Bringing Perps Home to Solana - Episode 4

Written By Imran Mohamad

Tristan from Zeta Markets

 

In this episode, join us as Tristan, the mastermind behind Zeta Markets, recounts his journey from early Ethereum projects to creating the fastest on-chain derivatives exchange on Solana.

From quitting his job to committing fully to Zeta, Tristan's story is one of perseverance and belief in Solana's potential. We also tackled Solana's scalability issues and innovative solutions, Zeta's roadmap to rival centralized exchanges, launching a token, and the significance of vote escrow governance.

We talked about:

  • Challenges faced while building on Ethereum.

  • The all-in approach: 100-hour workweeks and building from scratch.

  • Recent congestion issues and transaction drops.

  • Comparison to other decentralized platforms like GMX.

  • Engineering token staking contracts and implementing vote escrow governance.

  • Preventing governance attacks and fostering community involvement.

  • Omni-chain networks vs. major player consolidation.

  • Emotional and community pressures during the development process.

  • Learn more about Tristan and Zeta Markets:

    • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tfrizza/

    • Website: https://www.zeta.markets/

 
Imran Mohamad
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