DYDX Founder: DeFi Will Rule The World

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For this week’s Thursday episode, I sat down with Antonio Juliano, the CEO of dYdX.

We dive into Antonio’s journey as a founder and CEO, how the DeFi and crypto derivatives market has changed since 2017, what the US election means for traders, his outlook for 2025 and more.

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Money and people moves

1. Microstrategy breaks into top 100 U.S. publicly traded companies as Bitcoin reaches $94,000 (Fortune)

2. Trump Team Mulls Creating First-Ever White House Crypto Role (Bloomberg)

3. DCG launched Yuma, a subsidiary focused on expanding development for Bittensor, with DCG Founder Barry Silbert serving as CEO for both entities

Talking points for the road

Crypto-focused headlines or research that caught my eye…and should catch yours, too.

1. What the US election outcome spurred in crypto land (Blockworks)

2. This Child Made $30K Rugging a Solana Meme Coin—Then Crypto Degens Got Revenge (Decrypt)

3. Injective launched iAgent, a software development kit that allows users to create their own onchain AI agent

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