Cube: The Solana Aligned CEX | Bartosz Lipiński
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Bartosz Lipiński joins us to discuss how Cube is building the first crypto-native centralized exchange. Cube leverages MPC wallets, Solana's client (creating a Solana appchain) and native integrations to offer the best trading experience in crypto. In this episode, we cover Bartosz's journey with Solana Labs, how he helped launch Solana's NFT ecosystem and Hacker House program, Cube's crypto-native functionality, what it takes to build a crypto company and more!

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:54) Joining Solana Labs

(02:03) Solana NFTs and The Creation of Metaplex

(11:53) Starting Solana’s Hacker House

(15:46) DAS London Plug

(16:44) Solana’s Secret to Winning Over New Developers

(19:14) Cube: The Solana-Aligned CEX

(28:44) Go-to-Market Strategy

(40:49) Integrating New Blockchains

(44:39) What it Takes to Build a Company

(52:56) Rapid Fire

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Resources

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