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Interview with Jamie Burke and Aron van Ammers of Money Circles at DEVCON1 in London

315 views · Published 17 December 2015 · 27:57 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: Epicenter Podcast · 2015 · Science & Technology

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I caught up with Jamie Burke and Aron van Ammers, who are exploring a really cool direction - credit unions built using smart contracts.

Credit Unions are organisations that match borrowers and lenders that have some level of mutual trust - for example connecting alumni of a university who have liquidity with current students needing liquidity (loans).

We explore how smart contracts could enable the next generation of credit unions through themes such as:

Current challenges with credit unions - underutilisation of capital, governance challenges.
Advantages of moving to a smart contract architecture.
Participants and design of money circle.
Potential challenges with the idea.
The team behind Money Circles.

Check out the video to get an appreciation of how global jurisdiction independent blockchains and smart contracts could enable normal people to better achieve their financial aims and build a better society.

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