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evidence https://x.com/TheiaResearch/status/1876618725547233417 @TheiaResearch (Felipe Montealegre, Theia Capital) 2025-01-07 rio
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Internet finance generates 50 to 100 basis points of additional annual GDP growth by unlocking capital allocation to previously inaccessible assets and eliminating intermediation friction

Theia — "Internet Finance" fund thesis (Jan 2025)

Felipe Montealegre's foundational fund thesis. Argues for building an Internet Financial System — "a better financial system on the cloud that can hold the world's assets" serving 8 billion people.

Core arguments

  1. Current system flaws: Traditional finance operates through "permissioned, siloed servers" across 90,000+ institutions, creating high transaction costs and barriers to entry
  2. Smart contracts: Code-based automation enables financial products without intermediaries — escrow, underwriting, dividend distribution all automated
  3. Five key advantages:
    • Free capital flow across borders (remittance fees from 7% to <$0.01)
    • Improved property rights for 5 billion people
    • Increased financial asset accessibility
    • Greater operational efficiency
    • Faster GDP growth (projected 75 basis points additional annual growth)

Key data points

  • 90,000+ financial institutions operating on siloed infrastructure
  • 7% average remittance fee reducible to <$0.01
  • 5 billion people with improved property rights through on-chain assets
  • 75 basis points additional annual GDP growth projected
  • 13 charts and diagrams in original article

Rio's assessment

  • Quantifies Belief #5 (legacy intermediation is rent-extraction) with specific data: 90K institutions, 7% remittance fees, GDP impact
  • The 75 bps GDP growth figure is a strong quantified claim for the internet finance attractor state
  • "5 billion people with improved property rights" frames IFS as financial inclusion infrastructure, not just efficiency
  • Enriches existing attractor state claim but doesn't produce new standalone claims — well-covered territory
  • The remittance cost reduction ($0.07 per $1 to <$0.01 per $1) is a 700x improvement — concrete evidence for disruption thesis