dYdX founder Antonio Juliano discusses the evolution of dYdX and the broader DeFi landscape, highlighting the need for DeFi to move beyond copying tradfi products and build truly innovative applications made possible by decentralization.

OUTLINE

00:00 Intro

01:33 DeFi's Development

04:24 dYdX Mega Vault AMM

05:32 dYdX Prediction Markets

08:47 High-Performance Blockchain Development

10:35 Appchain Drawbacks

12:47 dYdX vs. Hyperliquid

14:36 New dYdX Markets

17:11 Onchain RWA Derivatives

18:39 DEX Adoption Hurdles

21:24 Crypto Market Makers

22:22 dYdX Development Roadmap

23:47 Appchain Advantages

GUEST LINKS

Antonio Juliano on X - https://x.com/AntonioMJuliano

Antonio Juliano - https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniojuliano/

dYdX - https://dydx.exchange/

dYdX on X - https://x.com/dYdX

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