Ruslan joins the stage to discuss his journey from leading crypto operations at Revolut to founding Extended, a next-generation DeFi perpetual exchange. He shares his background in scaling Revolut’s crypto division to millions of users, the lessons learned from the FTX collapse, and the vision behind Extended: a decentralized perpetual exchange with cross-asset collateral, integrated spot, and lending markets- all built on Starknet.
We dive into:
– Ruslan’s crypto story and time at Revolut
– Why Extended chose Starknet for settlement and scalability
– How cross-asset collateral and unified margin change the game
– Lessons from FTX and the importance of onchain settlement
– Extended’s path to $1B+ daily trading volume
– The competitive landscape of perpetual exchanges
