Injective Protocol - Purpose built decentralised derivatives creation and trading platform

Have you ever traded a perpetual swap because it allowed you to gain a 10x capital efficient exposure to an asset or allowed you to implement a basis trading strategy. Why does decentralised perpetual swaps not work on Ethereum L1 yet found much success on a higher performant chain such as Ethereum L2s. What are some of the use cases of perpetual swaps in a crypto native setting?  

In this episode I chatted with Eric Chen, the founder of Injective Protocol, a Cosmos and EVM compatible purpose built blockchain for derivatives creation and trading. We dived deep into the technology stack and cryptoeconomic incentives enabling market making, security and trading activities on the chain.