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To everyone who’s supported ReFi this year—thank you. Your energy fuels this movement. Let’s grow together in 2025. LFGrow! 🌱

ReFi DAO Wrapped 2024 & Whats Next? ReFi DAO’s story from the past year—our successes, learnings, and ambitious visions for 2025.

And there’s so much more!

2025 is shaping up to be a breakthrough year with big plans for the Impact Data Commons, Prosperity Passport, and the full rollout of ReFi DAO 2.0. 🚀

👉 Dive into all the details: blog.refidao.com/refi-dao-wr...

🌟 Regen Coordination: $236k+ distributed to Local Nodes, GreenPill Chapters, bioregional projects and more.

🏞️ BioFi: Supporting bioregional-scale nodes like ReFi Mediterranean and ReFi Costa Rica.

🛠️ EBF Impact Scribe: Launching tools for on-chain impact tracking & reporting.

📌 Highlights include:

🌎 Expanding Local Nodes: Empowering communities worldwide with new tools and the incubator program - 100+ participants and 18 new Local Node Profiles.

🎙️ ReFi Podcast Season 4: New voices, 11 episodes, 23k+ plays, and growing engagement.

🌍✨ ReFi DAO Wrapped 2024 is LIVE! ✨🌍

After a turbulent 2023, ReFi DAO faced funding challenges, team disbandment, and an uncertain future. This year, we rebuilt, formed new partnerships, and grew stronger—laying foundations for a regenerative movement that’s only just beginning.

🌱 Let’s create a sustainable future together—every vote counts!

By voting, you’re contributing to a vision that regenerates our planet and empowers community-driven solutions.

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🗓️ Voting Window:
🟢 Starts: December 12, 18:00 CEST
🔴 Ends: December 17, 23:59 CEST

🔵 ReFi DAO 2.0 - A Network Society to Regenerate the Earth Overview ReFi DAO is at the forefront of the Regenerative Finance (ReFi) movement, a pioneering force dedicated to leveraging Web3 technologies to regenerate the Earth’s ecosystems and foster economic systems that prioritize ecological and social well-being. Through decentralized coordination, community-driven initiatives, and the development of public goods, ReFi DAO empowers regenerative projects and communities worldwide to collaborate, innovate, and scale their impact. Key links: ReFi ...

👉 Read our detailed proposal for ReFi DAO 2.0 here: discuss.octant.app/t/refi-dao-...

Each individual with $GLM token locked in @OctantApp has one vote to distribute across multiple projects as they see fit. #Quadratic

Our proposal, ReFi DAO 2.0: A Network Society to Regenerate the Earth, focuses on:

🌿 Building local & bioregional hubs to empower communities.
🤝 Fostering global collaboration among regenerative initiatives.
⚙️ Innovating with decentralized tech to shape a better future.

🚨 @OctantApp Epoch 6 Snapshot Vote is live now! 🌍

ReFi DAO is part of an incredible lineup of 48 projects, working hard to secure one of the 18 spots in the upcoming Allocation Window. We need your support! Your votes can help strengthen the #ReFi network and drive meaningful change.

🔵 ReFi DAO 2.0 - A Network Society to Regenerate the Earth Overview ReFi DAO is at the forefront of the Regenerative Finance (ReFi) movement, a pioneering force dedicated to leveraging Web3 technologies to regenerate the Earth’s ecosystems and foster economic systems that prioritize ecological and social well-being. Through decentralized coordination, community-driven initiatives, and the development of public goods, ReFi DAO empowers regenerative projects and communities worldwide to collaborate, innovate, and scale their impact. Key links: ReFi ...

💡 Why should you vote for ReFi DAO?

Check out our detailed proposal here 👉 discuss.octant.app/t/refi-dao-...

Every vote helps us secure a place in the allocation round, strengthening the regenerative movement and amplifying impactful projects. 🌱💪

Octant App Octant is a platform that enables users to lock GLM, earn ETH rewards, and fund projects they care about

Make sure you have at least 100 GLM (available on @Coinbase, @Binance @binance, or a DEX) 'effective' locked in @OctantApp octant.app/ by tomorrow! ⏳

Done? Awesome! 🙌 Now, let’s talk about why your vote matters...

🌍✨ @OctantApp Epoch 6 Snapshot Vote starts tomorrow! ⏳

Exciting news, ReFi DAO and other #Regen projects like @Kolektivo, CARBON Copy, @citizenwallet, and @GainForestNow will be competing for a place in the allocation window.

🧵👇 Here’s how to get involved:

Regen Coordination Funding to Impact Flow

Soon 🌱

To Network State or Not to Network State | ReFi DAO Forum 🗣️ In his controversial book 'The Network State: How To Start a New Country', Balaji Srinivasan set the stage for an engaging clash of ideology & technology. Utilising insights from the ReFi DAO Forum, l...

Good to see ReFi DAO identify downsides of Balaji's network states like exclusion, inequality and conflict concerns. Embracing "coordi-nations" with voluntary association & shared values over territorial limits seems a better fit for their mission.