dYdX: Winning the DeFi Exchange Wars - Antonio Juliano, Ep. 121

<p>dYdX wants to become the largest crypto exchange - period. Can DeFi challenge centralized exchange giants? 2 years since our first conversation, founder Antonio (<span data-offset-key= "29u5j-1-0">@AntonioMJuliano</span>) joins us to talk:</p> <ul> <li>Why is dYdX focusing on perpetual swaps</li> <li>Uniswap vs. dYdX vs. Synthetix</li> <li>Building on Layer 2 vs. building on other chains</li> <li>Tactics for scaling DeFi users</li> </ul> <p>Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not financial advice; show host and guest may hold some of the assets discussed.</p> <p> ******</p> <p>Resources:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://nexo.io/?utm_source=btcmedia&utm_medium=fixed&utm_campaign=btcmedia_podcast_jun20&utm_term=podcast&utm_content=general"> Borrow and lend crypto at market-beating rates: Nexo.io</a></li> <li>Explore Radix - the new blockchain designed for DeFi. Learn more about their token at <a href="http://radixdlt.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">radixDLT.com</a><br /> <br /></li> <li>Subscribe to my essays here: <a href= "http://blockcrunch.libsyn.com/jasonchoi.substack.com">jasonchoi.substack.com</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> ******</p> <p>Musical credits:</p> <p>Intro track:<br /> Underground Stars by Loxbeats <a href= "https://spoti.fi/34tPBBO">https://spoti.fi/34tPBBO<br /></a>Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0<br /> Free Download / Stream: <a href= "https://bit.ly/underground-stars">https://bit.ly/underground-stars<br /> </a>Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vpJDMD2EzkA</p> <p><em>Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. </em></p> <p> </p>