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A new chapter for Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi)
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The CARBON Copy Newsletter🔮 Our predictions for ReFi in 2025 🔮
Taking a peek into our crystal ball to see what's in store for ReFi this coming year
The CARBON Copy NewsletterIs ReFAI the future?
AI agents are all the rage in crypto, but can they actually help ReFi?
The CARBON Copy NewsletterIntroducing the New CARBON Copy
A new chapter for Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi)
Subscribe to The CARBON Copy Newsletter
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First off, we'd like to wish all of you a happy, prosperous, and regenerative 2026!
It may be cliche to say that 2026 is pivotal for the ReFi ecosystem. With fundraising opportunities even more uncertain than usual, this may be the year we find out once and for all what works and what doesn't.
A few of the things were looking forward to watching:
Adoption of the Azos $AZUSD impact stablecoin
Growth of Ethereum Localism
Expansion of the Regen Commons movement
Rollout of Arkreen's portable eCandle solar charger
Progress of Glow Foundation
Launch of Ethereum staking to fund regen initiatives (Squad Staking)
We plan to release the 2026 version of the State of ReFi report in Q2, so we hope to have updates on some of the above!
As for us, we've got some of our own updates to share:
SDG Impact Tracker
Funding Readiness Framework
Web3 Tooling Series
CARBON Copy Site
Sunsetting CARBON Copy API v1
Read on for more details!
First on the list is a UN SDG tracker we added to CARBON Copy thanks to a GG24 grant from Regen Coordination.
There are two primary goals of the tracker:
Help people understand Web3's progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Lay the foundation for future data aggregation.
The challenge currently is the lack of data. A core part of another GG24 grant we received is to significantly increase the number of projects we are getting data from. We specifically want to target the bigger projects who themselves are data aggregators for people and/or projects.
Take a look here:
A dedicated dashboard for tracking Web3's progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Next up is the funding readiness framework app we created as part of the ARQ research series last year. With the help of a pilot grant from the GG24 PG Tooling round, we were able to make the app a reality.
At its core, FRF is aimed at helping projects signal their readiness for growth-level funding ($50,000+). On one side, the projects provide details about various aspects of themselves. On the other, ecosystem leaders evaluate project submissions to create an aggregate score. Through the wisdom of the crowd, we think FRF will enable accurate signalling to funders.
We also see submissions as something projects can carry with them when they apply for grants, instead of having to retype answers to the same questions over and over.
This is the first separate app that we've built on top of CARBON Copy. For now, the integration between the two is subtle, but we hope to expand it in the near future. We've also integrated Karma to help provide additional context to evaluators and Ethereum Attestation Framework so that projects and evaluators can attest to their submissions and evaluations, respectively.
Check it out here:
The Funding Readiness Framework is an open-source project developed by CARBON Copy to help Web3 ecosystems and grant round operators understand which projects are ready for growth-level funding.
As part of a GG23 Dapps & Apps round grant, we partnered with Greenpill Writers Guild to produce a research series on Web3 tooling use by ReFi projects. This week, we published the first of three articles, with the remaining two scheduled for February 2nd and 9th.
This research series draws on interviews, surveys, and case studies to understand the real-world impact of Web3 tooling within ReFi projects. The insights will feed into the Local ReFi Toolkit, a resource designed to help communities navigate coordination challenges with practical strategies and infrastructure choices.
Give it a read here:
Aside from the tracker and data integration, we have some more exciting plans thanks to the GG24 Interop and Analytics round.
Chains page where the data is broken down by chain ecosystem
Charts for individual project metrics viewable on project profile pages
Updated fundraising data and a refreshed fundraising page that will include everything, not just venture funding
A redesigned impact feed on the homepage that relies on other sources besides Karma
We think the above will further our mission to be the provider of open Web3 impact data.
Stay tuned for updates!
When we launched the new version of CARBON Copy last October, we also began a transition from the v1 API to our new v2 API. And while we won't be shutting the v1 API down immediately, we do aim to do so before the end of Q1 this year.
What's new in v2?
We've streamlined our endpoints and designed them with open data in mind. We will soon launch a client API key registration page that will allow anyone to create an API key for free and begin accessing our data.
We've recently added the following projects:
Bread Cooperative is a worker collective building tech.
LAKE is a pioneering ecosystem introducing Digital Water — real, premium spring water digitalized for borderless access, trade, and ownership.
Olas is an open protocol for sharing, interrogating and aggregating trustworthy information.
Minilend enables users from developing countries to save in stablecoins and use it as collateral to access credit in their local currencies.
Haraka issues stablecoin-based microloans based on social reputation.
Telaga Charity enables donations to the people of Indonesia.
Etherisc is the leading blockchain platform revolutionising the build, purchase and sale of parametric insurance.
OceanBlocks is dedicated to finding ways to evolve ESG strategies into ESV strategies by locating value in the transition toward a greener economy.
You can see our full database of projects here:
See an overview of projects and categories in the Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi) ecosystem.
A deep dive into our funding readiness framework and how it can help projects prepare themselves for growth-level funding
Visit us at to get more news, analysis, and data from the Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi) space.
A data-driven tool tracking the Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi) ecosystem.
First off, we'd like to wish all of you a happy, prosperous, and regenerative 2026!
It may be cliche to say that 2026 is pivotal for the ReFi ecosystem. With fundraising opportunities even more uncertain than usual, this may be the year we find out once and for all what works and what doesn't.
A few of the things were looking forward to watching:
Adoption of the Azos $AZUSD impact stablecoin
Growth of Ethereum Localism
Expansion of the Regen Commons movement
Rollout of Arkreen's portable eCandle solar charger
Progress of Glow Foundation
Launch of Ethereum staking to fund regen initiatives (Squad Staking)
We plan to release the 2026 version of the State of ReFi report in Q2, so we hope to have updates on some of the above!
As for us, we've got some of our own updates to share:
SDG Impact Tracker
Funding Readiness Framework
Web3 Tooling Series
CARBON Copy Site
Sunsetting CARBON Copy API v1
Read on for more details!
First on the list is a UN SDG tracker we added to CARBON Copy thanks to a GG24 grant from Regen Coordination.
There are two primary goals of the tracker:
Help people understand Web3's progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Lay the foundation for future data aggregation.
The challenge currently is the lack of data. A core part of another GG24 grant we received is to significantly increase the number of projects we are getting data from. We specifically want to target the bigger projects who themselves are data aggregators for people and/or projects.
Take a look here:
A dedicated dashboard for tracking Web3's progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Next up is the funding readiness framework app we created as part of the ARQ research series last year. With the help of a pilot grant from the GG24 PG Tooling round, we were able to make the app a reality.
At its core, FRF is aimed at helping projects signal their readiness for growth-level funding ($50,000+). On one side, the projects provide details about various aspects of themselves. On the other, ecosystem leaders evaluate project submissions to create an aggregate score. Through the wisdom of the crowd, we think FRF will enable accurate signalling to funders.
We also see submissions as something projects can carry with them when they apply for grants, instead of having to retype answers to the same questions over and over.
This is the first separate app that we've built on top of CARBON Copy. For now, the integration between the two is subtle, but we hope to expand it in the near future. We've also integrated Karma to help provide additional context to evaluators and Ethereum Attestation Framework so that projects and evaluators can attest to their submissions and evaluations, respectively.
Check it out here:
The Funding Readiness Framework is an open-source project developed by CARBON Copy to help Web3 ecosystems and grant round operators understand which projects are ready for growth-level funding.
As part of a GG23 Dapps & Apps round grant, we partnered with Greenpill Writers Guild to produce a research series on Web3 tooling use by ReFi projects. This week, we published the first of three articles, with the remaining two scheduled for February 2nd and 9th.
This research series draws on interviews, surveys, and case studies to understand the real-world impact of Web3 tooling within ReFi projects. The insights will feed into the Local ReFi Toolkit, a resource designed to help communities navigate coordination challenges with practical strategies and infrastructure choices.
Give it a read here:
Aside from the tracker and data integration, we have some more exciting plans thanks to the GG24 Interop and Analytics round.
Chains page where the data is broken down by chain ecosystem
Charts for individual project metrics viewable on project profile pages
Updated fundraising data and a refreshed fundraising page that will include everything, not just venture funding
A redesigned impact feed on the homepage that relies on other sources besides Karma
We think the above will further our mission to be the provider of open Web3 impact data.
Stay tuned for updates!
When we launched the new version of CARBON Copy last October, we also began a transition from the v1 API to our new v2 API. And while we won't be shutting the v1 API down immediately, we do aim to do so before the end of Q1 this year.
What's new in v2?
We've streamlined our endpoints and designed them with open data in mind. We will soon launch a client API key registration page that will allow anyone to create an API key for free and begin accessing our data.
We've recently added the following projects:
Bread Cooperative is a worker collective building tech.
LAKE is a pioneering ecosystem introducing Digital Water — real, premium spring water digitalized for borderless access, trade, and ownership.
Olas is an open protocol for sharing, interrogating and aggregating trustworthy information.
Minilend enables users from developing countries to save in stablecoins and use it as collateral to access credit in their local currencies.
Haraka issues stablecoin-based microloans based on social reputation.
Telaga Charity enables donations to the people of Indonesia.
Etherisc is the leading blockchain platform revolutionising the build, purchase and sale of parametric insurance.
OceanBlocks is dedicated to finding ways to evolve ESG strategies into ESV strategies by locating value in the transition toward a greener economy.
You can see our full database of projects here:
See an overview of projects and categories in the Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi) ecosystem.
A deep dive into our funding readiness framework and how it can help projects prepare themselves for growth-level funding
Visit us at to get more news, analysis, and data from the Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi) space.
A data-driven tool tracking the Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi) ecosystem.
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