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What if space exploration wasn’t driven by governments or billionaires but by a decentralized community? Enter MoonDAO, an experiment in blockchain-powered space governance. In this episode, Pablo Moncada shares insights into how MoonDAO successfully crowdfunded a spaceflight, the potential of blockchain-based lunar economies, and whether decentralization can truly work in space.

Pablo also takes us through the unexpected lessons learned from attempting to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution with a DAO and how these lessons now shape their bold vision for the Moon. This conversation is about technology, power, ownership, and the future of humanity among the stars.

Quotable Insights:

• “50 million dollars sprang up out of nowhere in a week—that’s the power of DAOs.”
• “Imagine the Moon as a blank slate. How would you design governance, ownership, and society?”
• “What happens when we build lunar infrastructure owned by the people, not corporations?”
• “We don’t need permission from governments to explore space anymore.”

Cosmic Timeline (Timestamps):

[00:00:00] Opening: The power of DAOs—From ConstitutionDAO to MoonDAO
[00:02:00] The Big Idea: Why decentralization could revolutionize space governance
[00:06:30] Blockchain and the Moon: Could smart contracts govern off-world societies?
[00:12:45] Crowdfunding a Spaceflight: How MoonDAO sent a person to space
[00:18:00] Lunar Economies: Building a blockchain-powered economy on the Moon
[00:24:15] Challenges & Risks: Can decentralized governance scale beyond Earth?
[00:31:40] Competing with Billionaires: What DAOs can do that governments and corporations can’t
[00:39:50] The Future: Will DAOs be the foundation of off-world democracies?
[00:45:00] Decentralized Infrastructure: How blockchain could manage lunar resources
[00:52:20] Governance Models: Learning from history to build a fair space society
[00:58:30] The Role of AI: Automating contracts and decision-making beyond Earth
[01:05:10] Risks of Power Consolidation: Could DAOs fall into the same traps as traditional governance?
[01:12:00] Lessons from Crypto Communities: What works—and what doesn’t—in decentralized structures
[01:19:30] Final Thoughts: Space as the ultimate experiment in decentralization

Links to Explore:

• Join MoonDAO: https://moondao.com/join
• MoonDAO on Discord: https://discord.gg/moondao
• ConstitutionDAO: constitutiondao.com
• Music Choice: Since I Left You - The Avalanches
• Space Café Playlist for the Aspiring Space Traveler: Listen on Spotify

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