Tristan (@Tristan0x) is the founder of Zeta and chief architect of Bullet, a Layer 2 solution on Solana. In this conversation, we dive deep into how they're pushing the boundaries of on-chain trading by building infrastructure that achieves 5ms latency while maintaining decentralization and transparency.

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Conversation Points:

Origin story of Zeta

Why build an L2 on Solana

How Bullet achieves 5ms trading

Future of decentralized trading

ZK proofs and transparency

Meme coin trading infrastructure

Innovation in market making

User experience improvements

Social Media:

Twitter: @Tristan0x, @bulletxyz_,@zetamarkets

Timestamps:

[00:00] - Introduction

[05:45] - Solana's State Weighted QoS

[18:28] - The Innovation of ZetaX

[25:32] - Building on Solana

[30:21] - Future Development

[40:18] - Closing Thoughts

Key Quotes: "We don't want another FTX. We want to build an autonomous system that people can trade that they can experience free markets on."

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