S.10 Ep.12 Can Quadratic Funding Go Mainstream? | Ma Earth, Hypercerts & the Future of Public Goods

New @greenpillnet pod out today! In this episode, Kevin Owocki sits down with Matthew Monahan (Ma Earth) and Holke Brammer (Hypercerts Foundation) to discuss a bold new experiment: a $1 million Quadratic Funding round designed to bring public goods funding beyond the crypto ecosystem. After years of learning from Gitcoin Grants, the conversation explores what comes next. How can communities fund local regeneration? How do Hypercerts create measurable impact? And what does it take to make coordination mechanisms accessible to everyday people not just Web3 natives? Together, they unpack the lessons from Ethereum, the future of regenerative funding, and why building open infrastructure matters more than ever. Topics covered: The $1M Ma Earth Quadratic Funding round Lessons learned from Gitcoin Grants Bringing Quadratic Funding to local communities Hypercerts and impact verification Public goods beyond crypto Open infrastructure and regenerative finance Ethereum's role in the next generation of coordination AI, collective intelligence, and future collaboration The core idea: Better coordination creates better communities. Quadratic Funding and Hypercerts aren't just crypto experiments they're tools for building a more collaborative future. Some of the materials we mention in the episode: Ma Earth -  https://maearth.com  Hypercerts -  https://hypercerts.org  Certified - https://certified.app  Hypercerts Docs - https://docs.hypercerts.org  Gitcoin - https://gitcoin.co  Greenpill Network - https://greenpill.network  Follow Matthew Monahan - https://x.com/matthewmonahan  Follow Holke Brammer -  https://x.com/holkexyz  https://bsky.app/profile/holke.xyz  Donate to the Ma Earth Quadratic Funding Round (July 1–21, 2026) https://maearth.com  Timestamps  00:00 – Introduction & why this conversation matters 01:34 – Meet Matthew Monahan & Holke Brammer 04:17 – The $1M Ma Earth Quadratic Funding round 05:53 – How the funding round works 07:24 – Why Quadratic Funding still matters 09:04 – Lessons from Gitcoin Grants 10:37 – Hypercerts explained 13:56 – Measuring real-world impact with Hypercerts 16:44 – Why blockchain matters for public goods 19:49 – Ethereum's influence on the project 22:14 – Building beyond the crypto ecosystem 24:24 – Public goods, regeneration & systems change 26:52 – The future of regenerative funding 28:02 – Why the team remains bullish on Ethereum 30:08 – What success looks like in the next decade 33:02 – AI, coordination & the future of collaboration 35:30 – Finding builders and growing the ecosystem 38:01 – Final reflections & call to action 39:52 – Closing remarks