For episode 226, I’m exited to welcome 0xJoshua and Penguin, Co-Founders of Azos, a third-generation DeFi protocol using blockchain technology to turn climate-positive assets into real financial infrastructure. Their stablecoin, AZUSD, is designed to hold a stable value while automatically directing capital toward environmental good, essentially transforming every transaction into a small act of regeneration.
In our conversation, we’ll dive into how Azos is making values-aligned money possible, what it means to merge DeFi innovation with climate action, and how they’re building an ecosystem where both regens and degens can participate in creating a greener financial future.
You’ll learn:
💚 Values-Aligned Money: Azos empowers people to choose currencies that reflect their beliefs by turning money into an expression of values. Through the AZUSD stablecoin, users can align their finances with causes like renewable energy, carbon credits, and climate-positive projects, creating better money for a better planet.
⚖️ From Degen to Regen: Azos bridges two powerful communities in Web3: degens driven by financial innovation and regens driven by impact. By combining the creativity of DeFi builders with the purpose of sustainability advocates, Azos offers ways for everyone to participate in growing a regenerative economy, whether through financial engagement or by getting rewarded for creating real-world impact.
🌍 Building the Reserve Currency of the Regenerative Economy: Azos is strengthening the ReFi ecosystem by integrating projects like Glo Dollar, Helios, and KlimaDAO as collateral, expanding their utility, driving liquidity, and creating a rising tide that lifts all boats. The result is a more connected, resilient, and values-driven financial system built for long-term planetary good.
0xJoshua
Penguin
Azos
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02:00 - Let’s start with your story. What first brought you into Web3, and what inspired you to focus your work at the intersection of blockchain, sustainability, and impact finance?
12:10 - Can you give us a high-level overview of what Azos is and what problem you’re trying to solve?
16:25 - What are your thoughts on this concept of brining “degens” and “regens” together, and how we can leverage each communities strengths to grow this movement?
20:20 - Tell me more about the use cases of Azos and the various ways users can engage with the ecosystem.
22:45 - Tell me more about how Azos has partnered with projects like Glo Dollar, KlimaDAO, and Helios to advance this concept of the “reserve currency of the regenerative economy?”
27:30 - How do you explain the concept of “programming values into money” for those who aren’t crypto native?
31:10 - One of the big challenges in both DeFi and climate finance is credibility. How do you ensure the assets backing AZUSD are verifiable, trustworthy, and truly climate-positive?
34:30 - Tell me more about the impact monitoring aspect of your project, and how you evaluate projects to be a part of your ecosystem.
40:40 - What does the concept of “better money for a better planet” mean to you, and how is Azos helping make it a reality?
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