Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll Gold meets Code: Tokenizing Gold for the Digital Age
We’re kicking off something new at Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll (BFRR): the Digital Money Interview Series—powered by our podcast partner etonec (and transparency: Jonas also works with etonec). About once a month, we’ll sit down with builders and operators who’ve shipped financial products at scale—less hype, more hard-won lessons.
For the inaugural episode, Jonas is joined by new guest host Jonathan Knoll (ex Sun Microsystems, PayPal, and one of the early hires at the Libra Association). Together, they unpack why the “Libra era” still matters, how it acted as a catalyst for regulation and institutional focus, and why stablecoins have entered a critical “scaling phase” where trust, governance, and real customer needs matter more than clever tech.
Then we go deep on a different kind of stable asset: gold-backed tokens. Our guest is Kurt Hemecker, CEO behind DGLD (and CEO of Gold Token SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of MKS PAMP). We explore:
• Why tokenize gold at all—and what problems it solves vs. physical gold and ETFs • What “asset-backed” really means, and why custody, insurance, audits, and redemption are non-negotiable • The Lindy effect, trust, and why gold’s thousands-year track record still shapes digital money • How DGLD works today (1 token = 1 troy ounce, fractional possible), where it’s live (Ethereum & Base), where it trades (DEXs like Uniswap and Aerodrome), and how redemption can go down to 1 gram (via Gold Avenue) • The roadmap: multi-chain expansion, institutional use cases (collateral, repo, lending), and future exchange listings • Plus: BTC vs fiat vs gold—what people really “believe in,” and why that matters
If you care about tokenization, stablecoins, and the future of monetary infrastructure—this one’s for you. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow BFRR on LinkedIn and YouTube for future guests worldwide.
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