Mālama is the Hawaiian word for caring, protecting, and tending. We chose it because what we are building is the infrastructure that makes it possible to prove, with cryptographic certainty, that the physical world is being cared for. Mālama Labs is the trust anchor for physical-world data.
Every carbon market built since 1997 has eventually collapsed into the same gap: there has never been a system capable of producing verifiably true physical-world data at scale.
The EU Emissions Trading System crashed in 2013 after over-allocation was discovered, with carbon prices dropping ninety percent. In 2023, a Guardian investigation found that more than ninety percent of credits from Verra's VCS rainforest portfolio were phantom. Study after study exposes the same pattern: carbon offsets have lacked the integrity to justify their use as climate mitigation instruments.
The industry's response to every failure was the same: revise the methodology and add another audit layer. We asked a different question. What if the sensor itself signed the data?
What if the sensor itself signed the data? That is the founding premise of Mālama Labs.
Replace human trust with mathematical certainty. Move the point of verification from auditors to silicon. Mālama Labs builds hardware-signed measurement for carbon and adjacent physical-world data markets, so a reading is bound to a device, a timestamp, and a key that never leaves the chip.
Every Genesis 200 node carries a dedicated ATECC608B cryptographic co-processor. The private key is provisioned at manufacture and stays isolated inside the enclave for the device's entire lifetime. There is no software path to extract it.
Every data packet is signed using Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm before it leaves the sensor. The signature binds a reading to a specific device, timestamp, and key. No valid signature, no valid data.
SaveCards are anchored to Cardano via CIP-25 and CIP-68. Live on Cardano preprod with 51,466+ records since June 2024. Mainnet deployment follows smart contract audit, targeting Q4 2026.
The result is a single truth layer for physical-world data. Compliance becomes a by-product of the infrastructure: one hardware-signed record can satisfy multiple tightening regimes, from carbon dMRV to emerging AI and supply-chain disclosure standards.
Mālama builds the verified input once and licenses it across markets. Two product lines are live today, both riding the same device-level signing pipeline.
Hardware-signed digital measurement, reporting, and verification for carbon removal and localized emissions. Registry-compatible, compliance-grade, and built on the Genesis 200 sensor stack anchored to Cardano.
Verified energy and Scope 2 emissions data for AI data centers, using the same hardware and pipeline. Built for SEC climate disclosure and EU CSRD reporting as those standards tighten.
Three co-founders. The combination is non-negotiable. Mālama exists at the intersection of regulatory rigor, hardware engineering, and ground-truth land relationships. Each is a discipline in itself.
Tyler architects go-to-market strategy, token structure, and registry positioning. He translates hardware-signed dMRV into investment-grade carbon infrastructure and ensures every claim Mālama makes survives institutional due diligence.
His 20+ year operating history spans media (iHeartRadio at ClearChannel), the creator economy (Idea Farmer, Inc. 500 #95, acquired by Maker Studios), and climate (ReSeed Carbon Assets, $4.6M raised). He litigated commercial disputes at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, worked on Enron enforcement as a CFTC regulatory fellow, and holds a JD from Fordham Law.
Operator.codes ↗Jeffrey brings the on-the-ground network that turns infrastructure into deployed pilots. He manages Kahu ʻāina land steward relationships, including active forestry and agriculture projects across Maui and Hawaiʻi, and bridges blockchain-native tools with the farmer and scientist communities driving regenerative land use.
His background in sustainability operations, IoT-integrated land stewardship, and community trust-building is central to Mālama's FPIC-aligned deployment model.
Mālama Foundation ↗Dominick is the systems architect behind Mālama's live dMRV stack. He designed the full-stack infrastructure: Aiken and Plutus smart contracts on Cardano, a Fastify API backend, the ECDSA/SHA-256 device-level signing pipeline, and the multi-chain onboarding protocol bridging Base and Cardano. He architected the Genesis 200 hardware stack and all on-chain anchoring logic.
Pilot Node #1 is live because Dominick built it. The 51,466+ SaveCards on Cardano preprod exist because the pipeline he architected has run continuously since June 22, 2024 with zero gaps.
dagwelldev.com ↗Climate policy and clean energy strategy. Former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Decades of work at the intersection of climate finance, policy, and enterprise sustainability.
Registry strategy and DePIN network operations. Advises on environmental asset integration, institutional liquidity, and methodology approval frameworks across public and private markets.
Field partner for Mālama's Maui forestry sensor deployment. Land access, local relationships, and operational knowledge for Pacific forestry dMRV pilots.
We are actively adding advisors with deep registry relationships (Isometric, Puro.earth, Verra), DePIN network operations experience, and AI data center infrastructure.
Reach out →A small, deliberate team. We are hiring people who have built production infrastructure before, care about climate outcomes, and can operate at the intersection of hardware, cryptography, and field deployment. To express interest in any role, register through the form and we reply directly.
Smart contract architecture for Mālama's Cardano mainnet credit pipeline. 5+ years smart contract experience; deep Plutus or Aiken fluency required. You will own on-chain logic for SaveCard minting, MLMA mechanics, and governance contracts.
ApplyEmbedded firmware for Genesis 200 sensor nodes and MRAA-01 rack appliances. ATECC608B integration, ECDSA signing pipeline, LoRaWAN and LTE communications. Production experience with secure enclave provisioning preferred.
ApplyDrive Puro.earth, Isometric, and Verra integration. Methodology mapping, audit pack preparation, and registry relationship management. Translate hardware-signed sensor data into registry-accepted credit lineage. Direct registry experience required.
ApplySite assessment, Genesis 200 installation, and network commissioning. Travel-heavy. Must be comfortable in agricultural and remote environments. Prior IoT or environmental sensor deployment experience essential.
ApplyIf you have built production dMRV infrastructure, hardware DePIN networks, or registry-grade verification systems, we want to hear from you regardless of open postings.
Open applicationWhether you want to deploy sensing infrastructure, license verified data, advise the team, or join it, start the conversation here.
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