Holochain Digest: June 2024

It’s thrilling to see Holochain projects taking on climate change and building a better future. Check out the latest updates below!

?? Looking to Catch Up?

Regenerative Investing

Technology should be saving our planet, not wrecking it. In this insightful piece, Rosalind Marino talks about the critical dilemma of investing for a sustainable future. New perspectives on ethical funds, regenerative economics, and fresh investment opportunities.

“The money that you hope will give your children a future is also actively destroying that future.”

Read about inspiring case studies like Kwaxala and IOEN, leading the way in environmental preservation and renewable energy.?

Relay — Holochain App Demoed at Volla Community Days 2024?

Volla, a privacy-focused mobile phone company, has developed Relay, a new chat app secured by Holochain, which comes pre-installed on their latest Quintus phones. At Volla Community Days, Matthew Schutte showed off the Relay in action.

??? Ecosystem Stories

Have you heard about Neighbourhoods, a project powered by Holochain? Neighbourhoods is a community hub where you can choose your own algorithms, control your data, and crowdfund projects. They’ve announced an upcoming IPO for Neighbourhoods Bazaar Ltd on Catalist, a New Zealand/Aotearoa stock exchange.

The community's "What's hAppening?" Newsletter highlighted Neighbourhoods’ IPO and detailed the unique approach Neighbourhoods brings to the table.

Check out the other "What's hAppening?" Newsletter and subscribe to Neighbourhoods Updates to learn more.

?? From Fellow Travelers?

We Need To Rewild The Internet

“When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them, and the devastating consequences sometimes aren’t obvious until it’s too late.”

"Maria Farrell and Robin Berjon give us an incredible piece comparing the internet to ecological systems. I particularly love the analogy of internet platforms as plantations. Holochain isn’t a cure-all here, but I do see it as one of many soils needed to introduce healthy complexity into the internet. One tool of rewilding." —Rosalind Marino

Economies of Specificity

“Connecting slow food and inefficiencies in businesses to the gathering of wealth and vibrancy in communities is powerful. This connects to what I love most about Spanish culture — that it's okay to have people using hand tools to do maintenance, to have people owning and working in small bakeries, fruit stands, and meat markets. These people create the relationships that make our lives richer.” —Mary Camacho on LinkedIn

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