Inside Backpack: Armani Ferrante on Building Post-FTX, Solana-First Infrastructure

Inside Backpack: Armani Ferrante on Building Post-FTX, Solana-First Infrastructure

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In this episode, Armani Ferrante—founder of Backpack—breaks down what it really takes to run a modern crypto exchange. He shares the technical and regulatory challenges of scaling globally, the product vision that sets Backpack apart, and candid reflections on what the team learned from the collapse of FTX.

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The conversation explores why Backpack is betting big on the Solana ecosystem, what it means to enter complex markets like Japan, and the principles driving its long-term approach to security, compliance, and user trust.

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