EP144: @MeteoraAG: The Super Engine Powering the Internet Capital Markets - Just in Time for the MET TGE! @realdezen and @0xSoju are the co-Leads of Meteora. They share how a team of outsiders - some without degrees - built one of Solana’s most powerful DeFi engines. From surviving the FTX collapse to powering the $80B Trump coin launch, to making internet capital markets a reality for anyone, anywhere, Meteora has cemented itself as a critical piece of the Solana infrastructure. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:55 Number Of Members In Meteora 4:03 How Are Soju & Zen Doing 4:39 Tell Me More About You Both 9:40 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @tradeparadex @KASTcard 10:33 3 Years, No Degree, Running A Massive Project How? 11:55 Difference In Age 13:28 Explain Meteora To Your Mom 14:30 Explain The Technology Stack 18:40 Differences In Focus For Meteora, Radium, And Pump 20:04 History Of Meteora Becoming A Crypto Bank 24:12 Rough Startup Issues 25:50 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest @SuiNetwork @StoryProtocol 26:47 Zero Fees Sustainable, How? 30:56 The Sister Project @JupiterExchange 35:18 Approximate Revenue Of Jupiter Per Year 35:42 Meteora Isn’t Going Down - The Mindset Behind That 37:59 The Logic For Relaunching Under New Name 40:30 Something Not Heard Of Much In Crypto 41:02 Internet Capital Markets Meaning 41:58 Meteora’s Importance To Internet Capital Markets 43:19 ICM For RWA Concrete Meaning 46:29 How Meteora Got The Trump Coin Launch 50:29 Difference In Mechanism For Long Term Coins 52:10 Most People Didn’t Know Trump Launched A Coin 54:01 Handling Permissionless Within Launches 58:17 What’s A Success? What’s A Failure? 1:02:52 Analogy/Consulting Protections Within Meteora 1:08:20 Where To Get This Information 1:11:28 The Future For Meme & Celebrity Coins 1:15:36 Why Have A Huge Supply Of Tokens For Meteora 1:19:09 Logic Behind Launching A Token & Not Fund Raising 1:20:31 Meteora’s Goal Is Completely Different 1:21:32 Maximizing Volume 1:25:13 Meteora Making Money Off Fees At TGE Or? 1:25:38 $100 Million In Revenue, Where Does It Go? 1:26:38 Endgame For Meteora