M^0: Designing the Future of Decentralized Money

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Episode Summary

In this episode of StablePod we sat down with Greg Di Prisco, Cofounder of M^0. We discuss the founding story of M^0, the motivation behind launching the stablecoin protocol, the lessons learned from his previous projects, and the innovation being done at M^0.


Time Stamps
  • 0:00 Intro

  • 2:47 The Founding Story of M^0

  • 5:16 M^0 Development Approach

  • 10:04 What Greg Learned from Building Ajna Protocol

  • 15:40 The Problem M^0 Solves and its Architecture

  • 20:23 M^0 Protocol's Security & Transparency

  • 23:43 How M^0 Ensures Good Minters

  • 26:32 What Attracts Minters to M^0

  • 28:00 Rate Changes and their Effect

  • 29:41 Eligible Collateral at M^0

  • 30:44 Currency Expansion outside of USD

  • 32:02 Customer Feedback and Product Development

  • 34:38 M^0's Growth Catalyst

  • 36:56 Stablecoin U.S. Regulation

  • 38:15 Stablecoin Competitive Landscape

  • 39:40 M^0's Two-Token Governance Model

  • 43:00 The Challenges with Governance Participation

  • 51:30 Outro

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