Eric Chen, CEO and co-founder of Injective, joins Dustin Plantholt on Bitcoin.com Interviews to discuss how Bitcoin and decentralized finance (DeFi) are redefining trading through on-chain derivatives, interoperability, and cross-chain liquidity.

Injective is a decentralized exchange protocol that enables fully on-chain trading of derivatives, spot markets, and synthetic assets — all powered by blockchain technology. Eric shares how Injective integrates Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cosmos ecosystems, creating a permissionless, transparent financial network that rivals traditional markets while maintaining the decentralization that Bitcoin pioneered.

💡 In this episode:
• How Injective enables decentralized trading and Bitcoin integration
• The role of DeFi derivatives in the next wave of blockchain finance
• Building cross-chain liquidity and interoperability across ecosystems
• Eric Chen’s vision for decentralized markets and transparent finance
• Why Bitcoin’s principles remain at the core of DeFi innovation

🎧 A forward-looking discussion on Bitcoin’s influence on decentralized trading, DeFi infrastructure, and the evolution of global finance through open blockchain networks.

🎙️ Host: Dustin Plantholt – Bitcoin.com Interviews
🔗 Bitcoin.com

💼 Episode Partner: Bitcoin.com Exchange – Trade Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Litecoin, and leading digital assets globally.
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