# Building the Future of Giving is Better with Friends 🫂 *GIVnews October 2022* By [GIVnews](https://news.giveth.io) · 2022-10-31 --- **☀️ GM friends!** [![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/revue/items/images/018/861/426/mail/1.png?1653945927)](https://www.getrevue.co/profile/giveth?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) **Top Stories 👩‍💻** Our highlighted updates from everything related to the Giveth Galaxy and the GIVeconomy 🌌 * **GIVpower Launch (🚀, 🚀)** This last month we officially launched phase one of GIVpower! You can now [stake & lock your GIV](https://giveth.io/givpower?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) in the GIVfarm to get GIVpower & earn a multiplier on your yields (up to 5.2x more staking rewards!). Stay tuned for the launch of [project boosting](https://docs.giveth.io/giveconomy/givpower?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter#boosting-phase-2)! * **New RegenFarm 🦊** Our friends at Shapeshift are continuing their partnership with us by launching a new [$FOX / $xDAI RegenFarm](https://giveth.io/givfarm?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) (with yields of over 150% at the time of this writing)! * **RegenFarmers Gathering 👩‍🌾** Speaking of RegenFarms, join us [November 2nd](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqJDoYgyOeGV?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) for an exclusive conversation with Shapeshift, CultDAO and our upcoming RegenFarmer The Standard on “How to support great DAOs with liquidity & earn 💸.” * **Platform Updates 🔧** Now on the Giveth platform, project owners can use [multiple, different addresses](https://twitter.com/Givethio/status/1579110215487815681?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) to receive donations on different chains. If you’re a donor, we’ve also made it easier than ever to find projects you care about with [new categories and filters](https://twitter.com/Givethio/status/1583821228288221186?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter). * **Devcon Talks 🇨🇴** Missed our Devcon talks? Not a problem! We’ve got recaps of two inspiring talks on [Reimaging the money game](https://twitter.com/Givethio/status/1584183668960100354?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter)  and [The biggest web3 opportunity no one is talking about](https://twitter.com/Givethio/status/1585633238940209153?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) (⚠️Warning: These talks might inspire you to change the world 🌍)! **Featured Project 🙌** [![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/revue/items/images/018/861/629/mail/QmUbcq5req7c1yFNZZYAzrsqzT7wxYLZDBX3sFockpPSNA.png?1667242580)](https://giveth.io/project/save-pakistan?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) **Save Pakistan Crypto 🇵🇰** The flooding in Pakistan is one of the biggest climate events in recent history. Since June 2022, Pakistan has faced extreme monsoon rains which, according to some estimates, have submerged 1/3rd of the country. Throughout the country, roughly 1.2M houses have been destroyed displacing more than 50 million people. [SavePakistan.org](http://SavePakistan.org) is raising funds for flood affectees from the crypto community. [**SUPPORT THIS PROJECT**](https://giveth.io/project/save-pakistan?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) **👍** **Newly Verified Projects 🏆** In this section, we highlight some of the newly verified projects on Giveth. This is a great place to discover exciting initiatives and support them early on in their Giveth journey, while of course earning some sweet GIVbacks 😍. * **🌳** [**Ayowecca Uganda**](https://giveth.io/project/sustainable-food-security-and-ecosystem-restoration?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) is a project focused on reducing the impact of climate change in Uganda, ensuring the natural environment is used wisely & continues to be available for future generations. * **🧠** [**DiseasedHumans**](https://giveth.io/project/diseasedhumans-an-educational-nft-collection?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) is an educational NFT collection. Their goal is to use NFTs as a platform to educate, bring awareness to & support those afflicted by the illnesses referenced in the collections. * **📖** [**DrSarahManski**](https://giveth.io/project/popular-book-as-a-guide-to-the-cryptocommons-movement?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) is working on a free PDF book that makes emergent technologies like blockchain, Web3, cryptocurrency, augmented reality & distributed governance accessible to everyone. * **👐** [**Sept2Help**](https://giveth.io/project/sept2help?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter)’s vision is to connect people back to their humanity by reaching out to underprivileged humans in need & providing them with food, education, and other critical support. **GIVfriends 🫶** We can’t Build the Future of Giving alone! In this section, we highlight our partners and fellow organizations that are helping us further our mission.  This month’s GIVfriend is [ReFi Spring](https://www.refispring.com/?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter), a non-profit focused on accelerating the ReFi movement through in-person and online events. They provide free, accessible, full-range event support services and educational content for local organizers, and support underrepresented and traditionally marginalized audiences to engage in ReFi. * ReFi Spring is now [live on Giveth!](https://twitter.com/RefiSpring/status/1585926848290111489?s=20&t=OWA8f-pJJv74QGagnH2rUA&utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) Read about their roadmap and support their project here: [https://giveth.io/project/refi-spring](https://giveth.io/project/refi-spring) * This past month, our team hosted a [“Meet the Makers” Twitter Space](https://twitter.com/Givethio/status/1582717962808696835?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) with ReFi Spring and Kolektivo Festival to talk about how the ReFi movement is enabling local communities to build their own regen economies. **Tweet of the month 🐦** [![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/revue/items/images/018/861/675/original/Screen_Shot_2022-10-28_at_12.19.50_AM.png?1667242839)](https://twitter.com/Givethio/status/1577340015285354496?utm_campaign=GIVnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter) **Meme of the month 😎** ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2ecc8b4ee95615954071e80237588617.jpg) Why just stake when you can stack and lock to boost your APR with GIVpower! --- *Originally published on [GIVnews](https://news.giveth.io/givnews10)*