Flippening - For Cryptocurrency Investors (bitcoin, Ethereum, And Cryptoasset Investing)

This episode is the first of a two-part conversation with Will Warren and Amir Bandeali, co-founders of 0x. 0x is an open-source protocol that powers the decentralized exchange of tokens on Ethereum. This interview is part of a series with exchange operators. We've interviewed Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Binance CFO Wei Zhou, Ivan Poon from Switcheo, Alex Wearn from IDEX, Sam Bankman-Fried from FTX, John Jansen from Deribit, and Mario Lozada from Liquid. My conversation with Will and Amir is split into 4 chapters: - Chapter 1: Decentralized exchange before DEXs- Chapter 2: A short history of DEXs and 0x- Chapter 3: The current state of DEXs and 0x- Chapter 4: An exploration of the future In this episode, we cover chapters 1, 2, and part of chapter 3. In the next episode, we finish chapter 3 and cover chapter 4. In this episode, we discuss: How Amir and Will got into cryptocurrency Why Ethereum needed a protocol like 0x Why 0x decided to open source The early days of decentralized exchange The benefits