EP147: @fiddybps1 - $5B daily volume. Zero fees. One mission: reshape the future of global finance Anand Gomes - CEO and co-founder of @tradeparadigm and @paradex - breaks down what it takes to eat glass daily as a crypto exchange founder, why decentralised exchanges are the new financial capitals of the internet, and how Paradex is powering the future of on-chain markets. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Podcast Galore From Kevin 3:24 Lindy Effect Meaning 7:12 What It Means To Be Built Different From Anand 9:04 Who Are You 10:03 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @paradex @Mantle 10:56 Something That’ll Make Everyone Trust You 12:59 What Are People Not Seeing In The Exchange World 17:13 Behind 24/7 Exchanges Are Human Beings 18:14 Explain Paradex And Paradigm 21:22 Paradex Charging Zero Fees, Why? 22:40 How Does Paradex Make Money Without Fees 24:46 Physical Economy Moving On Chain Meaning 28:33 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest @SuiNetwork @StoryProtocol 29:47 Smart Contracts Was The Missing Piece 31:48 Ethereum Is The Chosen One? 34:07 Decentralized Exchanges Are The New Financial Centres Explained 38:40 Why Can’t Current Banks Or NEO Banks Become Onchain New York 40:55 What Happens To The Traditional Finance Centres 42:39 The Four Components Of A Unified Platform Onchain And Traditional 47:30 Biggest Advantages For Paradex 50:12 Moving Decentralized Exchanges From Casinos To Financial Centres 53:38 How Far Are We From Traditional Centres Being Useless 54:49 Speculation For Price Discovery And Capital Formation Explained 1:00:04 Ownership Economy is Where Markets Will Move To 1:01:25 Something You’re Holding On To That You Should Let Go 1:04:28 One Takeaway For The Audience 1:06:28 Why WSH Partnered With Paradex