May 10, 2023

On Wednesday, crypto derivatives protocol Vega launched its Alpha mainnet, a blockchain built specifically to handle decentralized derivatives trading of financial products such as futures and options. Vega Protocol co-founder Barney Mannerings joins "First Mover" to discuss what the protocol will offer users and why it aims to make trading as good as TradFi "but entirely decentralized."

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