220: The Future of Solana DeFi—Chris Chung on TitanDex & DEX Aggregation

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In this episode of Web3 with Sam Kamani, I speak with Chris Chung, co-founder of TitanDex, a DEX aggregator built on Solana.

TitanDex aims to provide traders with the best swap prices by aggregating liquidity from multiple DEXs, reducing slippage, front-running, and MEV attacks.

🔹 How TitanDex finds the best prices & outperforms competitors

🔹 The role of DEX aggregators in the evolving Solana DeFi landscape

🔹 Why Solana’s speed & low fees make it ideal for DeFi

🔹 The impact of Fire Dancer & Solana’s future scalability

🔹 What’s next for TitanDex & how users can join the private beta

If you're into DeFi, Solana, or trading, this episode is packed with insights!

Key Timestamps

[00:00:00] Introduction: Sam introduces Chris and the vision behind TitanDex.

[00:01:00] From TradFi to DeFi:

• Chris’s background in hedge funds & US equities.

• How his team transitioned to crypto fund management in 2018.

[00:03:00] What is TitanDex?

• A DEX aggregator that finds the best trading routes across Solana.

• Meta Aggregator—aggregates other aggregators for optimal pricing.

[00:05:00] Why Solana?

• Low fees, high speed (400ms blocks), & smooth UX make Solana ideal.

• Ethereum has too much latency & high transaction costs for DEX aggregation.

[00:07:00] The Dark Side of DEX Trading: MEV & Sandwich Attacks

• How front-running & sandwiching impact traders.

• Why slippage & stale quotes are a bigger problem than most realize.

[00:09:00] Titan’s Competitive Edge

• Custom pathfinder algorithm—allocates trades at machine-level precision.

• Avoids chunked liquidity issues found in other DEX aggregators.

• Outperforms competitors 80% of the time in price optimization.

[00:13:00] Solana’s Future & The Fire Dancer Upgrade

• 1 million TPS scalability—what it means for DeFi & trading.

• Why Solana congestion issues aren’t chain failures, but app-side limits.

[00:17:00] Titan’s Revenue Model

• Basic swaps = Free (no extra fees).

• Monetization via advanced trading features (DCA, limit orders, etc.).

[00:20:00] Fundraising & Titan’s Growth

• Raised $3.5M pre-seed from Round13 & Beluga.

• Plan: Expand user base, refine features, & prepare for public launch.

[00:23:00] Call to Action:

• Join Titan Dex’s private beta & experience the best swap prices.

• Sign up now: https://titandex.io

Connect

https://titandex.io/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/titandex/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chung-ab673377/

https://x.com/Titan_Exchange

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