Unlocking Crypto Trading Efficiency With Talos CTO Ethan Feldman

In this episode of High Bit, Ethan reveals the unique challenges of building a reliable and global crypto trading platform. “There’s no downtime because crypto trades 24/7,” he said. “So in that way, it’s a lot more like Google than the New York Stock Exchanges.”

Ethan also shared the art of balancing safety and speed in product development. “You need to adapt, and you need to change up your workflow as the market changes. We want to wrap that whole messy ecosystem in a layer that allows institutions to interact with crypto just like they would any other asset class.”

Topics:

02:26 From Broadway Technology to Talos

06:23 Crypto Trading is "More Like Google Than NYSE"

11:46 Examining the Various Failure Scenarios of Trading Crypto

15:56 The Importance of Getting Details Correct in Making a Successful Trading System Work

21:35 Client Communication as Part of the Engineering Effort

25:05 Building Safety Features into the Product

29:30 Adaptability Around Messiness

High Bit is a new podcast hosted by Initialized Capital managing partner Brett Gibson about the art of technical problem-solving.

A high bit is the most significant part of the binary representation of a number. In programming language, it is commonly referred to as the most important thing you need to understand about a problem.

We spoke with our first four guests about just that. In each episode, we’ll break down a gnarly engineering problem and hear how the builder’s ingenuity and inventiveness led to a successful outcome.

High Bit is produced by Initialized Capital and hosted by Brett Gibson. Our showrunner is Candy Cheng. Episodes were shot and edited by Jordan Berns. Production support by Kevin Heinz and BTB Video Production.