A pluralist future for money

Name: A pluralist future for money
Uploaded: 2026-11-05T09:01:18.000Z
Duration: 21 min 33 s
Description: Yoseph Ayele, founder and managing partner of LAVA, challenges the idea that crypto must choose between legible and open money, arguing that both already run at scale in Africa. The talk asks whether holders' money has the same standing as a central bank's, describes a tiered system in which stablecoin holders sit below bank depositors, and looks to emerging markets to dissolve those tiers.

Devcon 8 · 4 Nov 2026 · 21:33

Yoseph Ayele, founder and managing partner of LAVA, challenges the idea that crypto must choose between legible and open money, arguing that both already run at scale in Africa. The talk asks whether holders' money has the same standing as a central bank's, describes a tiered system in which stablecoin holders sit below bank depositors, and looks to emerging markets to dissolve those tiers.

Speakers

Yoseph Ayele

Topics

Stablecoins
Philosophy & Values
Macro
Regional Communities

From Devcon 8, hosted by Ethereum Foundation.