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Interview with Jacob Laufer, Chief Business Officer of M^0
1. Could you explain what M^0 is for those who might not know? What are its core mission and values?
With M^0, builders can create their own stablecoin by extending $M - M^0’s superior digital-dollar building block, and customize attributes such as branding, compliance behaviors, and yield distribution mechanics. By extending $M into their own stablecoin, businesses can monetize their digital dollar use cases and maintain control over their money tech stack, while not being burdened by operational heavy-lifting.
Unlike traditional stablecoin models, M^0 is built as an open multi-issuer framework that delivers seamless interoperability between $M and its extensions, but also allows builders of custom stablecoins to upgrade into their own issuers and not depend on anyone else for issuance.
M^0 provides the foundational infrastructure to power a broad range of digital dollar use cases while maintaining transparency and trust through independent actors and safe, programmable, and interoperable assets. M^0 redefines the stablecoin landscape by eliminating traditional barriers to issuance, enabling an open and composable financial ecosystem where businesses and developers can create, customize, and scale their digital dollar solutions with unmatched flexibility. As a neutral and transparent protocol, M^0 ensures that stablecoin liquidity remains fluid, accessible, and optimized for efficiency—laying the groundwork for a more decentralized and resilient financial system.
2. What are the key benefits of M^0? In what ways can it be utilized by individuals or corporations?
M^0 provides a stablecoin platform that benefits stablecoin builders looking for safe, programmable, and interoperable stablecoin solutions. M^0 offers:
- Stablecoin extensions: Builders can create their own branded stablecoins while maintaining 1:1 interoperability with $M, M^0’s stablecoin building block.
- Shared liquidity: Unlike traditional stablecoins, M^0 enables unified liquidity across all $M extensions.
- Customizable yield distribution: Protocols can define how yield earned on collateral is used
- Secure: M^0 utilizes a decentralized governance model, independent validators (independent entities permissioned by governance to provide timely information about the off-chain collateral used by Minters to generate $M) and secure custody solutions for stablecoin issuance.
- Interoperable: All stablecoins built as an extension of $M are natively interoperable, with no price discovery or liquidity fragmentation.
- Overcollateralized collateral: $M is fully backed by short-term U.S. Treasuries, offering a high level of security and transparency.
3. If someone is interested in partnering/integrating with M^0, what are the first steps? How can they get started?
Contact the M^0 team via https://www.m0.org/ or reach out directly to discuss integration or partnership opportunities.
M^0 x Plume
1. What prompted your decision to partner with/develop on Plume?
M^0 partnered with Plume to power the Nest Treasuries Vault, leveraging our infrastructure to bring institutional-grade yield opportunities onchain. Plume’s focus on RWA finance aligns perfectly with M^0’s mission of providing a safe, programmable, and interoperable stablecoin infrastructure. By integrating with Plume, we enable seamless access to tokenized U.S. Treasuries and stable, transparent yield for both institutional and professional users.
2. What do you think is the main benefit of Plume that differentiates it from other RWA chains?
Plume stands out as it is purpose-built specifically for real-world asset tokenization, setting it apart from more generalist chains. Additionally, they’ve cultivated a strong, engaged community of builders and enthusiasts who are deeply aligned with the Plume vision.
3. Looking ahead, what aspects of this collaboration with Plume are you most enthusiastic about?
Looking ahead, we’re most enthusiastic about partnering with a strong distributor like Plume to bring M^0’s powerful money tech stack and wholesale stablecoin to this ecosystem. Plume has attracted institutional capital, built an engaged community, and raised significant funding—all of which signal strong momentum and long-term potential.
About M^0
M^0 is the platform powering builders of safe, programmable, interoperable stablecoins. By extending $M, a digital dollar building block issued by the M^0 protocol, developers can build branded, feature-rich digital dollars in minutes.