Today's episode is from our friends over at the Lightspeed team joined by Meow, the co-founder of Jupiter, joins us to discuss how Jupiter is building crypto's leading aggregator. Jupiter is a DEX aggregator on Solana that routes over 80% of all DEX trades! It's an absolute killer app that has served as the entry to Solana's vast ecosystem. In this episode, we discuss how Jupiter found PMF, why Meow chose Solana, how Jupiter will onboard millions of users, Jupiter's airdrop, Solana's massive opportunity, multichain strategies and more!

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(01:11) The Secret to Jupiter’s Success

(05:33) Why Solana Over Ethereum

(14:25) DAS London Plug

(15:22) Jupiter’s Massive Opportunity

(37:13) Jupiter’s Token Airdrop and Token Philosophy

(46:04) Advice for Crypto Founders

(50:06) L2s and a Multichain Future

(55:12) Routing Airdrops, Integrations and Growing the Pie

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Resources

Jupiter

https://twitter.com/JupiterExchange

https://jup.ag/

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Disclaimers:

Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.

Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.