GigaBrain

What if executing a complex DeFi strategy — bridging, swapping, lending, rebalancing — took just one click? That's exactly what Haiku is building. In this episode of GigaBrain, host João Simões sits down with Sash (aka Snowy), Lead BD at Haiku, to explore how Haiku's intent-based execution layer is turning multi-step DeFi workflows into a single, unified transaction across 20+ blockchains and 45+...

Pedro Verdades, CMO of Turtle Club, joins the GigaBrain Podcast to break down how the Lisbon-born liquidity distribution protocol is reshaping DeFi capital allocation. Pedro traces his journey from Web2 marketing through the DeFi Summer of 2020 to co-leading Turtle's $11.9M raise. He explains how Turtle acts as a matchmaker between liquidity providers and DeFi protocols — vetting deals, risk-scori...

Building Conviction in Crypto's Next Chapter: A VC's Blueprint for Navigating Regulation, Security, and Institutional Adoption In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Rachel Cheung, Head of Communications at Foresight Ventures, a $400M+ crypto-native fund backed by exchange giant Bitget, to explore how institutional capital, regulatory clarity, and security imperative...

Androo Lloyd, co-founder and CEO of HypurrFi, joins Open Interest to pull back the curtain on one of DeFi's most ambitious projects: reverse engineering the closed-source Hyperliquid binary. Andrew explains why HypurrFi — a protocol built natively on Hyperliquid's EVM — chose to decode the binary using AI-driven agent orchestration, treating it as a competitive edge in a market where institutional...

Institutional Yield Strategies Are Finally Coming to DeFi And They're Simpler Than You Think In this episode of the GigaBrain Podcast, host João Simões sits down with Andrei Anisimov and Monica Quaintance, founders of HyperSurface, to explore how covered calls and cash-secured puts sophisticated yield strategies once exclusive to Wall Street are now accessible, transparent, and fully on-chain for...

Pratik Kala, Head of Research and Portfolio Manager at Apollo Crypto, joins the pod to break down what's really moving markets. From the Iran-US ceasefire volatility and oil's structural shift, to why Hyperliquid's 99% buyback model is the most credible thing to happen to crypto tokenomics in years. Pratik unpacks Apollo's thesis on HYPE, their battle-tested approach to on-chain market-neutral ris...

Jasper, Co-Founder and CTO of SEDA, joins the Open Interest podcast to break down how SEDA's bespoke Oracle infrastructure powers Dreamcash — HyperLiquid's breakout equities perp market. The conversation covers SEDA's origin story (plasma research → DeFi products → Oracle infrastructure), and dives deep into the technical challenge of pricing 24/7 perpetual markets against assets that don't trade...

In this episode of Open Interest, host Abishek Kannan, CEO of Liquid Labs sits down with Anton Feingold, Institutional Lead at Glassnode, and Chris Beamish, Analyst at Glassnode, to explore how on-chain Bitcoin data translates into real trading edge. The conversation covers how institutions — from macro hedge funds to high-frequency quant desks — consume Glassnode's data, demystifies core metrics...

Purpose-Built Trading Infrastructure Is Reshaping DeFi And Centralized Exchanges Should Be Nervous In the first episode of Open Interest, a new series under GigaBrain Podcast, host Abishek Kannan sits down with Robert Sagurton, founder of Fogo, to explore why specialized blockchain architecture designed for trading will outcompete generalized layer-ones and how physical infrastructure has b

Institutions Are Finally Ready for Crypto, But Only With the Right Security Infrastructure In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host João Simões sits down with Raylin Huang, Marketing Manager at CipherBC, to explore how MPC-based wallet infrastructure is removing the final barriers preventing traditional institutions from entering crypto and tokenizing real-world assets at scale.

Hydrex Is Redefining DEX Economics And Just Generated $3M in Revenue in Three Months In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host João Simões reconnects with Jimbo, Marketing and Growth Lead at Hydrex, to explore the explosive growth of Base's leading V3 DEX and the innovative tokenomics reshaping how decentralized exchanges create sustainable value for token holders.

Direct-to-Wallet Trading is Reshaping Cross-Chain Asset Movement. Here's How SideShift is Eliminating Friction from DeFi Onboarding In this episode of GigaBrain podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Kate, BD Lead at SideShift, and George, Strategist and Innovator at SideShift, to explore how direct-to-wallet trading is revolutionizing cross-chain swaps, why simplicity beats feature bloat, and w...

Oracles Are DeFi's Silent Infrastructure—Until They Break In this episode of GigaBrain podcasts, host Joao Simoes sits down with Hendrik (Hundert), DeFi lead at Redstone, to explore how oracles have become critical infrastructure powering DeFi, why Redstone emerged as the second-largest oracle provider, and the game-changing opportunities unlocked by Hyper Liquid's ecosystem and emerging perpetual...

Privacy Trading on Hyperliquid: Building the Future of DeFi Infrastructure Bringing private order flow to decentralized exchanges isn't about hiding - it's about empowering traders, institutions, and businesses to operate transparently on-chain without sacrificing competitive advantage. In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Chandler De Kock, cofounder and CEO of Sil...

Building the Future of Decentralized Derivatives: Pacifica's Vision for Transparent, User-Centric Perpetual Exchanges Decentralized perpetual futures are reshaping DeFi and Pacifica is proving that transparency, user experience, and self-funded sustainability can coexist to challenge centralized exchange dominance. In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Constance (ex...

Building the Future of Decentralized Trading: How Extended is Redefining Perpetual Futures with Unified Margin In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Ruslan Fakhrutdinov, former head of crypto operations at Revolut and founder of Extended, to explore how self-custody decentralized exchanges are reshaping perpetual futures trading. Ruslan breaks down Extended's revolu...

Building the Future of Hyperliquid: How Community Networks Are Accelerating On-Chain Innovation in Asia In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Ronald, cofounder of Hyperbuilder, to explore how community-driven networks are empowering the next generation of builders, creators, and traders across the Hyperliquid ecosystem with a particular focus on unlocking explosive...

Building the Complete DeFi Terminal: HypurrFi's Vision for Trading, Earning, and Spending on Hyperliquid HypurrFi is reshaping decentralized finance by creating an integrated ecosystem where traders can access lending, perpetuals trading, yield generation, and real-world spending, all without leaving the Hyperliquid chain. In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Andy...

Building the Terminal That TradFi Traders Actually Want: Inside Lit's vision for Hyperliquid Advanced traders have been waiting for a desktop terminal that combines professional-grade tools with on-chain infrastructure—and Lit is delivering exactly that by obsessively listening to what power users actually need. In this episode of Giga Brain, host Joao Simoes sits down with Osama, Co-founder of Li...

Mercury is Building the Mobile Gateway to Decentralized Finance—and It's Reshaping How Retail Traders Access DeFi In this episode of the GigaBrain podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Kyle Grange, founder of Mercury, to explore how a purpose-built mobile interface is democratizing access to Hyperliquid's infrastructure and what it means for the future of decentralized trading. Their conversati...

Building the Future of DeFi: How Nest is Creating Amplified Hype Exposure on Hyperliquid In this episode of the GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Telaga, a former UK PhD cancer researcher turned crypto founder, and Esty, a DeFi maxi and growth strategist based in Thailand, to explore how Nest—a decentralized exchange and treasury protocol on Hyperliquid—is reshaping how users accu...

Building the Self-Custodial Trading Gateway: Why UX is DeFi's Final Frontier In this episode of GigaBrain, host Joao Simoes sits down with Russell Shen (CEO) and Shahab S. (Head of Marketing) from Dexari, a self-custodial mobile trading app powered by Hyperliquid, to explore why decentralized finance has finally reached a maturity inflection point—and how superior user experience is unlocking genu...

Autowhale is bridging the gap between TradFi and crypto by providing sophisticated portfolio management and execution tools for institutional investors. In this episode of GigaBrain, host Joao Simoes interviews Thomas Pratter, founder and CEO of Autowhale, exploring how their platform is helping institutional investors navigate the crypto space with professional-grade tools for portfolio managemen...

HyperStrategy emerges as a revolutionary DeFi protocol merging traditional finance strategies with on-chain innovation through tokenized treasury management. In this episode of the GigaBrain podcast, host Joao Simoes interviews Rekt, the visionary behind HyperStrategy, to explore how their protocol is reimagining corporate treasury management by combining MicroStrategy's successful Bitcoin strateg...

Hyperliquid's remarkable growth and innovative approach to DeFi is reshaping the future of decentralized perpetual exchanges. In this episode of GigaBrain, host Joao Simoes interviews Luke Cannon, a prominent Hyperliquid community member, exploring the platform's meteoric rise, technical innovations, and future potential in the DeFi ecosystem.