Kent Babin

Co-founder tech/comms consultant, Web3 enthusiast, travel thriller novelist, creator of @accintrigue_pod.

[CARBON Copy ReFi @CC_ReFi_News]

The legendary @TerezaBizkova is back with a deep-dive on land stewardship and web3's role in it. Featuring @DjimoSerodio of @SilviProtocol, @regenavocado of @RifaiSicilia, @agroforestDAO, and @GainForestNow

Read 👇

https://t.co/hCkWRnxv0H

[CARBON Copy ReFi @CC_ReFi_News]

Amid soaring electricity demand, solar energy is having its moment. We sat down with @HolmesrjRob of @suno_finance to discuss how the transition might be funded and what it all means for Web3/ReFi.

A lot of great details inside 👇

https://t.co/hqqhWeLJQr

[CARBON Copy ReFi @CC_ReFi_News]

Not sure who needs to hear this, but we'll be sunsetting v1 of our API at the end of March 2026.

We'll officially launch v2 to the public at that time.

Please reach out if you're currently consuming our v1 API!

[CARBON Copy ReFi @CC_ReFi_News]

If you've been wondering what else we've been up to over the past few months, the latest edition of our newsletter explains everything!

https://t.co/zNshAWeqB3

[Greenpill Writers Guild @GreenpillWrites]

Are web3 tools actually helping ReFi communities or creating more challenges for them?

Last year, we partnered with @CC_ReFi_News to answer this question through surveys and multiple one-on-one interactions with stewards from different communities.

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[Regen Network @regen_network]

Dear programmable money 💰 on Ethereum, please meet the living world 🌎 on Regen Network! 🤝

https://t.co/L88mubgoK7

[Regen Atlas @theregenatlas]

Today is one of the last days you can support our ongoing work aggregating ReFi via Gitcoin Round 24!

📊 With the proceeds you'll help us develop public analytics pages for green token market performance

Exploratory work & donation link ↓

[Greenpill Dev Guild @greenpilldevs]

☀️Gm everyone! Two days left in the GG24 Developer Tooling & Infrastructure QF Round. If you haven’t supported us yet, now’s the time! 👇🏽

https://t.co/x58koZHuEr

And if you already have — thank you so much! Your support helps us keep building & growing the regen ecosystem. 🫰🏽🌱

[Kent Babin @kentbabin]

18 hours left!

[CARBON Copy ReFi @CC_ReFi_News]

We're on the final stretch of the #GG24 Interop, Infra, and Analytics round!

We've got 6 great ReFi projects in the round: @Atlantis_p2p @GainForestNow @SilviProtocol @regen_network @theregenatlas and us.

We'd all love your support.💚

https://t.co/drjfx7DuZq

[Kent Babin @kentbabin]

While everyone's focus is onchain, we're out there trying to demonstrate Web3's ecological and social impact on the real world.

[CARBON Copy ReFi @CC_ReFi_News]

Only 2 days left in the #GG24 Interop round on @giveth!

We'd sincerely appreciate your support in our mission to aggregate Web3 ecological and social impact data and make it available to all on our public dashboard and via an open API. 💚

https://t.co/oUxFe0StZJ

[Kent Babin @kentbabin]

The new CARBON Copy is live!

Great work by the team over the last two months to get this over the line.

We're excited about taking a data-first approach to ReFi to help the ecosystem grow.

[CARBON Copy ReFi @CC_ReFi_News]

Introducing the new CARBON Copy - an intelligence platform for the ReFi ecosystem!

https://t.co/9wh5fzCW3s

➡️ We've made impact data the priority. When you load the site, you'll see an Impact Overview first.

➡️ Each impact data category has its own dedicated page with charts, metrics, and project listing.

➡️ Our great content is still there, just not priortised as it was before.

Lots more work to do but we're excited about where things are heading. 🧑‍🍳

More details in the next edition of our newsletter!

Until then, check out the new site 👇

[arkreen @arkreen_network]

Regenerative Finance (ReFi) – a blockchain-powered climate revolution!
@kentbabin of @CC_ReFi_News links ReFi with Ethereum Localism & Bioregional Finance, reshaping local economies. Decentralized finance can cut carbon footprints by up to 15% with localized capital flows! #ReFi #Web3

[Crypto Altruists @Crypto_Altruism]

Too often Web3 is framed as THE solution for climate tech & ReFi 🌱

But as @kentbabin of @CC_ReFi_News reminds us, Web3 is one piece of a much bigger solution 🧩

The real magic happens when Blockchain + AI + DePIN + IoT + community come together to power systems change ✨

[NewTalics @Newtalics]

🌍 Web3 isn’t the only climate solution…

As @kentbabin (via @CC_ReFi_News) puts it 👇
The real impact comes when we combine forces:
🔗 Blockchain
🤖 AI
📡 DePIN
📲 IoT
👥 Community

That’s where systems change happens ✨
#ReFi #Web3 #ClimateTech #AI

[Louise Borreani @LBorreani]

1/ Generative Agentic Impact Evaluators: fascinating new paper by @dwddao & @sejal_rekhan, published this summer 🧵

[Trinity Morphy @TrinityMorphy]

A few weeks ago, @kentbabin and I took on the task to develop a funding readiness framework for ReFi projects. We believe this framework is essential because, as ReFi grant funding continues to shrink each season, the only hope for many promising projects lies in concentrated funding. Our goal is to create a tool that both projects and funders can use to assess whether a project is truly funding-ready.

We define funding readiness as the stage at which a project is prepared to take the leap toward financial sustainability with the support of external capital. To explore this, we had to confront a core dilemma in ReFi: Impact vs. Profit. Can a ReFi project generate profit while creating impact? Absolutely.

In my latest article for @CC_ReFi_News, I examine the foundational revenue models being used by ReFi projects that are creating lasting impact in their target areas. My hope is that this piece serves as both a guide and a playbook for ReFi teams working to strengthen their business models, with the highlighted projects serving as case studies for building web3 impact businesses.

👉 Foundational Revenue Models in ReFi: https://t.co/6pskzkVY77

That said, it’s important to recognise that simply having a business model does not automatically mean a project is funding ready. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing empirical insights from our findings on what truly defines funding readiness for ReFi projects.

[CeLatam 🧩 @CeLatamOrg]

For the third episode of “Meet the Community Builders” we sat down with @TerezaBizkova, co-founder of @ReFiMedellin & community lead at @FundingCommons.

From Medellín, she’s building spaces where ideas, people & purpose connect. 🌱

🧵 Here are some key insights 👇

[Crypto Altruists @Crypto_Altruism]

August Newsletter is Live!🌱📰

Highlights:
🎂Celebrating 10yrs of ETH
💚#VeBetterDAO on AutoPGF w/ @glodollar
🌐@CeloPublicGoods launches Prosperity Pass
🌱State of ReFi w/ @CC_ReFi_News' @kentbabin
🚀Staking for charity w/ @somos_axolotl

👀📩Read/Sub: https://t.co/IUYrm5XtfD

[CARBON Copy ReFi @CC_ReFi_News]

In this edition of our newsletter, we have more on the interview with @papa_raw and @LBorreani, plus big news from @ekonavi_com!

https://t.co/9miuVEVMjb

[Crypto Altruists @Crypto_Altruism]

Doing good shouldn't cost you. It should REWARD you!💚💸

For ep 5 of AutoPGF w/ @glodollar we welcome Kim of @vechainofficial to explore how #VeBetterDAO is sparking a global movement where doing good = earning crypto & building community🤝🌐

🎧Listen: https://t.co/GGbG5BG9Eg

We discuss:
🌱 How Vechain is leveraging Web3 rails to turn sustainable, everyday actions into crypto rewards
💰 The power of "x-to-earn" models in transforming impact into a positive-sum game
📱 The diverse suite of apps powering their ecosystem - from sustainable commuting to community cleanups
✨ Vechain's partnership with Glo Dollar & the future of the VeBetter movement