​Now Media Podcast

​Building CyberGold: From a Solana Gold-Pegged Stablecoin to a Basket of Physical-Gold-Backed Tokens on Ethereum

​CyberGold started as a gold-pegged stablecoin on Solana using Token-2022 confidential transfers.

​It's since evolved into a basket of physical-gold-backed tokens on Ethereum.

​This episode traces that shift, and what years of teaching Web3 and researching monetary systems taught Christophe Lebrun along the way.

​Participants

• ​Brian Kolton – Host (Now Media)

• ​Christophe Lebrun – Founder & CEO, CyberGold

​About the guest

​Christophe Lebrun is the founder and CEO of CyberGold, an engineer, developer, entrepreneur, teacher, and researcher based in Evian, France.

​He teaches Web3 and smart contracts and contributes to DeFi and Blockchain & Finance programs at HEG Geneva, and has authored academic papers on blockchain and stablecoins.

​CyberGold began as a gold-pegged stablecoin protocol on Solana using the Token-2022 confidential transfers extension, and has since evolved into a basket of physical-gold-backed tokens on Ethereum, reflecting an ongoing, research-driven approach to monetary systems.

​Format

• ​Type: Google Meet / Riverside (riverside.com)

• ​Date: September 10

• ​Time: 2:00 PM UTC

• ​Duration: 35 mins

• ​Tone: Academic, research-driven, technical

​Topics of discussion

​From Solana to Ethereum: why CyberGold evolved
What led to shifting CyberGold from a single gold-pegged stablecoin on Solana to a basket of physical-gold-backed tokens on Ethereum?

​Token-2022 confidential transfers, and what came after
What made confidential transfers on Solana appealing for a gold-pegged stablecoin originally, and what tradeoffs came with moving away from that approach?

​Teaching Web3 while building it
How does teaching smart contracts and DeFi at HEG Geneva inform the way Christophe approaches building CyberGold, and vice versa?

​Who this episode is for

​DeFi builders and researchers interested in gold-backed and commodity-pegged stablecoin design.

​Web3 educators and academics working at the intersection of blockchain and monetary theory.

​Anyone following how confidential transfer technology and asset-backed tokens are evolving across chains.