dYdX's Antonio Juliano: The Largest Perpetuals Exchange with $1 Trillion In Cumulative Volume Transitions To A Cosmos Appchain

On this episode of the Delphi Podcast, Tommy and Jose spoke with Antonio Juliano, founder of dYdX, about their goal to build the largest crypto exchange through a focus on decentralization and derivatives trading. They discussed dYdX's ambitious vision and the risks they are taking to achieve it, including building their own Cosmos-based blockchain called dYdX Chain. Antonio explained how this custom blockchain will allow them to optimize performance and features specifically for trading perpetuals and derivatives. They also explored dYdX's approaches to decentralizing frontends, reducing MEV, and leveraging order books over AMMs to serve their prosumer crypto trading audience. Antonio shared his perspective on competition from both centralized and decentralized exchanges, and his views on the future landscape of app chains and blockchain platforms. An insightful conversation about dYdX's technology decisions and product roadmap aimed at disrupting the status quo and becoming a top global crypto exchange over the next 5-10 years. Show Notes dYdX Socials Antonio’s Twitter Jose’s Twitter Tommy’s Twitter Follow Delphi Digital Website: ⁠⁠https://members.delphidigital.io/home⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Delphi_Digital⁠ Disclosures Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Keywords dYdX, Antonio Juliano, Cosmos, blockchain, app chains, decentralized exchange, DEX, perpetuals, derivatives, trading, order books, AMMs, DeFi, crypto exchange, centralization, decentralization, frontends, MEV, competition, future, technology, roadmap, product, performance, customization, risks, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Blockchain, Crypto exchange, Digital assets, Decentralization, Crypto regulation, Crypto investing, Web3, Metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, Cryptocurrency adoption, Future of money, Financial freedom