# Ensuring Stability that Scales: Collateral Design Approaches and Challenges

- Speakers: [Walter Li](https://streameth.org/speakers/walter-li), [Sam Lekhak](https://streameth.org/speakers/sam-lekhak), [Tao Wang](https://streameth.org/speakers/tao-wang), [Monetsupply](https://streameth.org/speakers/monetsupply), [Seraphim](https://streameth.org/speakers/seraphim), [Matt Gurbiel](https://streameth.org/speakers/matt-gurbiel)
- 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: 42:06
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/65de2123671a1cd7a2a766a9
- Download: https://vod-cdn.lp-playback.studio/raw/jxf4iblf6wlsyor6526t4tcmtmqa/catalyst-vod-com/hls/aefexqnvlkwczhsa/720p0.mp4

## Description

- Evaluating the practical goals, use cases and real level of scalability a stablecoin should aim to achieve
- Comparing the use of RWAs vs LSTs vs Crypto as collateral assets and their potential to scale
- Building attractive hedging products and other methods of capturing sufficient liquidity and maintaining peg stability
- Navigating the balance between decentralization and handling a fast-growing user base

## About the speakers

### Walter Li

Walter is a data scientist at Gauntlet, currently helping lead some of their work around staking and market risk. Previously, he was a quantitative trader in the Quantitative Strategies Group at RBC.

### Sam Lekhak

Head of Growth at Liquity. Sam has a passion for all things decentralized finance and stablecoins.

### Tao Wang

Aladdin Dao is a decentralized builder and incubator of cutting edge DEFI protocols. To date Aladdin has built three products: Concentrator, Clever and f(x) protocol.
 As a Dao member, I love exploring different kind of innovation in DeFi world.

### Monetsupply

Risk Analyst at Block Analitica. Monet works on risk management and mechanism design for lending and stablecoin protocols. He also moonlights as a delegate across several DAOs.

### Seraphim

Head of Growth at Ethena Labs

### Matt Gurbiel

Matt leads Business Development at RedStone. Previously gained Brand Marketing, Sales and Product Management experience in multinational corporations, early-stage startups, venture studios, and his own projects.