Meteora Tokenomics and Launch Plan

Zen and Soju, co-leads of Meteora, reveal how their 20-person team built Solana's most advanced liquidity infrastructure - powering the Trump launch that generated $30M in fees, Kanye's surprise token, and Jupiter's $18 billion debut.

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0:00 Introduction

1:30 Please Subscribe

1:55 Number Of Members In Meteora

4:03 How Are Soju & Zen Doing

4:39 Tell Me More About You Both

9:40 Our Trusted Partners

11:55 Difference In Age

13:28 Explain Meteora To Your Mom

24:12 Rough Startup Issues

25:50 Our Valued Sponsors

26:47 Zero Fees Sustainable, How?

30:56 The Sister Project Jupiter

41:02 Internet Capital Markets Meaning

46:29 How Meteora Got The Trump Coin Launch

58:17 What’s A Success? What’s A Failure?

1:11:28 The Future For Meme & Celebrity Coins

1:15:36 Why Have A Huge Supply Of Tokens For Meteora

1:20:31 Meteora’s Goal Is Completely Different 

1:21:32 Maximizing Volume

1:25:38 $100 Million In Revenue, Where Does It Go?

1:26:38 Endgame For Meteora