Key Points:
- TitanDex is building a DEX aggregator that consolidates on-chain liquidity across Solana
- Features meta-aggregation: aggregating other aggregators like Jupiter and Spider Swap
- Achieves 81% win rate on price improvement with average 1% outperformance
- Planning public launch in January 2025, currently in private beta
- Led by team with 10+ years experience in traditional finance and crypto
Technical Infrastructure:
- Uses mathematical optimization vs traditional pathfinding algorithms
- Processes trades within 400ms block time
- Implements MEV protection by default
- Focuses on providing best execution without compromising on infrastructure
Roadmap & Features:
- Initial focus on spot trading and core swap functionality
- Future plans include:
- Limit orders
- DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging)
- Portfolio swaps
- Custom index creation
- Long-term vision to become comprehensive “home of Solana DeFi”
Market Insights:
- 80% of Solana trades go through DEX aggregators (vs 20% on Ethereum)
- Lower fees enable more complex routing and better price execution
- Recent increase in trading volume (40B monthly vs usual 25-30B)
- Growing interest in “tail edge assets” (meme coins, newer tokens)
User Experience & Adoption:
- Non-custodial solution focusing on best execution
- Emphasis on transparent pricing and routing
- Plans to add API access for systematic traders
- Currently accepting waitlist signups at titandex.io
Interesting Stats:
- Team seeing ~200 basis points of price improvement in some cases
- Solana DEX aggregator volume reached 40 billion monthly
- Core trading pair (SOL/USDC) volume decreased by half from Sept to Oct
The conversation also touched on broader market trends, regulatory environment, and the evolution of DeFi infrastructure on Solana.
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