Startup Societies: Part II — Money & the State

​​From network states to charter cities, a new generation of builders are challenging the legacy state.

​​Join us for part 2 of our discussion series exploring the radical reimagining of how we live, govern, and build new societies together.

​​Taking place over April, each discussion will have brief opening remarks before we invite the floor to bring their own commentary, ask questions and debate the best path forwards.

​​In Part II, we explore the role of and relationship between money and state. Entangled for millennia—but crypto, stablecoins, and new economic zones are testing what happens when money goes sovereign. This session explores the battle between fiat and freedom, the rise of private and parallel currencies, and what happens when builders become central bankers.

​We’ll cover:

• ​The evolution of monetary authority

• ​CBDCs, stablecoins, and the rise of crypto-dollarization

• ​Funding cities: exit taxes, fee-for-service models, and in-protocol value

​​The Series

• ​Fri, May 9 — Money & the State

• ​Tue, May 13 — AI & the State

• ​Thu, May 15 — Religion & the State

• ​Tue, May 20 — Sex, Dating, Marriage & the State

• ​Thu, May 22 — Women & the State

• ​Tue, May 27 — Laws, Justice, Defence & the State

• ​Thu, May 29 — Constitutions & Your State