Date of Session
September 30, 2025
Summary
The community discussed recent events attended by Will and Gregory, explored ABM simulation developments, reviewed Gitcoin Round 24 strategy, and debated innovative approaches to liquidity and impact through liquid staking tokens and NFT strategies. The meeting highlighted growing interest in bioregional organizing and creating financial mechanisms that directly support ecological regeneration.
Recording & Summary
Recent Events Update
- Will and Gregory attended multiple significant events:
- Earth Charter 25th Anniversary - A landmark international environmental treaty that many have forgotten about, especially in the US
- R3.0 Confluence at Mashantucket Pequot Museum - Part of a global network of 40 confluences focused on bioregional organizing
- BioFi at Chantigarh - A multi-day retreat with key figures in the regenerative economics space
- Climate Week in New York - Hosted events for donor advised funds and a larger community party
- Gregory noted that despite political distractions, Climate Week remained vibrant with practical, focused conversations
- Many region-related people were present including teams from RefiDAO, Silvi, Gaia AI, with presentations at the UN
Key Takeaways from Recent Events
- Industry Consolidation: A clear need for better coordination among biofi and regenerative economics actors
- Demand for Investable Index: Strong interest in creating a single investable index/"unit of account" that handles the complexity of different bioregions and eco credits
- Donor Advised Fund Opportunity: Potential to create "impact agents" wrapped as DAFs (donor advised funds) that could function as tax-exempt entities for eco-credit retirement
- Simulation Need: Critical importance of creating CAD-CAD simulations of the regenerative economy to generate intelligence and guide strategy
Agent-Based Modeling Demo
- Max demonstrated using Replit to run CAD-CAD library simulations
- The platform allows parameter adjustments and visualizations of economic models
- Next step is to formalize Regen's specific model and collect necessary historical data
- Gregory suggested GC could be a good thought partner for this work
Funding and Token Strategy
- Gitcoin Round 22-24: Need to position Regen well in upcoming funding rounds
- Opportunity to secure working budgets through articulating open-source work that benefits the larger community
- Gregory's assessment: "Markets we're trying to build towards are not going to be here for at least a couple years"
Liquid Staking Opportunities
- TeRex shared a draft codebase using Neutron drops for a Regen Network Liquid Staking Token
- 92% of Regen Network token is currently staked, creating opportunity for an LST
- Discussion about whether to use third-party providers like Quicksilver or build native liquid staking on Regen
- Potential feature: allowing stakers to take their yield in carbon offsets/eco credits
Hackathon and Partnership Opportunities
- TeRex mentioned ReCity in Brazil - a pop-up city focused on impact with an upcoming week-long hackathon
- Opportunity for Regen to be involved in this hackathon
- Discussion about partnership with Guardians of Earth to tokenize biocultural units
- Exploration of ZKP2P as a potential tokenization engine for connecting off-chain and on-chain marketplaces
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