The Money Layer of the Internet: Value, Culture & Conviction
From Object Subject Form by Simon Clowes
February 16, 2026 · 1h 38m · Season 3 · Episode 2
About this episode
Sergio Silva discusses the impact of digital ownership on money, culture, and community in the context of the internet.
“I spent years trained to look for what can go wrong. Crypto helped me imagine what could go right.”— Sergio Silva When the internet becomes a place you can own things, it changes how you see money, culture, and your own agency. In this episode of Object Subject Form, Sergio Silva joins Simon to explore the move from legacy finance to digital ownership, and what changes mentally when money becomes native to the internet. Sergio started his career at Goldman Sachs in 2009, then spent seven years leading the Latam Equity Sales team at Barclays before moving into digital assets. Today he’s the founder of The Meebit Company, a venture-backed team stewarding and developing the Meebits IP. He previously led Web3 business development at Fireblocks and is a founding member of NeonDAO, an investment fund focused on building the open metaverse. Sergio breaks down digital assets in plain language, and explains how ownership changes the dynamics of online community compared to the platforms we’ve lived on for the past decade. Together, they explore market psychology, the behavioral side of investing, and practical principles like “pay yourself first,” alongside why Bitcoin’s scarcity matters…
People in this episode
Host: Simon Clowes
Guest: Sergio Silva
Topics covered
- digital ownership
- cryptocurrency
- market psychology
- online community
- investing principles
- cultural identity
- Web3
Keywords
- digital assets
- legacy finance
- ownership
- community dynamics
- investment
- scarcity
- store of value
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Goldman Sachs, Barclays, The Meebit Company, Fireblocks, NeonDAO
Products: Bitcoin, Meebits
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