Ma Earth Interview with Holke: The Moment is Ripe for Hypercerts

Watch the conversation between Matthew and Holke

https://www.youtube.com/embed/R70Jj5jBtgw?rel=0

Here are a few highlights from the discussion

Paradigm-Shifting Infrastructure: Hypercerts is built on the belief that fixing today’s broken funding systems requires collective work on genuinely paradigm-shifting infrastructure. Instead of small, incremental improvements, we need shared public-good protocols that many actors can build on together.

The Power of a Shared Protocol: Built as a neutral protocol—not just an app—Hypercerts provides interoperable data structures and an open evaluation system. This helps break down funding silos and lowers the barrier for local projects to use tools across Ma Earth, Gainforest, and others.

Flexible Funding Mechanisms: Hypercerts enable many forms of funding: retroactive rewards, grants, prizes, and crowdfunds. This supports governance-driven or market-based incentives for contributing to public goods.

Open Evaluation: Hypercerts support diverse evaluations—peer reviews, satellite data, scientific assessments—using shared data schemas. This enables both fast, community-driven signals and slower scientific validation.

Verifiable Data for the AI Era: As AI automates grant writing and narrative creation, verifiable evidence of impact becomes essential. Hypercerts provide a shared, trustworthy data layer for fairer funding decisions.

We hope you enjoy the conversation. Learn more at https://hypercerts.org, and explore additional Ma Earth interviews at https://maearth.com/studio.