Why the Cooperative Movement Should Care About Crypto Still I recently became an Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy (ICDE) fellow and just published my first article detailing why I think the coop movement… https://firefly.social/post/ff-0c5b0d067fa04900a22180629ce589cf?s=bsky

Looking for a fee-free, co-op-run online event management tool with a transparent reputation system? 😍

Visionaries, builders, funders and organizations joining forces to bring public goods to life x.com/UpdraftFund 🪁 Tomorrow at 19UTC, together with x.com/cadamstallard and cryptoleftists.xyz ✊

If movements rely on platforms they don’t control, they’re exposed to shutdowns, censorship, and shifting incentives. 🔓 Joshua Dávila from @breadcoop.bsky.social on why building your own infrastructure isn’t optional. www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

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Tools, ideas, processes, experiences for pooling, commoning & mutual aid all over the place 🌱 the emerging commons? What is going on? 🤔 Let´s figure it out together 🗓️ Wednesday, 8th April 19 UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Coming up: Session 2 of the Protocols for Postcapitalist Expression¹ reading group. Session start: this Thursday, 9 April 16:00 UTC at meet.jit.si/protocols

Probably nothing: Neo-cypherpunk Summit in Berlin unites experts working on critical techno-socio-political issues. Network-level anonymity, internet censorship, grassroots funding, collaborative code platform, complex sovereignity infra, VPNs & mesh networks. 14 June: s26ber.web3privacy.info

#Solidarity #Tools #CollectiveAction #Pooling What else? See you tomorrow in our monthly cryptoleftists.xyz tavern 🍻 ✊ meet.jeffemmett.com/inthetavern 🗓️ Wednesday, 1st of April at 19:00 UTC

What would a postcapitalist, internet-native economy look like? Could economic power be systematically shared within and among self-defined groups, without central authority? Could such a system secure collectively defined social and ecological benefits and create liquidity for their production?

Join us tomorrow at 20 UTC for our monthly BREAD convo ✊ in the Bakery 🍞 ⭕️ how do Bread´s savings circles (Stacks) work? 👨‍🌾 a worker owned crypto coop? 🤯 🤝 #$BREAD integrations, partnerships, suggestions 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

See you tomorrow at 11:00 AM UTC in our monthly Crypto 101 ⛓️ 📍 meet.jeffemmett.com/breadcoop

Breadfam! BREAD Distribution Cycle #20 is all done! Our detailed rundown (which you can find in our bio) was sent to newsletter subscriber inboxes the moment distribution happened. Here's a thread with all the details 🧵

Looking forward to this discussion on Wednesday, Mar 18th, on our Solar Saving Circles project, empowering women's savings circles with solar power + productive appliances for energy independence, financial sovereignty & community resilience ☀️

Savings groups on a #blockchain allows entrepreneurial women to access solar power and productive equipment 🫂⚡️ x.com/Solar_FND ´s @coleenc.bsky.social & @jonruth.bsky.social will unpack how it works in #Tanzania ´s pilot with x.com/NedaLabs 📍 meet.jeffemmett.com/solarsavings...

Savings Circles/ROSCAs form an invisible layer of the global economy, with over $500B changing hands annually. No credit scores, gatekeepers or lenders. Check our bio for a free guide explaining how this works, and how you can embrace the power of community with Bread Stacks. 🧵

Who remembers milliondollarhomepage.com ? Inspired by it, x.com/BeastieBoard (aka CellSpace) accelerates Web3 community growth, coordination and economics 👀 🗓️ Wednesday, 11th March, 20 UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Have you already joined to the monthly #postcapitalist conversation in the cryptoleftists.xyz tavern 🍻 ? We are becoming more value aligned moving into Jitsi hosted by @jeffemmett.bsky.social ✊ meet.jeffemmett.com/inthetavern 🗓️ Wednesday, 4th of March at 20:00 UTC

The #GlassBeadGame (GBG) is the gamification of the truth process 🧿 the synergy of all perspectives The GBG offers a serious play structure for truth seekers to sincerely explore topics together 🎲 🗓️ Tuesday 3rd March 13:00 PM UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Join us today in a bit more than 1 hour for this month´s Crypto 101 📍 meet.jit.si/BreadCoop

Join us tomorrow at 20 UTC for our monthly BREAD convo ✊ in the Bakery 🥖 📢 Community feedback to @cultleaderen.bsky.social ´s proposal to restructure our Discord 🍞 what the BREAD, is BREAD ? ⛓️ Integrations, partnerships, suggestions, use cases 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Hello Breadfam! #$BREAD Distribution Cycle #19 is in. @gardens_fund took home a bigger share than usual this cycle, right after their Members Spotlight. Good to see the community showing up for them. Time for the 🧵

Really looking forward to this Bread Cooperative webinar this week: 💚🌱

Banking was never built for collectives. Savings circles were. ROSCAs have helped communities access lump sums without loans or credit for generations, a $500B+ market running on trust. We've brought this model online. Free session, early look at Bread Stacks. Link in our bio!

🌍 A #cooperative 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Owned by 46,000 people 🛑 €0 in financing to fossil fuels, weapons or human rights violating activities 💶 Hundreds of millions invested in local development, social impact, etc. Let´s get to know them 🗓️ Wednesday, 18th Feb 20UTC 📍 cryptoleftists.xyz

📘 Last session of Farewell to Westphalia by Jarrad Hope & Peter Ludlow Collective reading: pick any 2 chapters to read and discuss ;) 🗓️ Thursday, 19th of February, 17:00 UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Communities need better ways to coordinate resources and recognize work 🍄 Nondominium (shared resource management) meets HOURs (time-based labor tokens) by @mattyroses.librarysocialism.social.ap.brid.gy See how they work & explore connections 🗓️ Today, 15 UTC 📌 cryptoleftists.xyz

Our first BREAD Member Spotlight is live. Paul Glavin from Gardens talks about what the community can look forward to this month and why your vote matters. Governance cycle #19 is ongoing. Will Gardens get your vote? Link in bio

Have you already been to the tavern in cryptoleftists.xyz 🍻 ? Join the postcapitalist conversation, every 1st Wednesday of the month In the Tavern ✊ See you on 🗓️ Wednesday, 4th of February at 20:00 UTC

Última sesión del grupo de lectura /bookclub en Español de📘 El instante Aleph 👨‍🔬 Ciencia ficción con identidades de género, capitalismo multinacional y pensamiento posmoderno. 📖 Capítulo 7 hasta el final 🗓️ Domingo, 1 de Febrero a las 19:00 UTC 📍 meet.jit.si/ElInstanteAl...

Centralized exchanges have become gatekeepers to crypto. Many people with genuine need find themselves excluded. We just integrated ZKP2P into the Bread Solidarity Fund. Go from your payment app to participation in under 60 seconds.

Want to buy #crypto without handing over your 🆔? Join us in the Bakery with x.com/unhappyben to learn about x.com/unhappyben , a privacy-preserving on-ramp that works with regular banking apps 🤯 Demo to bake 🍞 👀 🗓️ Wednesday, 28th Jan 20:00UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Is disagreement key for cooperative decision-making? 🤔 We are playing x.com/NegationGame , a discussion tool that rewards evidence-based reasoning and intellectual honesty over being right. With @alexsotodigital.bsky.social 🗓️ Wednesday, 21st January, 20:00 UTC 📍 cryptoleftists.xyz

2025 was a rough year for crypto speculation. But it was an incredible year for crypto-led solidarity. Over 30,000 in yield distributed to member organizations, all thanks to the support of BREAD holders around the world.

🏙️ An economy where contributions are visible and access to resources is based on them? Taskmates a task recommendation engine by @flaviagoma.bsky.social enables labor coordination and resource distribution through mutual support ✊ 🗓️ Wednesday 14th Jan, 20 UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Reading group 📚 📑 Farewell to Westfalia by x.com/jarradhope_ & Peter Ludlow History of nation states, their failures and alternatives to Network States through #Blockchain Communities 1st session, Ch 1 & 2 on: 🗓️ Thursday, 15th of January, 18:00 UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Our co-founder @tbsocialist.bsky.social recently joined @cryptoaltruists.bsky.social for a conversation about building financial tools without venture capital, and why we chose worker ownership over investor returns.

🫂 How is 🇰🇪 building socially-owned supply chains starting from within a capitalist system? ⛓️ How might #crypto enable this? Join us today to learn and explore this questions with x.com/WesleyWagumba_ from x.com/CommunistsKe 🗓️ Wednesday, 7th January 20:00 UTC 📍 cryptoleftists.xyz

What if financial infrastructure was designed for solidarity over extraction? We spoke w/ @tbsocialist.bsky.social of @breadcoop.bsky.social & Author of Blockchain Radicals to explore cooperative crypto, solidarity primitives, & Web3 for economic justice🤝🍞🌐 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

🌄 Who is still baking around solstice time? Join us on Wednesday, 24th December at 20 UTC for our monthly BREAD convo ✊ in the Bakery 🍞 what the BREAD, is BREAD ? ⛓️ integrations, partnerships, suggestions, use cases 📍 cryptoleftists.xyz

Free workshop: Beyond The Bank Your wire transfer just got blocked. The community you're trying to support can't wait another week for approvals. Dec 18, 4PM CET. Learn practical tools for reaching partners where traditional banking doesn't.

Let's support each other in our monthly Temp Check ✊ Mutual Support session where projects share what they're building and get feedback from people aligned with the mission 🥸 🗓️ Wednesday, 10th December, 20:00 UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Cycle 17 $BREAD distribution is here, Breadfam! A little delayed, but the extra time meant bigger numbers. Here's the breakdown 👇

1st Wednesday of the month is Tavern time at www.cryptoleftists.xyz 🍻 Whether you are: 🌹 a #leftist who wants to learn/debate/critique about #crypto or 🍞 into crypto, but failing to find politically aligned people join us!✊ 🗓️ Wednesday, 3rd of December at 20:00 UTC

Reading group 📚 📑 Seizing the means of Computation: Cory Doctorow dismantling the mythology around Big Tech's power📱 🗓️ Thursday, 4th of December, 17:00 UTC 📍 www.cryptoleftists.xyz

Join us today at 20 UTC for our monthly BREAD convo ✊ in the Bakery 🍞 what the BREAD, is BREAD ? ⛓️ integrations, partnerships, suggestions, use cases 📍https://www.cryptoleftists.xyz

📚 Curious about crypto and want to understand the basics? ⛓️ Do you now the basics but want to dive deeper? Join us for an informal crypto 101 chat, with leftist values (and/or join cryptoleftists.xyz) 🗓️ Wednesday, 26th November, 11:00 UTC 📍 meet.jit.si/BreadCoop

We made a guide for those looking to manage funds for democratic organizations!

Does your nonprofit or community organization need a better way to manage funds together? Our step-by-step shared wallet setup guide is now available for download! These are the same democratic financial tools we've used to manage funds as a cooperative.

🌄 What if land transferred itself to the people who build and use it? The Earth Change Vending Machine is a legal-economic mechanism inspired by the GNU GPL that instead of freeing code, frees the material means of production: land 🗓️ Wednesday, 12th November, 20:00 UTC 📍 cryptoleftists.xyz