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A quick thread on @Artizen and its ceasing of operations yesterday.
Bread and many creators in the onchain public goods space are owed significant funds, and the only point of contact left is an AI agent called Venus.
Bread Cooperative retweeted
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two frontiers im pondering as we quietly lay tracks for @gitcoin next chapter
1. syntropic financing
2. consumer adoption
syntropy is the tendency of living systems to organize toward greater order, energy, and complexity over time.
eg a forest doesn't just sustain itself, it gets richer over time. richer (in the context of nature) = more soil, more species, more energy turned into resilience each season.
syntropic financing asks what capital would look like if it behaved the same way. money that leaves every system it touches more alive than it found it, where the returns are measured in the health and growth of the whole.
consumer adoption is how that reaches the world. the primitive only matters if ordinary people touch it through products they'd already choose, no ideology required.
get both right and you have an engine that grows the system and an on-ramp wide enough for everyone to climb aboard.
I think in 2019-2022 @gitcoin was a leader in both. QF is a small glimmer of what syntropic financing can be. and @gitcoin was one of the first consumer dapps ppl used.
I think that in 2027+ it is possible we could do it again at a larger and more holistic scale - tho success is not guaranteed, this is an aspiration and a target, imo we are well positioned to take another shot.
Bread Cooperative retweeted
Replying to @allmodelsRwrong @breadcoop
If you're interested in constructing something new out of the situation then I suggest checking out the showcase I made for a new on-chain and auditable version of what Artizen was trying to do that I've been building using the @breadcoop stack
tbsoc.github.io/pastry
Our webinar with the Democratic Tech Fund is up. Wouter Tebbens on DTF's crowdfunding platform launching 29 Oct at MozFest, plus @allmodelsRwrong with a sneak peek of a Bread x DTF fund on the $BREAD model.
Hosted by @bertmangil, watch the full session at the link in bio.
Bread Cooperative retweeted
For those affected by the Artizen situation, I'm happy to share a showcase that I've been working on built on the @breadcoop stack as an alternative to get feedback.
tbsoc.github.io/pastry/
How it works:
- Deposit and get pasUSD, pasEUR or pasETH. You can always redeem them 1:1 for the underlying token
- The yield from those deposits generates matching funds
- 10% of every donation goes into a wealth fund that permanently earns yield, so the matching pool compounds over time
- Curators run funding rounds and choose which projects to include
- Points from donating, inviting others and using the app let you steer each season's yield split between funds and projects
- The core model already works in production with @BreadCoop for over two years. We've given over $60k in funds through our Solidarity Fund.
There are plenty of technical decisions to be made but I first want to validate that this is something people want. We'd be happy to lead the development if people are positive.
Matching funds won't come, and refunds have been promised minus fees. If you contributed, make noise. Their tweets are protected now, so mention them, repost and screenshot. We'll be following up the whole way.
Bread Cooperative retweeted
Exactly, our payouts are onchain. Transparent and resilient.
Check out fund.bread.coop
Find out how we generate funds and distribute them.
Bread Cooperative retweeted
Currently working on an Artizen alternative using the @breadcoop stack. Let me know if you're interested!
Sad to see @Artizen fumble. And so many affected.
To be honest the alternative has been the solidarity Fund all along. It’s the most boring mechanism but stable.
Apply to become part of the @breadcoop network at Bread.coop.
No magic returns. No funds locked.
Bread Cooperative retweeted
* All Models Are Wrong is:
allmodelsarewrong.online/p/b…
“Technology is never just technology. All Models Are Wrong examines who controls and benefits from these systems and how they might be organized differently.”
The new project by Joshua Davila (and the @breadcoop ?)
Bread Cooperative retweeted
At @breadcoop we've been building Etherform, a CI/CD standard for smart contracts!
Check it and help support it on @thedaofund
initiatives.thedao.fund/init…
Bread Cooperative retweeted
After 7 years, The Blockchain Socialist has ended but today, its rebirth begins:
All Models Are Wrong
AMAW examines who controls and benefits from technological systems, and how they might be organized differently.
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Last call for our webinar tomorrow!
- Learn what it takes to build outside the reach of Big US Tech
- Explore proven models that have worked
- Exclusive first look at the Democratic Tech Crowd Fund, launching 29th October
Sign-up link in our bio
THIS TUESDAY September 29th at 11 EST / 17 CET
@breadcoop will be running an event with the folks at Democratic Tech Fund to discuss how we are building alternatives to the current funding landscape to support tech that is focused on the commons!
Register here: dandelion.events/e/solidarit…
We're 5 days out from our next webinar. Join us alongside the Democratic Tech Fund and Free Knowledge Institute to see how solidarity funding is spreading to communities building technology in the commons.
Free to attend, no technical background needed.
Link in our bio.
Join us today to chat about #solidarity #finance and what Bread Coop is building
💰 Solidarity Fund
⭕️ Rotating Savings and Credit Associations #ROSCA
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🗓️ Wednesday 23rd September, 19UTC
We've proven for over 2 years that our Solidarity Funding model delivers consistent results. You've helped make this happen.
We're hosting a session with the Democratic Tech Fund & Free Knowledge Institute to show how communities can fund ideas that matter.
Link in our bio
In this session you'll get
- insight into the need to pursue sovereign technology built in the commons
- an overview of solidarity finance & the open tools you can use
- a demo of how this could work for your community
Presented by @allmodelsRwrong and @bertmangil
Bread Cooperative retweeted
Privacy products will not reach millions of people through cryptography alone. They also need to be useful, intuitive and enjoyable.
Throwback to @lukemulks of @brave speaking about building user-first technology at first Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress!
youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ozjZfl…
.@WeAreSINA is an incubator for visionaries, survivors, and changemakers 🛡️
Self organised SINAs take people facing life challenges and give them the tools, the freedom, and the community to build sustainable social enterprises 🌱
🗓️ Wed 16th, 19UTC
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SINA has applied to join @breadcoop Solidarity Fund 🍞 to support SINA’s core work and mission.
We believe in communities where people who have been pushed to the margins can take responsibility, build their own futures, and turn lived challenges into social enterprises ✊


















