We sat down for the first time with @ethereumJoseph, Founder and CEO of Consensys and Co-Founder of Ethereum, and @KeoneHD, Co-Founder and GM of Monad Foundation.
A conversation about where the future of money is headed, AI, and the new @metamask Money Account.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:46 What Joe thought the internet would do to money
7:00 Why a 16-year-old skips the bank entirely
12:52 Has crypto only helped people already doing fine?
15:47 How AI changed the way they build
19:47 Is traditional finance moving onto crypto, or is crypto redefining it?
22:47 What do TradFi institutions actually want?
26:51 What is the MetaMask Money Account?
29:43 Who is it for?
30:14 What does it take at the chain level?
31:48 Why did MetaMask chose Monad?
33:37 When will stablecoins go mainstream?
38:09 AI agents that move money on their own
43:35 The story that says it all
LATEST: ⚡ MetaMask has launched yield-paying Money Accounts on Monad, bundling stablecoin yield, payments, and trading into a single self-custody account.
JUST IN: Former Ripple engineer Matt Hamilton said the new Open USD stablecoin consortium validates XRPL's original 2012 design, arguing it was 15 years ahead by enabling native stablecoin issuance and a built-in DEX
USST, powered by @stbl_official, is now live on Stellar.
“The launch of USST on Stellar adds another example of how open blockchain infrastructure can support institutional asset workflows and expand utility across the tokenized asset ecosystem.” -@rajachak75
JUST IN: 🇹🇼 Taiwan's legislature passes law establishing a regulatory framework for the Bitcoin and crypto industry.
"We're officially entering a new era of digital finance." 🚀
RIPPLE JUST LOCKED IN ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL WIN 🔒
Wyden's trade orchestration layer now plugs directly into Ripple Custody banks get seamless trading + bank-grade custody in one stack. $XRP
Stablecoins are transforming how value moves, and interoperability is the key to institutional scale.
We're proud to join Open USD as a day-one integration partner, reinforcing Ripple's commitment to open, multichain infrastructure that supports institutional adoption across the digital asset ecosystem.
Introducing the @metamask Money Account, live exclusively on Monad
Your new account that earns yield in DeFi with a card that spends straight from it. A new era of personal finance starts now - only possible on Monad
Get started with one click: https://t.co/W4NqXiyDIE
🇺🇸 HUUUUGE NEWS: SEC COMMISSIONER HESTER PEIRCE’S COMMENTS ON THE CLARITY ACT:
„I’M STILL OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WILL GET DONE THIS SUMMER - I EXPECT THAT WE‘LL SEE IT PASS SOON!“ 🙌🏼
IT‘S HAPPENING IN 2026! 🚀
🚨XLM SHOCKING NEWS!!! (STRIPE OWNS BILLIONS OF XLM!)🚨
Stripe, the largest privately held financial company in the world, reportedly owns 2 BILLION XLM — and this could be a HUGE deal if you own Stellar Lumens! 😳
If you own ANY $XLM... you NEED to see this!👁
#XLM#Stellar #Bitcoin #BTC #Altcoins #Crypto
🚨 Massive development for Stellar $XLM.
A European pilot is exploring on-chain payroll using the Stellar network, with a focus on enterprise salary payments in one of the world's largest economies.
If successful, this could become one of blockchain's most meaningful enterprise adoption stories.
Bullish on $XLM? 👇
#XLM #Stellar #Crypto #Blockchain #Web3
NOTABLE PROJECTS BUILDING ON MONAD 🔥
The Monad ecosystem is growing fast, with builders shipping innovative products across DeFi, payments, gaming, infrastructure, and consumer apps.
⚡ Projects to watch:
🔹 @0xInfinity_0
🔹 @LeverUp_xyz
🔹 @unlink_xyz
🔹 @AtlantisDEX_xyz
🔹 @SntryFun
🔹 @kizzycasino
🔹 @surfcashx
🔹 @branchlesspay
🔹 @stoa_xyz
🔹 @withengine
🔹 @captur_go
🔹 @SpringX_Finance
From trading and payments to social and gaming, these teams are helping shape the future of the Monad ecosystem. 🚀
Which project are you most bullish on? 👀
#Monad #Crypto #Web3 #DeFi #Blockchain
Money has come a long way since the first uses of shells or coins millennia ago. Today, it may be considered our most used technology, as most people use digitally recorded money. Our Analyze This video explains tokenization and why programmable money is useful.
The IMF is now explaining tokenization and programmable money to the world.
Ripple has been building this infrastructure on XRPL for years.
They're describing the future. XRP is already running it.