This article reviews how Verda approaches measuring positive impact and the scope of our efforts thereto. Verda believes positive externalities should be systematically considered in investment decisions. We also believe considering these positive externalities is not mutually exclusive with a positive return, indeed, we look for situations where it’s additive…

Verda has received inbound inquiries from partners on how we look at markets. Fundamentally, we believe that for a project to reach maximum positive impact, it must first have a sustainable (profitable) business model. Thus, before measuring the impact of a ReFi project (defined here), we are looking at the…

I am writing this to provide a succinct reference for what ReFi is to advance the conversation beyond definitions. For a ReFi deep dive, see John Ellison’s “What is ReFi?” article here or Packy McCormick’s “Building a Regenerative Economy” here. A working definition of Regenerative Finance (ReFi), Open Finance, or…

Interest misalignment is a core component of society’s systematic inequality. Blockchain networks offer a new incentive structure that can better align interests in which “employees” and “shareholders” are one-in-the-same. This better interest alignment could be a solution to today’s inequality. In our modern capitalist economy, parties can be broadly categorized…

Alongside usability, volatility* is one of the largest inhibitors to mainstream cryptocurrency adoption. Stablecoins have the potential to make payments anywhere as easy, fast, and cheap as sending an email while ensuring that your purchasing power remains intact.

In follow-up to the recent Medium Post How Much Could You Earn on Celo?, we’d like to provide a month-by-month breakdown of the anticipated circulating CELO (Celo’s Native Asset) post-Mainnet release.* …

The comment I receive most on why Bitcoin won’t work is its significant energy consumption. Most comments sound something like, “If Bitcoin were a country, it’d rank XXth in terms of energy consumption. There are many more energy efficient alternatives for reaching consensus1.” …

I frequently receive the question, “should I use blockchain for [fill in the use-case]?” In many cases, the answer is no. Below is a reference to five reasons blockchain may NOT make sense for your business and a simple framework for understanding when blockchain does make sense. …

Volatility has been a large obstacle to cryptocurrencies becoming more widely used for payments. Stablecoins are an attempt to overcome this challenge by holding a steady price (usually relative to fiat). However, using stablecoins requires putting your trust in whoever is supposed to remain the peg behind the coin. This…