#13: Thomas Mattimore, Reserve Protocol | Index Products, Stablecoin Growth, & Wider User Adoption

🎙️ In our latest episode, @RyanRodenbaugh talks with @mattimost of @ReserveProtocol. They discuss the appeal of index products in DeFi, growing and governing a healthy stablecoin protocol, onboarding crypto-natives vs mainstream users, and more!Timestamps00:00 - Introduction03:03 - Index products in DeFi07:47 - Reserve’s user profiles12:04 - Crypto-native vs mainstream product design15:30 - What motivates Reserve’s governance community18:11 - Active vs organic growth20:20 - Catalysts for Reserve’s growth21:41 - What makes a protocol healthy25:08 - Onboarding users to stablecoins30:40 - Learnings that challenged previous beliefs33:50 - Integrating RWAs 36:43 - Thomas’ background and path to Reserve38:45 - Closing thoughts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wallfacerlabs.substack.com