Hypercerts & Impact Tokens (Roadmap)
Status: Coming Soon 🚀
Hypercerts will enable Green Goods gardens to aggregate verified work into tradable impact certificates, unlocking retroactive funding and impact markets.
What Are Hypercerts?
Hypercerts are semi-fungible tokens that represent claims of impact work over a defined scope, time, and set of contributors.
Think of them as certificates for impact that can be:
📊 Measured and verified
🪙 Fractionalized and traded
💰 Funded retroactively
🔗 Composed with other impact
Learn more: hypercerts.org
How Green Goods Will Use Hypercerts
Garden-Level Impact Certificates
Instead of funding individual work submissions, funders could purchase garden Hypercerts representing aggregated, verified impact:
Hypercert Value: Determined by market + impact metrics
Retroactive Funding
The Hypercert model enables retroactive funding — rewarding proven impact rather than funding promises.
Traditional Grants vs. Retroactive Funding
Traditional Model:
Problems:
❌ Funding based on promises, not results
❌ High overhead in proposal writing
❌ Misaligned incentives (spend to show need)
❌ Rigid budgets
Retroactive Model with Hypercerts:
Benefits:
✅ Funding based on proven outcomes
✅ Low overhead (just do good work)
✅ Aligned incentives (max impact = max value)
✅ Flexible funding sources
Hypercert Lifecycle in Green Goods
1. Accumulate Verified Work
Gardens track cumulative approved work over time:
All work has on-chain attestations
Operators validated quality
Metrics aggregated to garden level
2. Mint Hypercert
At quarterly or annual milestones:
3. Fractionalize
Hypercert is split into shares:
70% to active gardeners (weighted by approved work)
20% to operators (validation work)
10% to garden treasury (coordination)
4. Market Listing
Hypercert fractions can be:
Listed on impact marketplaces
Purchased by aligned funders
Traded between parties
Held for long-term value
5. Retroactive Funding
When funders purchase Hypercert fractions:
Value flows to contributors
Gardeners receive direct compensation
Operators get validation rewards
Garden treasury grows for future work
Example: Watershed Garden Hypercert
Scenario: Watershed Restoration Garden mints Q1 2024 Hypercert
Impact Summary:
45 work submissions (all approved)
850 native plants installed
2,500 sqm habitat restored
12 invasive species patches removed
3 water quality tests (all improved)
Fractionalization:
Funding:
Environmental DAO values this work at $10,000
Purchases 500 shares (50%) for $5,000
Funds distributed:
Alice receives: ~$750 (150/1000 of $5,000)
Bob receives: ~$600
Garden receives: ~$500
And so on...
Result: Retroactive funding for proven, verified impact!
Impact Markets
Hypercerts enable liquid markets for regenerative work.
Market Participants
Buyers (Funders):
Environmental DAOs
Impact investors
Carbon credit buyers
Philanthropists
Grant programs
Sellers (Contributors):
Gardens (entire Hypercerts)
Gardeners (their shares)
Operators (validation shares)
Price Discovery
Hypercert value determined by:
📊 Verification: On-chain attestations
🌍 Scope: Type and scale of impact
👥 Trust: Garden/contributor reputation
💰 Demand: Funder interest
📈 Outcomes: Measured results
Future: Prediction markets for expected impact value
Attribution & Contribution Tracking
Green Goods' attestation system provides perfect attribution for Hypercerts:
Contribution Weighting
For Gardeners:
For Operators:
For Garden:
Example Calculation
Multi-Capital Hypercerts
Green Goods' eight forms of capital framework enables nuanced impact claims:
Capital-Specific Hypercerts
Instead of generic "reforestation" Hypercert:
Living Capital Hypercert:
Scope: Biodiversity improvements
Metrics: Species count, habitat quality
Work: Planting, monitoring, invasive removal
Social Capital Hypercert:
Scope: Community engagement
Metrics: Workshops held, participants
Work: Education, events, coordination
Cultural Capital Hypercert:
Scope: Traditional practices preserved
Metrics: Indigenous knowledge documented
Work: Interviews, workshops, cultural events
Benefit: Funders can support specific capital types aligned with their mission.
Integration with Green Goods
Minting Interface (Future)
In Admin Dashboard:
Navigate to garden
Click "Mint Hypercert"
Select time period
Review aggregated work
Configure fractionalization
Deploy Hypercert
Smart Contract:
Links to all attestation UIDs
Includes garden metadata
Stores contributor weights
Enables marketplace listing
Automatic Aggregation
Hypercerts will auto-aggregate:
All approved work attestations in time period
Metrics from work submissions
Contributor weights based on activity
Evidence media (IPFS links)
Challenges & Considerations
Quality Control
Challenge: Ensuring Hypercerts represent genuine impact
Solutions:
✅ Multi-operator validation
✅ Public attestation trails
✅ Garden reputation tracking
✅ Funder due diligence tools
Double-Counting
Challenge: Same work claimed in multiple Hypercerts
Solutions:
✅ Attestations referenced only once
✅ Time-bound scopes
✅ Clear garden boundaries
Valuation
Challenge: How to price impact?
Solutions:
📊 Market-driven discovery
🔍 Comparable sales
📈 Impact metrics alignment
🤝 Funder preferences
Roadmap
Phase 1: Foundation (Current)
✅ On-chain attestations
✅ Verified work tracking
✅ Contribution attribution
Phase 2: Aggregation (Q2 2024)
Garden-level impact dashboards
Time-period summaries
Automated metrics rollup
Phase 3: Hypercert Integration (Q3 2024)
Hypercert minting interface
Fractionalization tools
Marketplace integration
Phase 4: Impact Markets (Q4 2024)
Liquid markets for Hypercerts
Price discovery mechanisms
Funder/buyer tools
Example Use Cases
Bioregional Conservation
Scenario: Pacific Northwest Watershed Alliance
Multiple gardens in region:
Upper Creek Garden
Lower Creek Garden
Forest Restoration Garden
Combined Hypercert:
Scope: Entire watershed restoration
Time: 2024
Contributors: All 3 gardens
Value: Higher than individual gardens
Benefit: Attracts larger funders interested in systemic impact
Climate Action
Scenario: Urban Forestry Initiative
Garden focuses on urban tree planting:
Carbon sequestration calculated
Trees monitored over time
Survival rates tracked
Carbon Credit Hypercert:
Scope: CO2 sequestered
Time: 10-year commitment
Verification: Annual attestations
Benefit: Access carbon credit markets
Learn More
Green Goods Resources
Attestations — Foundation for Hypercerts
Gardens & Work — What gets aggregated
External Resources
Community Discussion
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Stay Tuned
Hypercerts integration is coming soon to Green Goods. Follow our progress:
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