M0 Foundation

About

The M0 Foundation is a modular stablecoin infrastructure protocol founded by Luca Prosperi, Gregory Di Prisco, and Oliver Schimek, building the future of programmable digital dollars, Web3 finance, and on-chain money systems. It offers developers, fintechs, and crypto native companies the ability to build their own stablecoin with total control over the issuance, liquidity, compliance, and monetary policy. Unlike stablecoin issuers, M0 operates as an infrastructural layer for monetary policy, giving businesses the ability to create their own branded dollar while utilizing the shared liquidity and issuance rails. M0 Foundation Attribute Details Primary Focus Building and powering application-specific, programmable stablecoins Platform Type Stablecoin infrastructure and issuance platform Core Technology M0 Protocol Stablecoin Framework M0 Stablecoin Extensions Token Standard ERC-20 Stablecoin Customization Branding, monetization model, transfer rules and economic parameters Core Collateral Eligible collateral including U.S. Treasury-backed assets Issuance Model Qualified/permissioned financial institutions mint M against eligible collateral Stablecoin Issuers Licensed/qualified M0 issuer partners Core Smart Contracts MToken, MinterGateway, TTGRegistrar Governance System Two-Token Governance (TTG) Governance Tokens POWER and ZERO Cross-Chain Infrastructure M Portals and M0 Onchain Orchestration Supported EVM Networks Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Linea, BNB Chain, HyperEVM, Plume, Mantra, Soneium, Plasma and Citrea Primary Use Cases Payments, fintech, digital dollars, DeFi, remittances, wallets and Web3 applications Interoperability Layer Onchain Orchestration Security Approach Audited smart contracts, collateral verification and governance-based controls Developer Resources Developer documentation, deployment guides, REST APIs, GraphQL APIs and contract addresses Notable Investors Polychain Capital, Ribbit Capital, Bain Capital Crypto, Pantera Capital and others Notable Ecosystem / Integration Names MetaMask, PayPal, Kast, MoonPay, Bridge and 1Money Popular Projects Powered by M0 • • mUSD: MetaMask's native stablecoin built using M0 infrastructure for wallets, payments, and DeFi. • KAST Dollar: KAST's branded stablecoin for global payments, spending, and financial accounts. • MGUSD: MoneyGram's U.S. dollar stablecoin powered by M0 for remittances, money transfers, and digital payments. • PYUSDx: A framework by PayPal, MoonPay, and M0 for creating application-specific stablecoins backed by PYUSD. • USDN: Noble's programmatic stablecoin designed for the Cosmos ecosystem and DeFi. • USDai: A composable synthetic dollar built with M0 infrastructure for DeFi applications. • USDhl: A purpose-built stablecoin for the Hyperliquid ecosystem, focused on DeFi and trading. • USDSC: Startale USD, an M0-powered stablecoin for Web3 and digital payments. • XO Cash: A digital-dollar stablecoin from the Exodus, MoonPay, and M0 ecosystem for consumer payments. • Game Dollar: A programmable stablecoin from Playtron designed for gaming and in-game payments. • ctUSD: A stablecoin for the Bitcoin ecosystem, supported by M0 and MoonPay for Bitcoin DeFi and payments. M0 Tokens - M, POWER, ZERO The M0 ecosystem currently has three important tokens: $M, POWER and ZERO. They serve very different purposes. Token Category Purpose Key Utility $M Stablecoin / Monetary Asset Foundational asset of the M0 ecosystem Stablecoin infrastructure, M0 Extensions, approved earning POWER Governance Token Day-to-day protocol governance Voting, parameter management, governance rewards ZERO Meta-Governance Token Higher-level governance and value capture Meta-governance, revenue distribution, governance oversight

Funding

• Series Bpolychain capital4,00,00,00028 Aug 2025
• Series BRibbit Capital4,00,00,00028 Aug 2025
• Series BEndeavor Catalyst4,00,00,00028 Aug 2025
• Series BRoad Capital4,00,00,00028 Aug 2025
• Series BPantera Capital4,00,00,00028 Aug 2025
• Series BBain Capital Crypto4,00,00,00028 Aug 2025
• Series ABain Capital Crypto3,50,00,00005 Jun 2024
• Series AGalaxy Ventures3,50,00,00005 Jun 2024

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