Swap Interface, depouch, with direct THORChain Integration | Podcast #222

BubbiByte joins the podcast to discuss why depouch was built, the importance of simplicity, direct THORChain integrations, memoless swaps, decentralization, censorship, and the future of permissionless crypto.

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THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:00 BubbiByte begins

00:09:00 Why depouch was created

00:12:00 THORChain feels like the early days of crypto

00:13:00 The first principles of our community

00:14:00 Our ecosystem is special and unique

00:15:00 depouch was created with the goal of being simple and reliable

00:19:00 Creating the simplest and most reliable user experience

00:24:00 Kenton: The aggregator should support all pathways

00:28:00 Was it easy to directly integrate THORChain?

00:30:00 Direct integrations are preferable to APIs

00:32:00 depouch's marketing approach

00:33:00 It's much easier to build financial products in crypto

00:38:00 Marketing strategy: Search-term-based video content

00:39:00 Flagged address filtering is unavoidable

00:42:00 More interfaces are a net positive for the protocol

00:44:00 Let's get the word out about depouch

00:45:00 Do you support memoless swaps? (Coming soon)

00:46:00 Boone shout-out

00:47:00 App Layer support?

00:50:00 How do you make the interface as simple as possible?

00:53:00 depouch screen share

00:56:00 Slippage and "price protection" explained on STO

01:01:00 "THORChain and Maya Protocol are decentralized—other DEXs are not"

01:02:00 We must stand firm on our principles

01:06:00 Decentralized stablecoins are like perpetual motion (Kenton)

01:07:00 What is actually a DEX?

01:10:00 Is there anything else you'd like to mention?

01:15:00 Censorship concerns across Europe

01:18:00 Tyranny has been the norm

01:20:00 Is THORChain a PEX (Permissionless Exchange)?