BTC logo
BTC
$108,430.19
2.81%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,900.19
2.76%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.01%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,150.22
1.97%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3553
3.70%
SOL logo
SOL
$189.33
4.78%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3167
0.44%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1907
4.67%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6528
3.63%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.95
3.30%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9998
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.72
3.04%
BCH logo
BCH
$512.20
3.24%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3155
4.19%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5947
4.99%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.17
4.35%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.27
2.23%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.5950
0.31%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1743
4.68%
BTC logo
BTC
$108,430.19
2.81%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,900.19
2.76%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.01%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,150.22
1.97%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3553
3.70%
SOL logo
SOL
$189.33
4.78%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3167
0.44%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1907
4.67%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6528
3.63%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.95
3.30%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9998
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.72
3.04%
BCH logo
BCH
$512.20
3.24%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3155
4.19%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5947
4.99%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.17
4.35%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.27
2.23%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.5950
0.31%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1743
4.68%
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ReFi for the People: How Crypto Can Help Local Communities Help Their Ecosystems

A hyper-localized breed of regenerative finance hopes to use crypto not only to improve the world’s carbon footprint but improve lives’ of local communities.

By Eliza Gkritsi
Updated Sep 28, 2023, 2:28 p.m. Published Feb 24, 2023, 3:12 p.m.
A view of the Suriname river from the Blauwe Berg. The small nation north of Brazil is home to a couple of projects trying to use blockchain to preserve the forest. (-JvL-/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
A view of the Suriname river from the Blauwe Berg. The small nation north of Brazil is home to a couple of projects trying to use blockchain to preserve the forest. (-JvL-/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)