A Conversation with Marshall Hayner, Founder & CEO at Metallicus Inc.

The yWhales team speaks with Marshall Hayner, Founder & CEO at Metallicus, Inc., a payments-based cryptocurrency and incentivization network. Founded in 2016, Metallicus is a peer-to-peer payment app that rewards users with MTL tokens for sending and receiving money. The app is planning to be the first blockchain-based digital bank (FDIC) in the U.S.

 

About Guest

Marshall Hayner’s journey in crypto began in 2009 with Napster. While in college he became interested in decentralized file sharing. The idea of streaming and how users consume content led him to further his interests in bit torrent centralized file sharing. He eventually dropped out of Northeastern University and moved to California. Inspired to build better web wallets, break down barriers and make it easier for users, Hayner joined Dogecoin, Quick Coin, and Stellar and worked on multiple projects. He then left and launched Metallicus in 2016 to provide users with a global crypto bank.

You’ll learn about:

• Marshall’s backstory
• Long term integrations for Metallicus
• dApps
• App updates coming
• U.S Crypto regulations
• Metal Pay vs. Proton
• User risks
• The Proton bridge
• Competing with the mainstream
• The future of Metallicus and Proton

Resources: 

Connect with YWhales: Website | BitClout | Twitter

Connect with Marshall Hayner: LinkedIn 

Connect with Metallicus: Twitter | Reddit | YouTube |  Facebook | Telegram | Blog | Instagram 

Connect with Proton Blockchain: Twitter | Reddit | Telegram | Blog | Instagram | Facebook | Github | Discord

Timestamps

[2:44] Marshall’s Intro

[4:09] Marshall’s Background

[12:23] Money as a concept

[16:13] Financial Services are Being Reinvented

[23:40] Maintaining Efficient Decentralization

[31:03] Good governance should allow for consensus

[37:30] Thousands of blockchains that exist 

[45:45] Synthetic vs Reserve Bonds

[47:36] The Metal Stablecoin

[52:04] Show a clear path forward for everyone

[59:56] EVM is coming to Proton

[1:04:33] The plan to bring in the big players

[1:12:29] Alpha drops & the future of Proton

 

DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.