This week Brandon Millman & Donnie Dinch join the show to discuss the past, present & future of Phantom. We deep dive into why did Brandon originally build Phantom, recent M&A activity, building perps, how does Phantom generate revenue, will Phantom IPO & more. Enjoy!

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(00:00) Intro

(04:08) Why Did Brandon Start Phantom?

(12:05) Building For Crypto Users vs Normies

(20:57) Ads (Zcash, Katana)

(22:11) Launching Phantom CASH

(27:26) How To Scale As a Startup

(35:42) Launching Perps

(47:12) Ads (Zcash, Katana)

(48:26) How Does Phantom Generate Revenue?

(53:16) The Next Chapter of Phantom

(56:24) Phantom's Recent M&A

(01:02:16) Ads (mantle)

(01:03:15) Will Phantom Launch a Chain?

(01:11:25) Prediction Markets

(01:15:31) Will Phantom IPO?

(01:21:01) Phantom Connect

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