Creator of Cardano $USDM || W3i's mission is to build and deploy essential tools for the digital economy needed by regulated ethical Web3 financial ecosystems.W3i.global Chicago, ILJoined May 2024
Financial institutions shouldn’t have to become software companies to participate in digital finance.
There is a strange assumption embedded in much of the conversation about blockchain adoption: If a bank, credit union, or business wants to use this technology, it should build the infrastructure itself. That’s not how most financial infrastructure works.
A community bank doesn’t build its own card network just like a business doesn’t construct an ACH system before it can pay employees. Financial institutions routinely rely on specialized infrastructure providers so they can offer sophisticated products without becoming technology companies themselves. Digital assets shouldn’t be different.
That was the problem we saw when we started W3i Software. There was plenty of blockchain technology and increasingly compelling use cases, but there was a significant gap between what the technology could do and what a regulated institution could realistically deploy.
Building the software is only part of the problem. There’s compliance, banking, custody, reserves, security, integration, reporting, operations, and, ultimately, the need to turn all of that complexity into a product customers can actually use. For most institutions, reinventing that infrastructure makes very little economic sense.
The next phase of blockchain adoption won’t depend on convincing every financial institution to become a blockchain company.
It’ll depend on making blockchain infrastructure ordinary enough that they don’t have to. That’s the problem W3i was created to solve.
How many other ecosystems have as much aura as we do? 🕛
Amazing Midnight Network (@MidnightNtwrk) hackathon in Buenos Aires!
The Midnight Foundation team shared some remarkable figures from the event: 87 hackers took part, 59 of them completely new to the Midnight ecosystem, 26 projects were developed, and the event reached a 100% code compilation rate, achieved for the first time at a Midnight event.
I had the pleasure of serving as a judge, helping teams work through the evaluation criteria. We worked Friday and Saturday non stop, but the effort never feels heavy when it's driven by passion.
Vamos Argentina! 🇦🇷
🚨 Attention Cardano!
We made Cardano's first-ever animated short film. Now, we're auctioning its most iconic scenes as NFTs on Cardano's first NFT Auction Platform.
If you want to see more animated content made for Cardano, this is your chance to help make it happen!
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P.S. You can bid with cardano:native or Stablecoins from @USDMOfficial - Courtesy of @Padierfind 😉
Going live in 5 min. 🌞 14:00 CEST on YouTube.
Visa card, Flip app, MiCA authorisation, Google Play in the EU, and your questions answered live.
👉 youtube.com/watch?v=KMGuhP…
I'm going to be at @RareEvo next week. If you're interested in utilizing the @Shield_USD contract for your own use case, seek me out. See my pinned tweet for a demo.
Our CEO @W3i_CEO is in Chicago for TechChicago, in the room at WEB3 Investor Day.
The conversation W3i keeps having: regulated stablecoin infrastructure, and what it takes for institutions to put real dollars on chain.
In town this week? Come say hello.
@GoTechChicago
This project from @Shield_USD is one of the most exciting hybrid applications for Cardano/Midnight: a privacy stablecoin. @amw7youtube.com/watch?v=VTnONA… covers the design and function of the first programmable shielded token. I cannot wait to connect it to Pogen and other standards to see Billions minted!
VIDEO - New feature in Cardano Ledger App v8 🔥
Vote on multiple governance actions with your DRep key on the HW-Wallet in one go. Here is a short demonstration about two new features ... 😎
youtube.com/watch?v=iNNjXC…
We must say farewell to a powerhouse of the Cardano Community, @bone_pool. He was an unwavering support from the very beginning of USDM's conception. Rest easy, friend. 💔
Dear @IOHK_Charles ,
The reason you created Cardano has been my north star for almost six years. Following your vision to bank the unbanked, I joined the ecosystem like many others driven by that same purpose.
5am.earth is how we deliver on that vision now, at scale. We're tapping into partner networks that aims to reach 100 million farmers, the perfect foundation for a blockchain trust layer that connects to many business applications (i.e. good synergies with Realfi).
Here's a short 3-minute video: x.com/YoramBenzvi/st…
From a business perspective, there are real opportunities for Cardano to tap into a huge business network of leading brands. As you said in one of your recent videos, "we lost the narrative." 5am could be part of bringing it back.
The community support has been incredible - here are few examples: x.com/Elkconnect_web…)
We need a final push to get the proposal across the line. The deadline is today (Tuesday, 10pm UTC).
Infra is essential, but what the market shows us is that it not enough. 5am is part of the solution.
Would greatly appreciate your public support.
Yoram
Good Monday Cardano !
It is humbling to have incredible comments by the Cardano community about 5am.earth, reminding us all why we are on @Cardano.
Here are few examples:
"When I look at the 5am.Earth proposal, my thoughts go back to why I joined
Team: “We need stronger founder branding for the pitch deck.”
Me: “Please don’t make it weird.”
Team: “Jillian Plomin,
First of Her Name,
President of Moneta Digital,
Chief Executive Officer of W3i Software,
Empress of Stablecoins,
Builder of Payment Rails,
Founder of Financial
USDM is upgrading its AUM transparency data to @PythNetwork, one of the most trusted and battle-tested oracle providers in crypto, delivering real-time, high-fidelity data across dozens of blockchains. 🔒 Here's what this means for you. 🧵
Did you know the “subsidy” you’re getting to mint USDCx @USDMOfficial has offered since its inception in 2024?
Yeah, Moneta absorbs those fees so that YOU can mint $USDM absolutely “free.” For the last 2+ years. No plans on changing any time soon.
Just one of the many quiet ways @USDMOfficial, the Cardano community-led initiative, works to genuinely support Cardano.
You’re welcome.
Japan recognizing qualifying foreign-issued stablecoins as legal electronic payment instruments is a massive signal to the market.
The future of stablecoins belongs to compliant, transparent, institutionally compatible infrastructure.
For Cardano, USDM, and eventually ShieldUSD, this moment matters tremendously.
🇯🇵
open.substack.com/pub/jillianplo…
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