Strobe Ignite Ep 6 | Squid - w/ Co-Founder Fig

Описание: In Episode 06 of Strobe Ignite, George, BD Lead at Strobe, is joined by Fig, Co-Founder of Squid, a cross-chain liquidity router focused on simple, self-custodial swaps and clean UX for users and builders.

🎙️ Highlights
0:00 Intro & why cross-chain UX matters
0:43 Fig’s journey: medicine → engineering → DeFi
2:50 Ethics, people, and building trustworthy crypto brands
5:07 What Squid is and the problem it set out to solve
7:39 Real examples: moving XRP and assets to the XRPL EVM Sidechain
9:58 Branding that feels friendly without sacrificing trust
11:02 The “any token to any token” vision (and current limits)
13:04 When a cross-chain swap can be cheaper than single-chain
14:29 Partnering with chains & aggregating liquidity under the hood
15:26 Products for devs and users: API, widget, and app
16:12 Long-term goal: a liquidity network connecting all crypto assets
17:40 Institutions, UX simplicity, and onboarding at scale
19:59 Education as product: guides, support, and “Squid School”
22:32 Lessons from launching on XRPL EVM & helping users bridge in
24:13 Open systems, faster innovation, and reducing middlemen
33:31 Advice for new users: start small, stay cautious (NFA)
35:35 Advice for builders: focus on one ecosystem; use cross-chain for onboarding
37:07 Closing notes & where to try Squid

If you’re interested in how cross-chain liquidity, UX, and education are shaping the next wave of crypto adoption, especially for XRPL’s EVM Sidechain, you won’t want to miss this.

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