JOJO is a decentralized perpetual contract trading platform on Base. With its pioneering hybrid liquidity model, JOJO balances liquidity and composability, providing active traders with a smooth, fast, and low-cost trading experience and hedging capabilities for other DeFi protocols. JOJO uses Smart Contract Orders to facilitate off-chain matching of trades, which is faster and less costly, while still settling transactions on-chain. This

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Tom Kiddle is Co-Founder of Palisade, a digital asset custodian backed by Ripple, providing businesses with a comprehensive solution for managing digital assets securely. Through his visionary leadership at Palisade, Tom is shaping the future of digital asset security and management, revolutionizing how businesses safeguard their digital assets and providing a reliable foundation for their growth and success in the Web3 space.

Tom is a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur with a robust background in e-commerce, payments, and blockchain. With nearly two decades of experience, his tenure at notable companies like Ripple, Apple, and BT underscores his commitment to innovation in the digital economy.

Chris Hermida, a longtime Web3 industry veteran, is the co-founder and CEO of Switchboard, a fast, permissionless, and customizable oracle network that makes it easy for developers to bring any data on-chain. Chris previously held positions as an OTC trader, lead data analyst, and risk analyst at Circle, an industry leading stablecoin platform, and as an advisor and co-head of business development at JST Capital, a financial services firm specialized in digital assets.

Agustín Liserra is the CEO & Co-founder at Num Finance, a platform that seamlessly merges the stability of traditional financial instruments with the innovation and potential of blockchain technology. Agustín previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer at Buenbit and has over 12 years of experience in trading, finance, and risk management. Agustín holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and Master’s degrees in Quantitative Finance and Computer Science. You can find Agustín on X and LinkedIn.

 Chris Yin is CEO and Co-founder of Plume Network, the first modular EVM L2 blockchain dedicated for all real-world assets (RWAs). Previously, Chris served as a Principal at Scale Venture Partners, VP Product at RainforestQA, Director of Product at Coupa, and a founder at Xpenser. Chris has also invested as an angel investor in many projects including Retool, Hightouch, BioRender, Certn, Graphite, Alloy, District, and others.

 Zach Bruch is the founder and CEO of MyPrize, an online crypto casino. Zach previously held positions at Kraken and Cumberland Labs, where he ran their sales trading desk. He later created his own trading operation and became one of the most profitable individual traders of all time. Prior to founding MyPrize, Zach previously served as co-founder and CEO at RECUR and as an advisor at JST Capital, a financial services firm specializing in digital asset markets.

Jonathan Thomas is CEO and co-founder of Blueberry Protocol, a DeFi protocol that aims to provide a non-custodial prime brokerage experience. His background includes the development of over ten projects in the blockchain space, where he has been actively engaged in the Bitcoin and crypto community since 2011. Prior to founding Blueberry, Jonathan was the CEO and co-founder Synced Labs, which helped accelerate companies transition from web2 to web3.