Lighter CEO on 'Democratizing Finance' with a zero-fee, ZK perp DEX
In episode 8 of the Big Brain Podcast, @lawmaster and @NamikMuduroglu were joined by @Lighter_xyz founder and CEO @vnovakovski, who explained:
-why he built a zero-fee, ZK-powered perp DEX as an Ethereum L2
-how it stacks up against CEXs and rival perp chains
-and what they learned from recent market stress ahead of their token launch.
OUTLINE
00:00 – Introduction
04:50 – What Lighter is
06:15 – Why Ethereum L2 and ZK
11:03 – Zero-fee retail model
18:11 – Robinhood relationship & RH Chain
20:30 – L1 vs L2 value capture
27:08 – TGE timing and token value
30:29 – DYDX, Hyperliquid and CEX vs DeFi
35:52 – 10/10 crash and LLP risk
39:50 – Infra upgrades and closing
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