# Optimizing Stablecoin Designs for Different Use Cases

- Speakers: [Thomas Mattimore](https://streameth.org/speakers/thomas-mattimore), [Irene Wu](https://streameth.org/speakers/irene-wu), [Matthew Commons](https://streameth.org/speakers/matthew-commons), [Isha Varshney](https://streameth.org/speakers/isha-varshney), [Smitha Purohit](https://streameth.org/speakers/smitha-purohit), [Matt Dobel](https://streameth.org/speakers/matt-dobel)
- 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: 43:22
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/65de211e671a1cd7a2a76679
- Download: https://vod-cdn.lp-playback.studio/raw/jxf4iblf6wlsyor6526t4tcmtmqa/catalyst-vod-com/hls/1fd2sewbgwupkfj3/720p0.mp4

## Description

- Examining the primary use cases of stablecoins (payments, remittance, trading, savings etc.)
- Identifying key stablecoin features and capabilities necessary to fulfill these different use cases
- Analyzing the ideal collateral and design trade-offs for each use case

## About the speakers

### Thomas Mattimore

CEO of ABC Labs, the team behind Reserve Protocol

### Irene Wu

Irene Wu is the Head of Strategy at LayerZero Labs. Previously an investor at Insight Partners, she has held UX design and engineering roles at IDEO and J.P. Morgan. Irene has a background in Computer Science from Harvard and is a university drop-out.

### Matthew Commons

President of Verified USD Foundation. USDV is the first omnichain tokenized treasury-backed stablecoin, enabling a collaborative community for modern finance.

### Isha Varshney

Head of Strategy & Innovation at Celo Foundation

### Smitha Purohit

Director of Product Management at Paypal

### Matt Dobel

Prior to Gauntlet, Matt managed Square's Stategic Growth team. Before that, Matt worked at multiple different fintech companies such as Brigit and OnDeck in various strategic partnership and business development roles.