May 27th: Why Banking Was Faster in Roman Times: How Stablecoins Are Reviving Ancient Financial Efficiency w/ David Parsons at London Digital Escrow Limited

<p>Ancient Rome built one of history’s most efficient financial systems through trusted networks, standardised currency and rapid cross-border settlement. Today, USD stablecoins and agentic payment systems are reviving many of those same principles by enabling near-instant programmable transactions across global markets. As compliance-heavy banking infrastructure slows modern finance, then blockchain-based stablecoins may represent a digital return to Roman-style monetary efficiency by combining trusted standards, strict adherence to AML and KYC checks, liquidity and automation so as to reshape the future of global commerce.</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/digitalbytes/p/why-banking-was-faster-in-roman-times?r=1d9rb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true">Click here to read the article</a></p><p><br></p>