Gm! In this episode we are joined by Xiao-Xiao, President of Jupiter, to discuss his background and transition to Jupiter, the shift toward onchain finance, growth of decentralized trading, stablecoins, mobile adoption, institutional participation, and Jupiter’s product strategy, and long-term vision for onchain financial infrastructure.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:55) Xiao-Xiao’s Background

(8:57) CeFi to DeFi

(14:16) Scaling Onchain Finance at Jupiter

(31:49) Jupiter Mobile Strategy

(36:16) Cards on Jupiter

(39:41) What’s Holding Institutions Back?

(50:45) How Jupiter Defines Success

(59:40) Closing Comments

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