From Mass Commerce to Regenerative Local Stewardship: Building Real-World ReFi Infrastructure

ReFi promises to link capital with real-world impact, yet many protocols fail due to speculative capture or disconnection from physical ecosystems.

This session presents a battle-tested blueprint using the SINRA protocol by paramita, connecting blockchain-backed environmental values to local stewardship (Local Coop).

Key findings:

1. On-Chaining Premium Credits: How SINRA tokenizes carbon/nature credits at ~$80/tCO2 by attaching verified ecosystem restoration data (e.g., endangered species recovery).

2. Mass Commerce Integration: How assets are distributed via everyday services (e.g., carbon-neutral logistics with 50,000+ operations in year one), directing urban capital into rural watersheds.

3. Local Stewardship: How revenue directly funds Local Coop—a community governance OS managing local commons and driving eco-restoration.

Attendees gain a framework to build ReFi infrastructure that empowers local self-governance and creates capture-resistant public goods.

Speakers: Atsushi Hayashi(Atsu)

Track: Futures Worth Building