Ben Nadareski
CEO & Founder at Solstice
CEO of Solstice, the Solana DeFi protocol behind USX and eUSX. He joined Hodl Up at Solana Breakpoint '25 in Abu Dhabi and in Paris after the SLX TGE.
Two conversations, six months apart
We first sat down with Ben at Solana Breakpoint '25 in Abu Dhabi, back when USX and eUSX were the pitch and the SLX token generation event was still a date on a roadmap. The conversation was about what institutional-grade DeFi on Solana would even look like.
When we caught him again in Paris at Proof of Talk '26, the TGE had happened — and so had the community reaction to it. That second conversation is the more interesting one, because it is the rare case where we get to ask a founder about the thing they told us they were going to do, after they did it.
Watch them in order if you have the time. The gap between the two is the whole story.
On Hodl Up2 episodes
Reconnecting With Ben: The SLX TGE, Community Feedback & The Future of Solstice
While in Paris, we had an insightful discussion with Ben Nadareski, the CEO of Solstice, about the recent SLX TGE, the community feedback, the whole thought process behind it, and what lies ahead.
Bringing Institutional Grade DeFi to Solana
Insightful discussion at Breakpoint 2025 with Ben in Abu Dhabi. We went deep in USX, eUSX, and the upcoming SLX TGE, scheduled to happen in Q2 of 2026.
Work
- SolsticeCEO · Founder
Institutional-grade DeFi on Solana, built around the USX and eUSX stablecoins and the SLX token.
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