DROPS E14: : @tradeparadex : the Crypto Super App @fiddybps1 is the co-founder and CEO of Paradigm, the largest institutional crypto options network processing $1.5 billion daily and controlling 35% of Bitcoin options trading After surviving the FTX collapse that wiped out his personal wealth and 70% of his clients, he's now building Paradox - a decentralized exchange that he claims offers better liquidity than Binance From innovating with perpetual options that eliminate liquidation risk to surviving multiple financial crises, Anand explains why decentralized finance represents true freedom and how crypto culture is going mainstream. Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 1:24 - Welcome to DROPS 2:00 - What Anand Does 7:40 - FTX Happened 10:04 - Double Whammy 13:40 - What Helped Him Survive 16:45 - No Thinking, Take The Leap 18:33 - Are Investors Happy Today 19:20 - Explain Paradigm 20:23 - Why Do People Trade Options 21:19 - Key Numbers For Paradigm 21:59 - Ambitions, Moving Forward 24:30 - What Is Paradex (Explained Simply) 25:37 - Why Trust Paradex 27:01 - Why Paradex Is 10x Better 31:48 - Perpetual Options vs Contract 37:26 - Ease of Use vs Cost 39:05 - Difficulty With Replicating 42:20 - Paradigm Is Like Videogames 46:06 - Paradigm Weakness 48:25 - Wide Variety of Careers 52:28 - Compare Crypto to a City