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Using Stablecoins to Fund Public Goods
Season 1 · Episode 32

Using Stablecoins to Fund Public Goods

The Optimism Show · Kris Gligoroski & Vittorio Cappelli

January 16, 202526m 42s

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Show Notes

Garm is the Co-Founder of Glo Dollar, a nonprofit stablecoin project designed to fund public goods and empower the crypto ecosystem through transparency and innovation.

Garm's DEVCON Speech: https://youtu.be/J2aw52g_OJI?si=ptKIVfdxMauk4vyy

(00:40) The vision of Glo Dollar as a nonprofit stablecoin

(03:04) Garm's journey from fintech to creating Glo Dollar

(08:06) Competing with giants like USDC and Tether in the stablecoin market

(14:40) Glo Dollar's strategy to scale and support the ecosystem

(19:47) How Glo Dollar funds public goods through user voting

(22:58) Call to action: using, advocating, and integrating Glo Dollar

(24:33) Final thoughts on Glo Dollar's role in the super chain ecosystem

Connect with Garm:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garmr/

Website: https://www.glodollar.org/

Connect with Kris:

- Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/thekris

- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/thekrispartner}

For sponsorships and collaboration: [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The content of this episode should not be considered financial advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Digital assets and DeFi protocols have risks, including capital losses. Please DYOR.