Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Vlad Novakovski, founder and CEO of Lighter, walks through how his platform ended up powering perpetual futures inside Robinhood Wallet, tracing the partnership back to a high school friendship, a 50/50 revenue split, and the collateral risk built into using USDG.
Host:
👉 Laura Shin - Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained - https://x.com/laurashin
Guest:
👉 Vlad Novakovski - Founder and CEO of Lighter - https://x.com/vnovakovski
This clip is from a longer conversation on Lighter's Robinhood Chain partnership and the future of onchain perps. Full episode here: youtu.be/kx4Sgy2TLh4
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Chapters
🤝 00:00 Robinhood Chain's big announcement and the question behind it
🏫 00:39 Why Novakovski calls this deal '12 years in the making'
💸 01:53 How the 50/50 revenue split with Robinhood actually works
🔀 02:12 How trading on Robinhood Wallet differs from Lighter's own app
⚖️ 03:32 Does USDG as the shared quote asset fragment liquidity?
🏛️ 04:54 When decentralized perps might actually land in the US
⚠️ 06:30 Pricing the risk of USDG as collateral for market makers
💬 09:36 How Lighter's Telegram Wallet integration is performing
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Vlad Novakovski, founder and CEO of Lighter, walks through how his platform ended up powering perpetual futures inside Robinhood Wallet, tracing the partnership back to a high school friendship, a 50/50 revenue split, and the collateral risk built into using USDG.
Host:
👉 Laura Shin - Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained - https://x.com/laurashin
Guest:
👉 Vlad Novakovski - Founder and CEO of Lighter - https://x.com/vnovakovski
This clip is from a longer conversation on Lighter's Robinhood Chain partnership and the future of onchain perps. Full episode here: youtu.be/kx4Sgy2TLh4
We go live twice every week - subscribe to catch it live.
Sponsor
👉 Fidelity: Fidelity has been building in crypto and DeFi since 2014 — now they're hiring. Explore career opportunities at one of the most forward-thinking names in finance here: crypto.fidelitycareers.com
Chapters
🤝 00:00 Robinhood Chain's big announcement and the question behind it
🏫 00:39 Why Novakovski calls this deal '12 years in the making'
💸 01:53 How the 50/50 revenue split with Robinhood actually works
🔀 02:12 How trading on Robinhood Wallet differs from Lighter's own app
⚖️ 03:32 Does USDG as the shared quote asset fragment liquidity?
🏛️ 04:54 When decentralized perps might actually land in the US
⚠️ 06:30 Pricing the risk of USDG as collateral for market makers
💬 09:36 How Lighter's Telegram Wallet integration is performing
_______________________________________________________
#bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies
_______________________________________________________
Subscribe to our channel!
Website → unchainedcrypto.com
Unchained Daily Newsletter (FREE!)→ unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Unchained X → https://x.com/unchained_pod
Apple → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1
Spotify → open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w
RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757
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