Overview

Field	Value
Meetup name	Cripto Cafe
Application ID	APP-XI97RRSP-USTULC
Date of submission	December 5, 2025
Meetup location	Costa Rica, San Jose
Applicant name	Karla Cordoba Brenes (Representing Cripto Cafe / CofiBlocks)
Application link	https://app.karmahq.xyz/localism-fund/browse-applications/APP-XI97RRSP-USTULC
Status	Preliminary Approved

Cripto Cafe offers a concrete, place-rooted onboarding pathway that connects Ethereum tooling to Costa Rica’s real economies and communities (coffee, organic food, producers, and local stewards), while also aiming to unify a fragmented local ecosystem across AsoBlockchain Costa Rica, ReFi Costa Rica, and Ethereum Costa Rica. The proposal is anchored by a team with a strong ethical reputation and demonstrated track record of onboarding and community education, and it includes clear Ethereum-as-infrastructure elements (social currencies, L2 tooling, wallets, RWA tokenization, and on-chain activity tracking). A key opportunity is to intentionally connect Cripto Cafe with Crypto Cantina - Osa Peninsula to create a shared pipeline and maximize regional learning and impact.

Evaluation Breakdown

Why this is a strong fit (high-signal standouts)

Direct, real-world onboarding pathway that bridges outside-crypto communities into Ethereum (local stewards, farmers, producers, small businesses) using “concrete experiences connected to organic food and coffee” as the onramp.
Clear Ethereum-as-infrastructure framing (not just education) via concrete Ethereum-aligned systems and topics: Starknet L2 (CofiBlocks marketplace), social currencies (Cambiatus / MUDA), wallets, on/off-ramping, and RWA tokenization for agricultural products.
Strong economic + ecological localism alignment through regenerative economies and real value chains (coffee and organic food), coupled with ReFi Costa Rica’s ecological focus.
Ecosystem-unifying intent in a fragmented local context, explicitly designed to provide a consistent monthly convening layer across AsoBlockchain Costa Rica, ReFi Costa Rica, and Ethereum Costa Rica.
High demonstrated capability and ethical credibility, supported by a strong history of Costa Rica ecosystem work and prior meetup/event organizing experience (as described in the application and reinforced by Ethereum Everywhere’s reviewer notes).

Ethereum Everywhere Reviewer Notes

The team “truly understand[s] the meaning of impact and onboarding” and has a track record of bringing people in from outside the crypto bubble.
The team has “a strong track record of organizing community events that genuinely educate and nurture the ecosystem in Costa Rica.”
A strong desire to see this initiative connected with the Crypto Cantina - Osa Peninsula meetup application.

Localism Alignment

Clear strengths:

Place-based grounding & local ecosystem (strong) through a specific diagnosis of Costa Rica’s community nodes and the need for consistent, connective convenings.
Ethereum as local infrastructure (strong) through explicit use of Ethereum-aligned tools (L2s, social currencies, tokenization, wallets) for practical, local applications.
Economic localism (strong) through coffee and organic food value chains, producer-focused onboarding, and local economic coordination mechanisms.
Ecological localism (strong) via regenerative framing and direct linkage to ReFi Costa Rica’s ecological impact orientation.