Wyre Talks

In this Wyre Talks, our guest is John Piotrowski, founder and CEO of The Ocean. John has a past life in political campaigning and traditional finance, but made the pivot to cryptocurrency and founded the Ocean in 2017. The Ocean provides wallet-to-wallet trading on a high performance, institution-grade, decentralized platform that provides more liquidity with less risk. They also strive to create an intuitive trading experience, while maintaining a safe exchange with KYC/AML performed on their users. In this episode, we also discuss: How is the New York financial scene different from the SF crypto scene? With a team in Krakow, Poland, what are the challenges in building a distributed team? How do you address them? Transitioning from a career in political campaigning to being a VP at Goldman Sachs How is the Ocean more than just a 0x relayer? What led to the decision to build the infrastructure layer using the 0x protocol? Why create an onboarding flow instead of just sticking with Metamask? Why is verificati