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Building Solana's Largest Perps DEX | Cindy Leow & Chris Heaney

Apr 19, 2024
Guests Cindy Leow & Chris Heaney discuss building Solana's largest perps DEX, effective design of points programs in the crypto ecosystem, advantages of SLANA and integration with Drift, light vs. advanced mode in platform UI, community governance through a DAO, democratizing market making strategies on Circuit Platform, and evolution in the DeFi landscape.
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  • Drift aims to create an ecosystem for projects on their exchange platform, enhancing access to markets.
  • Implementing a more centralized exchange strategy, Drift focuses on attracting users unfamiliar with DeFi concepts.

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Drift's Vision of Building an Ecosystem of Projects on Top of Drift as an Exchange

Drift envisions creating a thriving ecosystem of projects built on top of its exchange platform, serving as a layer for various applications to be developed. The focus is on seeding the idea within the community that anyone can build an app that integrates with Drift, expanding access to markets beyond just crypto natives.

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