AMA with PINEAPPLE: the all-in-one DeFi platform built to onboard the next billion on-chain users. Join us to win 25,000 $PAPPLE!

Hello,

I’m Ali Abood, CEO of Pineapple (linktr.ee/PineappleDex), and I’m excited to join you for an AMA on Tuesday, July 8th. With our mainnet going live Thursday, July 10th, this is a huge week for us - and I’m looking forward to sharing what’s coming.

But first: why Pineapple, and why now?

From Bitcoin ETFs to $TRUMP, the mainstream is finally paying attention. The first point of entry is typically easy-to-use CEXs, but these contradict the decentralized ethos this industry was built on. Most don’t have much choice though, as DeFi is still too fragmented for mainstream adoption. Traders bounce between tools to discover, trade, stake, learn, and engage: causing drop-off, friction, and fatigue. Token projects juggle launchpads, DEXs, bots, and dashboards in order to launch, grow, and retain users: slowing growth and splitting communities. We feel that mass adoption of DeFi won’t come from another overly complicated tool for degens - it needs an experience that’s powerful, unified, and easy enough for the next billion users.

Our mission is simple: build where DeFi needs us most. Each tool in our stack will be powerful on its own, but together, we’re transforming the fragmented experience into one seamless, powerful ecosystem: one where projects grow, users thrive, and the barriers to entry are finally broken. One simple point of access to DeFi.

For traders like you, Pineapple will make DeFi more intuitive, rewarding, and sustainable:

• Discover emerging tokens before they launch via Pineapple Express: our community-powered incubation platform
• Trade with zero platform fees and smart routing via our Pineapple DEX Aggregator
• Unlock rewards, whitelist access, revenue share, airdrops, and more through our non-inflationary staking model
• Engage and earn through gamified quests and on-chain learning via Pineapple Academy and JuicedBot
• Optimize your portfolios with our AI-powered agent to maximize ROI

This all starts on July 10th with the launch of Pineapple DEX Lite, a focused MVP designed to get the core mechanics into the hands of our users as early as possible so you can stake, trade, and influence what comes next. This rollout strategy allows us to stay agile, respond to real usage, and build an ecosystem of products that actually meets the needs of the people using them… not just the people designing them. It’s the first step toward a more connected, more accessible DeFi ecosystem - one that’s built to onboard the next wave of users - and we’re inviting the r/cryptocurrency community to help build it with us.

AMA details:

• Questions open: July 7th
• Answers posted: July 8th / July 9th
• Ask me anything: mainnet plans, huge real-world partnerships, $PAPPLE utility, product roadmap, or the state of DeFi
• We’ll select some of the best questions to win a share of 25,000 $PAPPLE
  

Can’t wait to dive in with you all - see you in the thread.