In this episode I had the CEO of Backpack, Armani Ferrante on. It was a great conversation in their Tokyo office. Our conversion covered from his view on centralized exchanges to what he thinks of non-custodial wallets. We also discussed a lot beyond the business of Backpack. If you're interested, you should tune in yourself!

Show Notes: 

• The background of Armani, and the history of Backpack
• What does a FTX-shaped hole in the market look like
• How and why important centralized exchanges are to the industry
• Congratulations on your public beta that was announced 2 weeks ago. Since the launch, what were the exciting updates?
• You guys have been working hard long before this Public Beta. What were some of the preparation work?
• The pivotal licenses to acquire
• The important markets for Backpack
• Web3 teams in the US under Trump administration
• Institution volume vs retail volume
• Mobile experience of Backpack - no separation of the wallet and the centralized exchange
• Account abstraction wallet as an ultimate solution for the inconvenience led by self-custody
• Backpack Exchange’s roadmap in the next 6-12 months
• Learnings from FTX: being normal is underrated - "be a redwood"
• Coinbase is a role model
• Base as a community and L2’s centralized sequencer challenges
• The next page of NFT - status signaling and digital life matters

X: @armaniferrante / @Backpack

Website: https://backpack.exchange/

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