# Navigating the Risks of RWA Tokenization

- Speakers: [Sam Paderewski](https://streameth.org/speakers/sam-paderewski), [Sidney Powell](https://streameth.org/speakers/sidney-powell), [Erbil Karaman](https://streameth.org/speakers/erbil-karaman), [Anthony DeMartino](https://streameth.org/speakers/anthony-demartino), [Chris Yin](https://streameth.org/speakers/chris-yin), [David Garfunkel](https://streameth.org/speakers/david-garfunkel)
- Event: [unStable Summit Denver](https://streameth.org/stable_summit/unstable_summit_denver), Denver
- Channel: [Stable Summit](https://streameth.org/stable_summit)
- Date: 2024-02-28
- Duration: 46:32
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/65de211c671a1cd7a2a76653
- Download: https://vod-cdn.lp-playback.studio/raw/jxf4iblf6wlsyor6526t4tcmtmqa/catalyst-vod-com/hls/ed1f9x41zgt0doru/720p0.mp4

## Description

- Identifying the risks associated with tokenized RWAs (third-party, market, credit & liquidity risks)
- Strategies to ensure sufficient on and off-chain liquidity for different types of RWAs
- Comparing methods used to maintain transparency of the underlying asset
- Managing defaults and minimizing their impact on investors

## About the speakers

### Sam Paderewski

Went from TradFi to DeFi, now applying credit expertise to the RWA world.

### Sidney Powell

Sid is the Co-Founder of Maple Finance, an institutional lending platform. Prior to founding Maple, Sid worked in banking where he helped entrepreneurial founders to scale lending businesses.

### Erbil Karaman

Erbil Karaman is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Huma Finance, an on-chain credit platform where high-performing receivables meet with global capital. He previously worked as the Chief Product Officer at EarnIn, a financial platform whose services allowed tens of millions of Americans to access wages before payday, avoid overdrafts, and start saving. Prior, he was a Product Executive at Lyft and Facebook, and was a mentor for the Thiel Foundation's 20Under20 Fellowship.

### Anthony DeMartino

CEO and Co Founder of Trident Digital Group

### Chris Yin

CEO of Plume. Previously worked in VC and B2B SaaS companies. Exited first company via a sale to Coupa Software

### David Garfunkel

Head of BD at Truflation