281: Supercharging DEXs — How Orbs Adds CeFi-Level Functionality to DeFi, with Ran Hammer
Description
Ran Hammer from Orbs joins Sam to break down how Layer 3 can give DeFi the same advanced execution tools as CeFi. He explains Orbs’ role powering advanced orders, liquidity aggregation, and intent-based perpetuals for major DEXs — plus his take on the biggest problems in DeFi today and where Orbs is going next.
Key Timestamps
[00:00:00 ] Intro & Ran’s journey from tech lawyer to Orbs’ business lead.
[00:03:00 ] What “Layer 3” means: functionality beyond L1/L2 scaling.
[00:05:00 ] Liquidity Hub: solving fragmented liquidity for DEXs.
[00:09:00 ] Perpetual Hub Ultra: intent-based on-chain Perps with high leverage.
[00:11:00 ] DTwap Protocol: advanced order types (Twap, DCA, limits) for DEXs.
[00:13:00 ] Orbs’ Delegated Proof-of-Stake network & execution design.
[00:16:00 ] Biggest DeFi problem: fragmentation & poor UX.
[00:18:00 ] Scaling challenge: expanding beyond DEXs.
[00:21:00 ] View on aggregators, HyperLiquid, and new ecosystems.
[00:28:00 ] What’s next: stop-loss/take-profit orders, Perps expansion, chain upgrades, governance decentralization.
[00:29:00 ] Partnerships, hiring, and upcoming events.
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