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A deeply personal conversation between our founder @fiddybps and Kevin. They cover the meteoric rise of Paradigm, the post-FTX chaos that almost killed us, the birth of Paradex, why we’re betting big on options, and what it really takes to build in an unforgiving, hyper competitive arena.
Favorite bit: the last 15 mins....DJ + ex pro-gamer roots and the many parallels we see to crypto’s fringe-to-mainstream moment!
0:00 - Introduction
1:24 - Welcome to Drops
2:00 - What Anand Does
7:40 - FTX Happened
10:04 - Double Whammy
13:40 - What Helped Him Survive
16:45 - No Thinking, Take The Leap
18:33 - Are Investors Happy Today
19:20 - Explain Paradigm
20:23 - Why Do People Trade Options
21:19 - Key Numbers For Paradigm
21:59 - Ambitions, Moving Forward
24:30 - What Is Paradex (Explained Simply)
25:37 - Why Trust Paradex
27:01 - Why Paradex Is 10x Better
31:48 - Perpetual Options Vs Contract
37:26 - Ease of Use vs Cost
39:05 - Difficulty With Replicating
42:20 - Paradigm Is Like Videogames
46:06 - Paradigm Weakness
48:25 - Wide Variety Of Careers
52:28 - Compare Crypto To A City