Dream Power: Digital Value, Human Value

Some books find you. When *Dream Power* by Dr. Ann Faraday found its way into Connie's hands, it unlocked the meaning of a childhood dream about men in white coats and revealed a new way to read the future of money. In this solo episode, Connie uses Faraday's two dream tools, the camera view and the mirror view, to decode how the financial system is describing what comes next: money as data, programmable money, onchain finance, and "users" transferring value. Drawing on 30 years of building the rails money moves on, she breaks down the launch of Open USD, Visa's new stablecoin platform, and what they mean for credit unions, families, and everyday people. Underneath it all is one question: when money becomes data, who holds the power, and what happens to human value? This episode also kicks off an upcoming series with leaders who are not only building the bridge between traditional and decentralized finance, but driving creative and critical missions to take us into the new world of digital value exchange.  **In this episode:** - What the shifting language of money reveals about where power is moving - Open USD, stablecoin reserves, and who keeps the value money earns - Visa's wallet and custody play, and what institutions gain and give up - Digital value vs. human value, and why trust must replace surveillance - Why the home, the Domus, is where value begins **Resources:** - *Rooted: Volume One, The Ground* by Connie Davis: https://maiden-explorations-llc.kit.com/profile/products - *Dream Power* by Dr. Ann Faraday - Visa Stablecoin Platform announcement: https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.releaseId.22591.html - Open USD coverage: https://theblock.co/post/406736/visa-stripe-coinbase-join-open-usd-stablecoin-shares-reserve-revenue *Note: U.S. dollar stablecoins like Open USD are generally backed by cash and short-term U.S. Treasuries.* **We are the source and store of value.** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices