Turns out indexing 108M+ tokens, 80+ networks, 2B+ wallets, 40B+ events, and 76 launchpads is a lot of work 😅
The story behind how we started powering the biggest names in the industry
How do you find the signal across 100M+ tokens?
@razoreth joins @openinterest_hq to discuss building Defined (@definedfi) and Codex (@trycodex), the data behind apps like TradingView and Coinbase.
They cover the pivot that saved the business, how they stayed ahead of scammers, and how five co-founders stayed together through nine days of runway.
Key moments:
00:00 Intro to Codex and Defined
01:35 The pivot that saved the business
03:50 What Defined does differently
06:13 Building an all-in-one onchain terminal
07:48 When your customers also compete
08:54 Finding the signal in token discovery
10:25 How trending fights scammers
12:56 Poker, early Bitcoin and the origin story
16:46 Five co-founders and nine days of runway
18:11 Building without managers
Open Interest is supported by Kraken (@krakenfx) and Codex (@trycodex)
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Released a @definedfi extension for @raycast today
For my fellow keyboard junkies:
raycast.com/chapati23/define…
Motoswap and @motodotfun are now available on @DefinedFi, powered by @trycodex.
Charts, prices and pair data for everything trading on us, flowing to every app built on their rails.
Catch meme.fun tokens as soon as they launch with Codex! Keep an eye on @launchonmemefun for updates on their upcoming launch!
Big brain move. 🧠 Genius.fun is now supported on Codex. 🤝
Genius.fun is now supported on @definedfi.
The path to on-chain hostile takeovers keeps getting shorter.









