Can JTX dominate Solana trading? Ft. Lucas Bruder

Lucas Bruder, Founder, Jito Labs

Episode 15 of The Starting Block was broadcast live with Jito Labs Founder Lucas Bruder, 1inch Co-Founder Anton Bukov, and the Block's Head of Multimedia, Gareth Jenkinson.

Jito Labs Founder Lucas Bruder joins Gareth Jenkinson on episode 15 of The Starting Block to discuss the launch of JTX, Jito's new on-chain trading platform on Solana. Bruder also spoke of his ambitions to compete with centralized exchanges and equities platforms like Robinhood, and why he is more bullish on crypto markets than ever before.

1inch Co-Founder Anton Bukov also joined Gareth for the day's Market Pulse, where he discussed his legacy as co-founder of 1inch, the philosophy behind his new DeFi venture, Second Tier, and his vision for building new architectural categories in decentralized finance.

Outline

- Show Intro & Agenda
- Block Briefing: Today's Headlines
- Trump Crypto Ethics Ban
- Russia's Crypto Regulation
- BIS Stablecoin Warning
- Telegram's Wallet Rollout
- Market Pulse: Anton Bukov
- Second Tier Manifesto
- Hot Seat: JTX Launch
- Competing with CEXs & Robinhood
- Tokenized Equities on Solana
- Market Outlook & Solana's Vision

Guest links:
Lucas Bruder - https://x.com/buffalu__
Jito Labs - https://x.com/jito_labs
Anton Bukov - https://x.com/k06a
Second Tier - https://x.com/tier_xyz

Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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