Discover who’s building with Ethereum to solve global challenges.
Hypercerts are semi-fungible tokens that document the impact of a project, including who did the work, what was done, and when. These tokens can be evaluated by third parties and sold to funders, allowing contributors to receive funding based on the actual impact of their work.
Optimism is a collective dedicated to funding public goods and driving Ethereum’s long-term sustainability. Through its governance structure, the Optimism Collective coordinates efforts among developers, communities, and organizations to support impactful projects, reinforcing Ethereum’s role as a public good.
ReFi DAO is a network society on a mission to regenerate the earth by envisioning a global regenerative economy rooted in local startup communities. These communities aim to acquire land and other real-world assets to drive towards a net zero economy by 2050, in alignment with the Paris Agreement targets. ReFi DAO looks to address the climate emergency, biodiversity collapse, and social injustices by revamping the economic system to value people and the planet as a single living system.
Regen Atlas is a global, open-source marketplace for green crypto-assets, designed to simplify discovery, trading, and creation of sustainability-linked tokens. It offers a geospatial interface that aggregates the full value chain—issuers, certifiers, raters, buyers—so users can explore diverse regenerative assets, from carbon credits to biodiversity tokens. Regen Atlas integrates Uniswap to enable one-click on-chain purchases of Celo-based green assets and has expanded to list over 100 assets built with expanded UI support and new geographic incentives through its evolving interface and database
Self Protocol is an identity verification system that leverages zero-knowledge proofs to enable Sybil-resistant token distributions and user authentication without compromising personal data. By validating user attributes such as age or location through passport verification, Self Protocol ensures that decentralized applications can authenticate real users while maintaining privacy.
Silvi is a citizen-powered reforestation platform built on transparency and community engagement. The Silvi App allows anyone, from rural farmers to urban green stewards, to register and monitor trees, report on growth, and document reforestation efforts. Using tools like Treekipedia and the Ecological Benefits Framework, Silvi enables transparent monitoring, reporting, and verification of climate impact, including financial incentives through TreeForwards.
Sky is the successor to MakerDAO, the pioneering DeFi protocol that first introduced decentralized stablecoins on Ethereum. It governs and issues USDS, a crypto-backed stablecoin designed to maintain parity with the U.S. dollar without depending on banks or centralized custodians. Sky operates entirely through smart contracts, ensuring that decisions and risk management are handled transparently onchain. Guided by a global community of token holders, it emphasizes decentralization, censorship resistance, and the long-term resilience of open financial systems.
Tether is a stablecoin designed to maintain a stable value by pegging its price to the U.S. dollar. Founded in 2014, it has grown into one of the most influential firms in the crypto industry, with reserves and attestations published to support its tokens. Tether plays a central role in global crypto markets by offering liquidity, settlement infrastructure, and a dollar alternative in regions with limited banking access. Beyond stablecoins, the company has expanded into areas such as renewable energy and bitcoin mining, signaling broader ambitions in the digital economy.