And a special thanks to Luiz for writing this post

What is Bread Cooperative?

Bread Cooperative is the evolution (not a pivot) from Breadchain — a worker collective building solidarity tools more accessible to broader communities — from the Bread Solidarity Fund (previously named Bread Crowdstaking) to upcoming tools like Bread Stacks (collective savings) and Bread Safety Net (community insurance). 

Bread Coop is grounded in four key principles:

• Dual Power — Building parallel tech institutions from the grassroots;

• Economic Democracy — Striving for democratically allocated resources rather than market-driven ones;

• Mutual Aid — Communal solidarity through reciprocal exchange for mutual benefit;

• Transparent Governance — Everyone should have a say, with power holders held accountable.

Through the Bread Solidarity Fund, real funding is channeled for member projects every month — now including Regen Coordination! The The fund works by turning passive crypto yields into active community funding, providing continuous support through community-directed yield distribution.

With over $40,000 distributed to member projects and a growing community united by solidarity, Bread Cooperative is demonstrating what a worker-owned future can look like.

Why This Transition, Why Now?

We agree with our friends at ReFi DAO that transitioning the membership to Regen Coordination unlocks even greater potential for interconnecting networks, communities, and movements.

Regen Coordination is a values-aligned alliance of Web3-enabled communities working together to drive ecological, social, and economic regeneration. 

Founded by ReFi DAO and Greenpill Network with support from Celo Public Goods and Gitcoin, Regen Coordination weaves together local and global networks to create shared infrastructure, coordinate funding rounds, and advance collective impact. 

This transition brings Bread Coop closer to Regen Coordination's constellation of local and global networks - including ReFi Nodes, Greenpill Chapters, BioFi Hubs, and more - supporting the creation & adoption of novel (regenerative) financial systems by local place-based communities, going beyond the historical disconnection of crypto from real/local economies and values.

In a time when public goods funding is ever more scarce, and crypto is increasingly co-opted into tech-fascism — it becomes necessary for aligned movements to articulate alternative visions, exercise solidarity, and build more resilient communities.

How to Engage

$BREAD is the cooperative funding mechanism where pooled stablecoin collateral (1:1 USD peg) generates yield that is distributed between member projects of the Bread Solidarity Fund Network. When you bake (mint) $BREAD, you can vote on which member organizations should receive more yield.

And now Regen Coordination is a member project of the Bread Solidarity Fund Network!

How to Engage:

1. Visit bread.coop and click "Visit app"

2. Connect your wallet and deposit stablecoins (xDAI on Gnosis Chain) to bake $BREAD

3. Vote every month on which member projects receive the yield through the governance portal

Since launch, the Solidarity Fund has distributed over $40,000 toward projects—demonstrating we can channel crypto's potential toward mutual aid and collective well-being.

Looking Ahead: Solidarity Forever

This alignment between Bread Cooperative and Regen Coordination signals something larger — a growing movement of networks choosing cooperation over competition, regeneration over extraction, and solidarity over individualism.

As we move forward, expect to see more cross-network collaboration between Bread Coop and Regen Coordination's allied communities.

Stay tuned for more alignment between networks and movements. In the meantime, we invite you to explore Bread Cooperative's tools, join the conversation in Regen Coordination's forum, and participate in building the regenerative, cooperative future we know is possible.

Solidarity forever.

P.S. Bread Cooperative is hosting a free online workshop this Thursday (Nov 6) called ‘Beyond the Bank: Financial Tools for Democratic Organizations’. Join to learn about shared wallets and transparent collective finance management.

In this update, we're excited to share what has emerged so far and what we’re preparing for in the quarter ahead.

🌐 Alignment and Going Onchain

We began the year by slowing down, postponing our January gathering to ground ourselves in the lessons of 2024 and take a much needed break. When we returned, we did so with purpose, by centering our attention on Izzy Initiatives: a signaling pool created with Gardens to preserve and advance Izzy’s legacy. Through the hum of activity, a deeper rhythm began to reveal itself. Kevin Owocki proposed two potential North Stars for 2025, sparking a lively discussion as members shared their thoughts and ideas.

The tone we set together stirred a creative current across the Network. The Greenpill Dev Guild opened a brand‑kit contest to refresh their visual identity, and launched the first of many workshop videos and shorts on YouTube. That momentum continued as Atlantis began shaping a dNFT collection that has quickly become a focal point of excitement across the Network.

🌱 New Chapters Taking Root

Out of the early season of creative alignment came tangible growth at the Network’s edge, as Greenpill welcomed the first new Chapters since the onboarding revamp: Cape Town and London, Ontario.

• In Cape Town, this has meant deepening roots in Muizenberg through weekly gatherings, relationship-building with local organizations and place-based regenerative action.

• London, led by the Institute for Community Sustainability, brings a wealth of practical experience in circular economy initiatives, including a thriving Repair Café program and Thing Library.

Both Chapters received the support they needed to embed themselves within the living systems of the Network, with training in tools like Charmverse for collaboration, Karma GAP for impact tracking and Safe{Wallet} Multisigs for treasury management.

In finding their place within the Network, they're helping shape it in return - surfacing what’s working and what still needs tending within the onboarding flow. Their feedback will be used in the Network's ongoing development toward a more permissionless and responsive path for new Stewards.

Tending the Seeds at ETHDenver

As we stepped into February, excitement built for a diverse mix of Greenpill members to gather in Denver for the second time. The Greenpill Dev Guild hosted a Charmverse Workshop providing insights into the platform and how to optimize your workspace. In preparation for ETHDenver, Afo, Matt and Ryan took the lead on logistics: securing a hackerhouse, designing merch, arranging volunteer shifts and coordinating a Greenpill BBQ. Everyone's efforts set the stage for an unforgettable experience for both our members and the wider regen community who stopped by throughout the conference.

🏡 Greenpill Hackerhouse

The hackerhouse itself felt like an ecosystem. Quirky antiques mirrored the unique energy of the guests, while meals came together from spontaneous collaborations: chicken pesto by Ryan, Afo’s baked ziti, Heenal's garlic bread, Kit's coffee and a revolving door of shared ingredients and stories. Over a couple weeks 14 different people stayed there and even more visitors brought good vibes with added cross pollination along the way.

When Friday’s BBQ arrived, friends from across the regen space joined us for food and conversation. JT and u/the-a-word from the EVMavericks and r/ethereum prepared a delicious feast. Each guest left with a gift bag packed with Greenpill goodies, including stickers, candy, and the now-iconic Greenpill x Vrbs shirts and hoodies with art created by Vrbs artist Littlebirth. Everyone also received the Greenpill ETHDenver POAP to commemorate the gathering.

Greenpill Goonies Giveback

As the event unfolded, we focused on grounding our tech-driven mission in real-world impact. Ryan organized three local service projects: two shifts at Food Bank of the Rockies (one of the largest food donors in the U.S) and a river cleanup with the Greenway Foundation.

That spirit continued at Schelling Point and the Allo Summoning, where Greenpill members showed up to help tend the space - helping with setup, welcoming guests, sharing materials and tidying up after. These acts of service reminded us that regeneration is not just a concept, it is a daily practice of showing up for one another.

📍 Ethereum Localism

That same spirit extended to Boulder, where many of the Greenpill crew attended the General Forum on Ethereum Localism (GFEL): a space for collective reflection and recalibration at a critical moment for both Ethereum and the regenerative movement.

"Ethereum is at a crossroads. It can either become another extractive technology or serve as the foundation for a regenerative civilization." - Monty Merlin

The forum centered on four interwoven pillars:

• Community-led networks empowered by Web3 infrastructure.

• Regenerative finance designed to distribute resources toward public goods.

• AI-powered coordination in service of human and ecological flourishing.

• Cosmolocal collaboration enabling bioregions to share governance models while preserving local sovereignty.

GFEL served as both a continuation of conversations begun at previous gatherings and a catalyst for the collaborative work that followed at ETHDenver.

Season 8 of the Greenpill podcast revolves around Ethereum Localism and is hosted by Ethereal Forrest.

📅 Conference & Side Events

Following GFEL, the momentum carried into ETHDenver where several key events shaped the regenerative landscape.

The Allo DAO Summoning marked a pivotal moment, with a full-day event dedicated to establishing Allo Capital's direction and demoing tools being developed. This milestone opened pathways for further innovation in capital allocation mechanisms and deepened the participatory nature of regenerative funding structures.

Though ETHDenver 2025 adopted "Year of the Regenerates" as its tagline, initial programming lacked regenerative content. When Kevin Owocki and others highlighted this gap on the eve of the conference, organizers swiftly responded by creating a regen stage and the community rallied impressively, curating an outstanding lineup of speakers and presentations in remarkably short order.

Further side events, including Gitcoin's long-running Schelling Point and events organized by Unlock, Hats Protocol, Regen Network, V DAO and Govern[init], reinforced the vibrancy of the ecosystem. These gatherings highlighted the remarkable people driving regenerative innovations and the quality of community-organized spaces.

New Growth with Regen Coordination

As March unfolded, the momentum from ETHDenver settled into steady, system-building work. The Greenpill Dev Guild wrapped up its brand‑kit contest, receiving thirteen outstanding submissions, all now available for Chapters to utilize. Additionally the Dev Guild hosted a multisig workshop filled with practical tips for optimizing your Safe{Wallet}. We also opened up the Network Sync to all Stewards, sparking even greater collaboration across the Network.

🐝 A Common Approach

The Regen Coordination efforts of 2024 showed how powerful distributed action can be. But it also highlighted a gap: without a shared framework for impact accounting, it’s difficult to track what’s working across such a broad and diverse network.

To that end, Regen Coordination began using the Common Impact Data Standard (CIDS), a unified schema for measuring project activity and outcomes. Multiple onboarding workshops offered in English, Portuguese and Spanish helped our global community adopt CIDS and report their progress on Karma GAP.

🌿 Greenpill Gitcoin Rounds

Across the Network, community-led Gitcoin rounds emerged as vibrant expressions of local initiative and collective intent:

• Regen Rio: Greenpill Brasil showcased local initiatives from Rio de Janeiro, bringing grassroots impact into the wider regen space.

• Web3 Universities: Karla, Princewill and B<>rder/ess Developers, provided funding to African universities to expand Web3 programs and campus hubs.

• DeSci Community Round: Hosted by Swift Evo, Maria and the DeSci Working Group, this round supported projects advancing decentralized science.

• Gardens Round: Paul, Afo and Coi launched a Gardens-powered round, open through early May, inviting members to propose and vote on treasury allocations.

To everyone who contributed to Gitcoin and community-led rounds, thank you! Your support doesn’t just fund initiatives, it helps us grow a more resilient and responsive ecosystem

Looking Ahead

As roots deepen and connections strengthen, the upcoming quarter will focus on new tools and methods of coordination.

🌻 Coordination Growth

Without shared structures for reflection and feedback, even the most vibrant ecosystems can struggle to see where they are thriving and where they need support. We’ve created a short community survey to learn how both new and longtime members would like to contribute.

As GG23 winds down, our attention has turned toward strengthening our internal coordination:

• A proposal is live to relaunch the Greenpill hub as a central Regen Coordination hub, streamlining conversations and resources.

• The Writers Guild forged deeper ties with Carbon Copy, and in an effort to support the Local ReFi Toolkit we will be creating a series of articles exploring how ReFi communities are using Web3 tooling.

• At the same time, the Regen Coordination Council is formalizing its structure by establishing a regular call cadence and building a shared workspace to streamline operations.

🚀 Network Advancement

1. On‑chain Network funding: Launching the Gardens Network Funding Pool so members can create proposals to allocate treasury funds.

2. Chapter Demo Days: Stewards can now schedule demo sessions to showcase new projects or ideas. Greenpill Toronto hosted the inaugural demo day on April 21st.

3. Greenpill Toolkit: Building a comprehensive knowledge base to guide both new and veteran builders on their regen journey.

4. Regen Reputation Tooling: Refining GreenWill with more Greenpill activities and deeper integration with Prosperity Passport to enable weighted community governance.

Join the conversation on Discord and Telegram, explore resources in our Charmverse and Greenpill.Network and subscribe to Luma for upcoming event invites like the monthly community calls which are recorded and posted on YouTube.

Stay tuned for another upcoming post from the Greenpill Writers Guild, "Chapter Updates: A Mycelial Thread", showcasing the impactful work Chapters have accomplished throughout 2025 so far.

None of this would’ve been possible without you Thank you for being part of this journey!

2024 Achievements

These updates are based on the reports we’ve received so far and are not exhaustive. We want to acknowledge that every group has played a vital role in our shared progress, even if they are not specifically highlighted here.

Q1 - Road To ETHDenver

To start the year, we focused on strengthening connections through meaningful collaborations and events. The Octant X Greenpill Grant Round unified both teams’ strengths to support the Network. At ETH Denver, Stewards converged for the first in-person meetup exchanging insights on public goods while enjoying great Thai food. Dev Guild’s “Greenpill Goonies” hackathon team also made a splash, prototyping an app to track real-world contributions. Meanwhile, the Denver chapter hosted a Greenpill Summit featuring discussions on advancing the regenerative movement.

Chapters worked tirelessly across continents to channel this enthusiasm into local action. Greenpill Ottawa led an educational push—presenting crypto coordination and urban reforestation projects—while Greenpill India conducted workshops on quadratic voting and DAOs, equipping academic communities with tools for decentralized governance.

Environmental efforts flourished, too, from Greenpill Brasil’s biodiversity campaigns to Greenpill Phangan’s Regen Full Moon celebration. A touching act of solidarity was showcased when GreenSofa (Taiwan) and Greenpill Ottawa jointly donated to Japan’s earthquake relief. Altogether, Q1 vividly demonstrated the Network’s spirit of regeneration and shared learning.

Q1 Highlights

• Workshops and Outreach: Quadratic Voting + DAO deep dives (Greenpill India), regenerative crypto presentations (Greenpill Ottawa).

• AMA on Regen Infrastructure: Hosted by GreenSofa and Greenpill Phangan, exploring QF and sustainable tech.

• Environmental Education: Greenpill India made a half-day trip to Nature Inspires Farm, bridging Web3 enthusiasts and grassroots sustainability.

• Community Onboarding: Ottawa Hosted a regenerative crypto + Greenpill presentation with the Nimiq Community, exploring DePIN, Web3 tools, decentralized collectives, and community support.

• Environmental Campaigns: Recycling, Composting and biodiversity efforts focused on invasive species and native plantings by Greenpill Brasil, Earth day cleanups, and #OperationWebTree reforestation with Silvi in Ottawa and Los Angeles.

• Earthquake Relief Donation: Coordinated aid from GreenSofa and Ottawa to support Japan’s recovery.

Q2 - Scaling Impact

Stepping into Q2, the Greenpill Network turned its attention to strengthening infrastructure and empowering our growing community. We revamped the Network Onboarding Material, making it more accessible and engaging for new members. In addition, we completed a Charmverse Revamp, enhancing the platform to better align with community needs by making essential resources more user-friendly. In parallel, the newly introduced Network Stewards Role began guiding Chapters and Guilds with an evolving framework to assist members across the Greenpill ecosystem.

The Dev Guild drove notable impact on the funding front. They operated a grant round with Grant Ships, received the ReFi In Arb grant, and published “Taking the DevPill”—their onboarding primer for prospective developers. Meanwhile, the Writer's Guild published the On-Chain Impact Networks book, continuing its mission to explore and document meaningful decentralized initiatives that drive impact.

Chapters across the globe continued to raise the bar, from local initiatives in Greenpill Toronto and dynamic debates in GreenPill CIV to native bee conservation work in Greenpill Brasil. Environmental awareness also saw a surge as GreenPill Phangan expanded monthly cleanups with dynamic NFT rewards, and Greenpill India established new biodiversity partnerships. A wave of educational resources—including translated materials, workshops, and research columns—ensured our network remained not just active, but also deeply informed and poised to scale its impact.

Q2 Highlights

• New Chapters: Greenpill Toronto kicked things off; Greenpill CIV introduced Habitants d’Internet, tackled youth employment and LGBTQ+ inclusion.

• Environmental Push: Greenpill Phangan’s decentralized cleanups, India’s biodiversity outreach, Uncommons’ research columns, and Greenpill Brasil native bee conservation campaign.

• Climate Awareness: Greenpill Brasil partnered with FabulosaLab at Ethereum Rio for a climate-resilience event.

• Crypto Humanities: Uncommons’ blog column covering front line reports from global crypto conferences and events, while UnResearch focused on crypto humanities, technology philosophy and community governance.

• Spreading Knowledge: Phangan Launched the Regen Ru telegram channel: A channel to translate impactful works into Russian, including Greenpilled and Mycofi by Owocki.

Q3 - Connecting and Collaboration

This quarter saw Greenpill’s coordination and community spirit reach new heights. We kicked off Chapter Check-Ins across the Network, taking the pulse on each chapter’s progress and learning how best to support their local initiatives. The Regen Coordination, a collaborative effort between Greenpill, ReFi DAO and CeloPG aiming to support community-focused regenerative initiatives, kicked off with the GG21 Regen Coordination Genesis round.

The Dev Guild played a pivotal role in this quarter’s achievements, starting to host Monthly Twitter Spaces to create a space for real-time discussions, regen building experiences and sharing updates with the community. In parallel, the Writer’s Guild joined forces with Greenpill Japan to translate Mycofi into Japanese, making regenerative concepts more globally accessible. Underlining our commitment to specialized dialogues, Pods for DeSci, DePin, Education, and Environment launched on Discord, creating purposeful spaces for deeper collaboration. Learn more here.

As momentum picked up within the Network and Guilds, Chapters stayed busy. Greenpill Toronto formed a key partnership with Toronto DAO, while Greenpill CIV tackled beach cleanups and social impact talks in Grand-Bassam. Greenpill Nigeria tested a solar charging station prototype, bridging technology with real-world needs. Reflecting a global push for impactful education, Greenpill Kenya expanded environmental programs, and Greenpill China (Uncommons) led a “Summer of Protocols” for creative rethinking. This synergy across Chapters underscored Q3’s overarching theme: meaningful connections that drive collaboration forward.

Q3 Highlights

• GG21 Regen Coordination: A Genesis round that funded organizations focused on local regenerative efforts. Learn more here.

• Discord Pods: Dedicated channels for DeSci, DePin, Education, and Environment.

• Local Innovations: Toronto contributed to the development of the community currency TCOIN, Nigeria’s solar prototype, and active cleanups from Brasil to Kenya.

• Green Goods Pilot: A hands-on Greenpill Brasil restoration event involving planting activities, species documentation and Hypercert distribution in collaboration with the Dev Guild.

• Green Action in Grand-Bassam: Greenpill CIV tackled plastic waste on the beach, presented its Chapter mission, and led an open discussion on social impact.

• TAS & Solar Charging in Owerri: Greenpill Nigeria, in partnership with TAS, SwitchElectric, and Metering Protocol, launched a DePin solar charging prototype in Owerri, providing sustainable energy, device power, and internet access to underserved communities.

• Bee Conservation Workshops: Greenpill Brasil introduced educational sessions on crafting bee traps, building hives, and safely relocating bees, engaging everyone from schoolchildren to aspiring apiculturists. This hands-on approach boosts biodiversity and strengthens local ecosystems.

• Summer of Protocols: Led by Uncommons, bridging art, research and crypto advancements.

Q4 - Launchpad to 2025

As 2024 drew to a close, Greenpill entered Q4 with a surge of innovation and community-led breakthroughs. The Regen Citizens Genesis (GG22) round mobilized more regenerative efforts, while the Dev Guild led a range of educational workshops including Hypercerts, Passport and Karma GAP. The Writer’s Guild continued shaping the conversation, assisting with the new Onchain Capital Allocation Handbook: Explorers Edition, a next-level exploration of how to fund and sustain public goods.

A spirit of collaborative growth defined the quarter. The Dev Guild celebrated its one-year anniversary of community calls, built Allo Yeeter in partnership with the Center For Collaborative Economics and operated the GG22 Allo Builders Advancement Round with the Cartographers Syndicate. Chapters responded in full force: from Greenpill Nigeria and Greenpill Brasil leading ambitious grant rounds, to new DePin and governance experiments that tested fresh approaches to solar infrastructure, matching pools, and community voting. Environmental action also remained front and center, with agroforestry events, sanitation initiatives, and AI-driven ecology tools forging real-world change.

Whether it was decentralized staking squads, in-person agroforestry workshops, or cleanups with Impact Miner the final stretch of 2024 showcased Greenpill’s enduring optimism and growing coordination to laying the groundwork for a more regenerative tomorrow. Excitement builds for 2025, as the Network stands ready to scale its collective vision even further.

Q4 Highlights

• Grant Rounds in Nigeria and Brazil, connecting Web3 tools with grassroots communities

• DePin: Obol Squad Staking initiative with Greenpill NYC, Ottawa and the Dev Guild to earn staking rewards for the Network, Chapters and Guilds. Greenpill Brasil formed a partnership with NodeHubWeb3 to to create basic infrastructure with IPFS nodes and collaboratively organize in real life events like Regen Networks: Exploring ReFi on Celo.

• Gardens Governance Experiments: Gov Guild alongside Greenpill India, Nigeria and Brasil tested on-chain proposals and conviction voting.

• Environmental Sanitation: Greenpill Nigeria held an environmental sanitation initiative using Impact Miner, an app built by Atlantis DAO with close ties to Greenpill India.

• Agroforestry Task Force & Living Center: Greenpill Brasil's Agroforestry task force in Rio de Janeiro had an event with 30 participants to boost food sovereignty and biodiversity, and also started building a community living center for their hub, uniting agroecology, education and culture in Rio.

• Educational Resources: Greenpill Uncommons published a Chinese translation of MycoFi and hosted a 7-day co-study, co-authored Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto in Chinese, and released four volumes of the Crypto Flight interview series.

Looking Forward

Thank you for taking the time to celebrate these wins with us. As we look ahead to 2025, we’re excited to continue building, growing, and making impact together. We aim to further the vision that Izzy so passionately pursued, shaping the Network into the thriving, regenerative community he believed in.

Key Focuses & Initiatives for 2025

• Chapter Onboarding Revamp: A new cohort of Chapters joins in January with on-chain onboarding. We will also support existing Chapters ready to increase engagement.

• Steward Autonomy: Empowering Stewards to showcase local initiatives and deepen cross-network ties.

• Aligning Chapters, Guilds, and Pods: Leveraging Pods to forge stronger connections and collaborative learning.

• Growing Regen Coordination: Growing partnerships with regen communities to host calls, workshops, and synergy sessions, while sharing knowledge and tools. (Explore "Impact Data Commons" and the "Local Node Toolkit" in ReFi DAO’s 2024 Wrap-Up).

Join us on Discord or Telegram to continue the conversation and collaborate. Check out our Charmverse for resources, and subscribe to our Luma for future event invites. Also, don’t miss our monthly community calls and hub posts for recorded updates.

Here’s to an even brighter future—let’s keep the momentum going!