#23: Ivan Kozlov, Resolv | Yield bearing stables, why tranching works, & "stablecoinizing" everything

About this episode

Ivan Kozlov discusses Resolv Protocol's approach to tranching and yield-bearing stablecoins, along with insights on traditional finance's challenges in the crypto space.

Today's guest is Ivan Kozlov, co-founder of Resolv Protocol. We discuss how Resolv has been successful with tranching, their yield-bearing stablecoin architecture, and why most TradFi instruments fail when transplanted to crypto. Ivan shares his contrarian take on distribution strategies and his ambitious vision to "stablecoinize" hedge funds, credit funds, and eventually everything. GUEST LINKS: * Ivan Kozlov: https://x.com/Iv4n_Ko * Resolv Protocol: https://x.com/ResolvLabs * Resolv Journey (Roadmap): https://resolv.xyz/journey HOST LINKS: * Ryan Rodenbaugh: https://twitter.com/ryanrodenbaugh * Vaults.fyi: https://twitter.com/vaultsfyi * Wallfacer: https://x.com/wallfacerlabs SUBSCRIBE SECTION: Subscribe to Wallfacer Podcast and share with friends: * Apple * Spotify * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WallfacerLabs * Substack: https://wallfacerlabs.substack.com/s/podcast TIMESTAMPS: [00:00] Background & Journey from Nuclear Physics to DeFi [03:15] Why TradFi Products Fail in Crypto [09:39] What is Resolv Protocol [14:56] Tranching Mechanics & Risk Segregation [24:27] Market Segmentation & Risk Profiles [29:53] Distribution Strategy & Go-to-Market [40:01] Multi-Chain Expansion…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Rodenbaugh

Guest: Ivan Kozlov

Topics covered

• stablecoins
• tranching
• DeFi
• crypto
• financial instruments
• distribution strategies

Keywords

• stablecoin
• tranching
• DeFi
• crypto
• TradFi
• financial instruments
• yield-bearing
• distribution strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Resolv Protocol, TradFi, Resolv, Wallfacer

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