Vladimir Novakovski: Why Lighter Is Built for the Future of Finance (...And What's Coming)

Lighter CEO Vladimir Novakovski joins The Rollup to break down the Lighter EVM launch, what comes next for trading any asset onchain, the valuation disconnect vs. Hyperliquid and other perps DEXs, how Lighter stands up in a regulatory fashion, and why the future of finance runs on DeFi rails.

Vladimir Novakovski is the co-founder of Lighter, a ZK-powered on-chain exchange built on Ethereum for trading perps, spot, and tokenized assets with zero fees for retail users.

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