Going Direct Conversations
Going Direct Conversations
Podcast Description
Going Direct explores the decentralization of the real economy and how new technologies can bring us closer to the products we buy and the people who make them. We feature conversations with entrepreneurs, creators, engineers, and policymakers building new systems around how we produce, distribute, and sell products. If you want to help create this future, come join us!
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The podcast covers themes like the impact of new technology on traditional commerce, sustainability in production, and decentralized manufacturing systems. Episodes explore specific topics such as lean manufacturing in construction and the role of micro-factories in reducing housing costs, showcasing practical solutions to contemporary economic challenges.
Going Direct explores the decentralization of the real economy and how new technologies can bring us closer to the products we buy and the people who make them. We feature conversations with entrepreneurs, creators, engineers, and policymakers building new systems around how we produce, distribute, and sell products. If you want to help create this future, come join us!
Jordan sits down with Luca Prosperi, founder of M0, a universal stablecoin platform. They dive deep into why Luca believes that everything in the future is a bank and how the infrastructure M0 is building can enable anyone to issue their own stablecoin. From working at the frontier of crypto to reflecting on the philosophy of money itself, Luca shares a systems-level vision for the future of finance. If you want to better understand how money works or where the future of finance is going, you’ll want to listen to this one. Enjoy!
Follow Jordan on X:https://x.com/jrwolfe
Links to Luca’s Work:
- M0: https://m0.org–
- Luca on Substack: https://luca-prosperi.substack.com
- Follow Luca on X: https://x.com/LucaProsperi
- Contact: [email protected]
Key Influences and Resources Mentioned:
- Incompleteness Theorem by Kurt Gödel – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems
- David Foster Wallace – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace–
- Jeff Bezos – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
- Founders Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/7txiovdzPARhjm18NwMUYj?si=a9f2d4f9645e4a5b
- Matt Levine (Money Stuff) – https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matthew-s-levine
- Packy McCormick (Not Boring) – https://www.notboring.co/
- Simon Taylor (Fintech Brainfood) – https://www.fintechbrainfood.com/
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Understanding Money
08:25 Simple Breakdown of Stablecoins
11:05 Why Stablecoin Adoption Is Accelerating
13:34 GENIUS Act and Why It’s A Game-Changer
20:30 Stablecoins Are Safer Than Bank Deposits
24:28 Centralization vs. Decentralization In Banking
30:11 What Is M0?
36:17 Stablecoins May Quickly Become Commoditized
38:44 Real M0? Use Cases
41:50 Future Of Lending
45:00 Stablecoins In the Real Economy
49:54 Current Status Of M0
51:52 Why Luca Is Building A New Financial System
54:03 Changing Systems Is More Art Than Business
57:19 How M0 Measures Success
01:00:37 Rapid Fire: Influences, Resources, and More
Subscribe & Follow Going Direct:
Join the Substack – https://goingdirect.substack.com/
🎧 Listen on Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3SjDliK
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts – bit.ly/3IfV6xK
📺 Subscribe on YouTube for more conversations on how we can use technology to decentralize the real economy and bring us back closer to what matters – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMC14SK4uz4
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