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Lucas Bruder discusses the launch of JTX, a new trading platform for professional retail users on Solana.

Gm! In today’s episode we’re joined by Lucas Bruder, CEO of Jito Labs, to discuss the launch of JTX, a new Solana trading platform focused on professional retail users. We also cover transaction execution, Bam infrastructure, pricing improvements, competition with centralized exchanges, Solana market structure, prediction markets, privacy features, and Jito’s long-term vision for onchain trading.Enjoy! -- Follow Lightspeed: ⁠https://x.com/Lightspeedpodhq Follow Jito Labs: https://x.com/jito_labs Follow Lucas: https://x.com/buffalu__ Follow Carlos: https://x.com/0xcarlosg Join the Lightspeed Telegram: ⁠https://t.me/+QHlbNTNS4gc1ZTVh -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:14) What Is JTX? (3:35) Building Better Trading UX (7:02) Bam Plugins And Pricing (9:11) Winning Hyperliquid Traders (12:48) Everything Exchange Thesis (14:00) Solana Market Structure (17:00) 12 Month Success Vision (18:22) Jito Product Synergies (20:52) Vertical Integration Concerns (22:52) Private Order Automation (23:52) Desktop First, Mobile Soon (25:28) Closing Comments…

People in this episode

Host: Carlos

Guest: Lucas Bruder

Topics covered

• trading platform
• Solana
• transaction execution
• market structure
• onchain trading
• privacy features

Keywords

• JTX
• Jito Labs
• trading platform
• Solana
• transaction execution
• market structure
• privacy features

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Organizations: Jito Labs, Lightspeed, Blockworks, Solana Foundation

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