Interview: SynFutures CMO Mark Lee on What’s Next

From new exchange listings to our upcoming mainnet launch, SynFutures is entering one of its most exciting chapters yet. In a recent conversation with Korean crypto KOL Fireant, our CMO Mark Lee shared how we got here and what’s next as we build toward a faster, more liquid, and more accessible derivatives ecosystem.

👉 Watch the full interview on X below:

Mark, for readers who might be new to SynFutures, how would you describe what the project is all about?

For those who aren’t familiar, SynFutures is a perpetual DEX — a decentralized trading platform for perpetual futures.
Traders can long or short any crypto-native or tokenized asset with leverage directly from our platform. We’re currently live on Base, but soon we’ll be migrating to our own chain.

The team has been quite active lately. What have been the main highlights over the past three months?

The past three months have been extremely busy and exciting for the team. On the product side, we’ve started introducing RWAs and other tokenized assets on the platform. Right now, users can trade RWAs such as crude oil and gold futures, and we’ll soon add stock market indices. On the brand and token side, we recently achieved two major milestones — listings on Upbit and Binance just a few weeks apart. It’s been a really exciting time for us.

Those listings made a lot of noise — first Upbit, then Binance shortly after. What do you think helped make that possible?

It’s a great question. SynFutures is actually one of the more established projects in DeFi. We started about four years ago and held our TGE last December 2024, so we’re approaching our one-year mark. I think the real “secret” to getting listed on major exchanges is simple: we never stopped building. We’ve been consistently expanding our product, adding new assets every week, and now preparing to launch our own chain. That consistent momentum and growth are what centralized exchanges recognized. They could see that SynFutures isn’t just another short-term project, it’s a protocol that keeps delivering.

Looking ahead, what can users expect from SynFutures in the next three months?

The next few months are going to be huge. We’re launching our private mainnet in just a few days, and our public mainnet is scheduled for December. This means we’re transitioning away from the Base ecosystem to our own chain. The reason is that we want to offer a CEX-like trading experience on-chain — deeper liquidity, lower slippage, and lower fees for all traders. Alongside this, we’ll also launch our Season 2 Airdrop program — a new points-based rewards system focused more on open interest than trading volume. So definitely keep your eyes peeled for that.

The Airdrop Season 2 has been a hot topic in the community. Can you tell us more about what’s planned?

Sure. Our first airdrop happened nearly a year ago during our TGE, and we’ve been saving this next one for a major product milestone. With the launch of our new L1 mainnet, now is the perfect time. Season 2 will reward users who bridge over, open positions, and help create liquidity on the new platform. We’re still finalizing the design of the points program, but we’ll be sharing all the details very soon.

There’s also buzz about SynFutures building something on Monad. What’s the story there?

Yes, one of the biggest initiatives this year is our SynFutures Builder Program. For the first time, we’re opening up our perpetual trading infrastructure, including our battle-tested AMM + Orderbook hybrid model, to external builders. Through this program, anyone can use SynFutures’ infrastructure to deploy their own projects or integrate perp trading features into existing ones on any EVM chain. To showcase this, we’ve incubated a project called Monday Trade — a spot and perp DEX that will go live on day one of Monad mainnet. It has its own brand and identity, but all trading is powered by SynFutures tech, technology that’s been tested for over four years and supported hundreds of billions in volume. We’re really excited to expand our infrastructure to empower more builders across the ecosystem.

Finally, do you have a message for our Korean community?

Thank you everyone for tuning in and learning more about SynFutures.
Korea is a key market for us, and we’re investing heavily here — from local partnerships to upcoming trading campaigns designed specifically for Korean users and traders.

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