Show Notes
The Lads are hyped to have Hyperliquid co-founder & CEO Jeff Yan on the pod today. He takes us through the greater vision for the Hyperliquid stack, the battle between CEXs & DEXs, and even joins in for some Pasta of the Week!
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In Episode #89 we cover:
00:00 The Market This Week & Trump Tariffs 06:09 Building Hyperliquid 12:16 The DEX vs CEX Dynamics 16:27 The Role of HLP For Hyperliquid 18:49 The Hyperliquid/JELLY Situation 26:56 Are CEXs Threatened? 31:05 The Greater Vision For Hyperliquid 37:29 Is Launching An EVM Enough? 41:22 The Core Cult of Hyperliquid Users 49:49 Quick Fire Thoughts: Memes & Stables 54:09 Pasta of the Week 🍝
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* Jeff Yan • https://x.com/chameleon_jeff * Jordi Alexander • https://x.com/gametheorizing * Justin Bram • https://x.com/JustinCBram * Taiki Maeda • https://x.com/TaikiMaeda2
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