QuickSwap’s co-founder Sameep Singhania talks about the motivations behind the project and how it can improve the user experience within DeFi. Singhania: Layer-2 DEXs are housed on blockchain networks limited in terms of scalability. The best way to overcome this problem is to build DEX layer-2 solutions that are built for scalability, Singhania says. Polygon aims to transform the internet into an internet interconnected blockchains independent of each other. Together, these chains can collaborate to overcome the problems of the mainnet and process millions of transactions per second.
Dan Stein
Editor at the Startup Thread
AMM DEXs are undoubtedly the cornerstones for the DeFi industry. They bring the whole industry together to facilitate digital asset transfers and create liquidity. But no one would argue that the high-gas fees and network congestion on popular blockchain networks are major turn-offs for people. This is why it might be time for layer-2 DEXs like QuickSwap to shine. Today, we’re in conversation with QuickSwap’s co-founder Sameep Singhania about the motivations behind the project and how it can improve the user experience within DEXs.
1. Hi Sameep! Thank you for joining us today. Before jumping into our conversation about QuickSwap, we’d like to know more about the mind behind the project. Please introduce yourself and how you got involved with the blockchain space.
Hi! Thanks for having me on board. To start off, I’d say that I am a software engineer and blockchain developer by profession. I have a Bachelor’s in Computer Science Engineering and I believe my profound love for working on exciting software projects is what led me to this field. Then, in 2017 I left my full-time as a software developer at a reputed firm to become a freelance developer. I felt that working with various different companies as a freelancer would give me much-needed exposure. Soon enough, I was building smart contracts and tokens for emerging blockchain…
