Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Wendi Fu, founder of Momentum, shares her vision for a new financial operating system built on Sui, designed to let you trade anything, anywhere. From its origins as a DEX to its future as a global platform for tokenized stocks, bonds, and ETFs, discover how Momentum X plans to use ZK proofs to weave compliance into the fabric of DeFi.

Chapters
00:00 The blurring lines between TradFi and DeFi
01:02 The vision: from DEX to financial OS
02:41 Building the full stack
03:46 Why build on Sui? Trust and technology
05:55 What sparked Momentum's spectacular growth?
08:22 How will Momentum retain its users?
09:44 How Momentum differentiates from other DEXs
10:39 Shifting to a value-accrual token model
14:35 Introducing Momentum X, the identity layer
17:35 Who can access this identity information?
20:14 Building an alliance of trusted issuers
22:49 The long-term vision for a unified platform
25:44 Timeline for the token generation event
26:05 Broader thoughts on the future of DeFi

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