RealFi Lightning Talks - Buenos Aires 2025

Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 12:00 AM

RealFi Lightning Talks: Short demos from builders working on new rails for funding, identity, and distribution—aimed at real-world adoption in frontier and crisis contexts. - Sara Johnstone: RelayFunder, a quadratic crowdfunding platform for refugee-led campaigns (soft-launched in Kenya and Uganda). - Claudio Cossio: Metapool, routing liquid staking fees into onchain grants and scholarships. - Alisher S.: “Relay Card,” an offline smart-card wallet + ID concept for refugees without smartphones. - Shinya Mori: an evidence layer for impact evaluation—causal models to improve public goods funding. - Victor Martins: Moonlight, a privacy layer for regulated finance on public blockchains. - Alon Shavit: Celo Camp + MiniPay distribution, with case studies in stablecoin bill pay and QR-based meal sponsorship. Speakers: Sara Johnstone (RelayFunder), Claudio Cossio (Metapool), Alisher S. (Logos), Shinya Mori (Imi), Victor Martins (Moonlight), Alon Shavit (Celo Camp) This session was part of the 14th edition of Funding the Commons, held November 19, 2025, at Fundación Beethoven in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io