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The best of Smesher -- the newsletter for humans in crypto
We started Smesher with one goal: connecting with others who think crypto should serve humanity and not the other way around.
Each issue explores a topic; from Mothers to Wind, from Hunger to Protopia, then asks one question: How can crypto help, and contribute to a more just and beautiful society for all?
Moving forward, we are stepping up our game, with a new design on the way, a bi-weekly newsletter, a podcast for delving deeper into the topics of the newsletter, and a more community-led effort.
😎 If you’re a writer or an artist, a reporter or a researcher, and you’d like to contribute to future issues, drop us a line at daria@spacemesh.io
🐬 And now, some of the best bits of Smesher so far.🐬
BEST CRYPTO FOR-PROFIT X HUMANITY
🌾 BanQu utilizes blockchain to give its big clients, like Coca-Cola and Vodacom, transparency and accountability in their supply chain. And it gives refugees, displaced people and last-mile-farmers the means to establish a verifiable digital identity. Thus, turning the unbanked population into people who can participate in the global economy.
👉👉 Read more about Hunger & Crypto
BEST PROTOPIA-EXPLAINED TALK
Futurist Monika Bielskyte, who says that “utopia has always been someone else’s dystopia,” suggests how we should approach reaching protopia in this video.
“Think about technology as something unexotic,” she suggests, “simply as an extension of our bodies and our minds. Because technological innovation without humanitarian evolution always equals oppressive future. And technology doesn’t lead the way, it follows our intentions.”
👉👉 Read more about Protopia & Crypto
BEST CRYPTO SUPERHERO
🌱 Will Ruddick, founder of Grassroots Economics, a non-profit that empowers marginalized communities with blockchain, is a crypto superhero. 👉👉 Read more about Supervillains & Crypto
BEST BOOK RECOMMENDATION
❄️ If you’re intrigued by the intersection of language, tribalism, and technology, then you’re ready for Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
👉👉 Read more on Tower of Babel & Crypto
BEST WIND-ENERGY X CRYPTO
🎐 ETB is a company that uses wind electricity for cryptocurrency mining, to secure alternative financing for the development of renewable energy production. Keeping our fingers crossed to see this one grow.
👉👉 Read more on Wind & Crypto
BEST CRYPTO IN SERVICE OF ART
🎨 Cinnamon is a platform that enables video content creators to get paid 4 times per second! For this, it uses Coil — a web monetization provider that lets online creators generate revenue from their web content, with a model called streaming micropayments.
At the heart of Coil is the Interledger Protocol, which is not based on blockchain, but uses some key concepts from it, such as a decentralized design and cryptography-based security.
👉👉 Read more on Artist Economy & Crypto
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