Tomer, head of product at Stellar, discusses 2025 as the year of adoption where TradFi meets DeFi. He highlights Stellar's focus on real-world utility, the launch of Soroban smart contracts, and the intersection of DeFi with cash access through interoperable on and off ramps.
In this Bangkok interview, Tomer, head of product at Stellar, outlines his vision for 2025 as the year of adoption where traditional finance meets decentralized finance. He emphasizes Stellar's decade-long commitment to real-world utility and highlights the recent launch of Soroban, the network's smart contract platform. Tomer discusses how DeFi is evolving away from leverage toward viable financial instruments like cross-border payments for yield generation. He describes the key intersection happening now: DeFi instruments combined with Stellar's existing interoperable on and off ramps and cash access infrastructure, creating a convergence of traditional finance and decentralized finance that enables real-world asset utility.