Equity and Inclusion in Web3: Experiences of Underrepresented Builders
Launching June 2024
Greater participation in shaping the industry will ensure the creation of products and services that address the needs of a greater swathe of people. Our newest report attempts to answer the question of empowerment in Web3 by considering access to opportunities in Web3, documenting the experiences of underrepresented builders in the industry today.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a rapidly growing but nascent industry. If properly developed and deployed, the proliferation of DeFi will lead to greater financial inclusion, consumer participation, and market efficiencies than the legacy financial system. This paper provides an overview of Decentralized Finance, including the promise and risks that it brings, and the regulatory challenges it poses. It proposes a new regulatory mantra for DeFi that differs from the principles for traditional finance, and corresponding policy recommendations that give regulators and builders a path forward to bring clarity for this fast growing industry.
Key Elements of an Effective DeFi Framework
Mercy Corps Ventures: Crypto For Good Fund Pilot Projects
Launching June 2024
Crypto Council for Innovation and Mercy Corps Ventures have partnered to produce a series of reports documenting the real-world impacts of Web3 pilot projects supported by Mercy Corps Ventures’s Crypto for Good Fund. Entrepreneurs around the world are deploying disruptive Web3 powered business models and transformative technologies to solve the biggest challenges of our time. Mercy Corps Ventures is investing in emerging economy founders focused on resilience-building solutions in inclusive fintech and climate-smart technologies, so that those living in frontier markets can withstand disruption and plan for the future.
CRADL Research: Putting people back at the center of Web3
Crypto Council for Innovation and Crypto Research and Design Lab (CRADL) have partnered to provide research and analysis on crypto and Web3 uses that are tangibly impacting people and communities’ lives. CRADL produces evidence-based research and design to support the crypto industry in achieving equitable impact. Its mission is to clear a path for an equitable Web3 where people and communities are at its center. CRADL’s research has been cited in Senate testimonies and the press.