Is venture capitalism becoming more collaborative outside of Web3?  51:12 What do you see happening beyond carbon?  54:09 "glimmers of hope of new innovation to tackle MRV problems..Drones..LIDAR.."   56:50 Prioritizing/maximizing carbon pulldown or biodiversity 01:02:30 Any specific companies you've come across taking a look at the climate challenges?  01:05:15 How can people connect with you?  Follow Kristin and check out Eniac Ventures:https://twitter.com/KristinEIisehttps://twitter.com/eniacvc--------------------------------------------Join the conversation on Twitter, follow https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOisthttps://twitter.com/climateXcryptohttps://twitter.com/johnx25bd