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MR SHIFT 🦁

37,896 views • 1 month ago

E159: Hyperliquid: Housing all of Finance jeff.hl came back on the When Shift Happens Podcast to talk about the Hyperliquid journey since the TGE and what the future holds for one of the most loved and prolific protocols in the space Hyperliquid Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:01 Singapore 2:27 Reminiscing on the Token Launch 5:00 Was This Scale Of Wealth Expected? 6:28 Doing The Right Thing In Crypto 9:07 The Responsibility that comes with Billions of $ 11:10 Jupiter KAST 11:51 Bringing Hyperliquid to the masses 15:21 Pre TGE and Post TGE: Operational difference 20:13 Choices on what to build Internally vs Externally 22:05 How to build a reliable team 24:51 Did the Team celebrate the HYPE wealth Generation event? 26:45 How to test talents for High Integrity 28:31 How much does the Hyperliquid team sleep? 30:05 Employee Vesting Fears 31:41 Dealing with FUD 32:28 How Does Jeff Personally Handle FUD 35:02 Token "Buybacks" critics 37:20 Why Hyperliquid can't have Discretionary "Buybacks" 39:04 HyperEVM, explained Simply 40:00 Paradex Zodl (fka Zashi) 40:41 HyperEVM: Success so Far? 44:05 HIP-3, explained Simply 47:44 What makes Hyperliquid's approach different 48:19 Why Should People Care? 51:33 Bring All Finance On Chain 52:08 Why Is The Hyperliquid Approach Better? 53:47 Key Numbers showing that Hyperliquid Is Doing it right 59:01 What Has the Unit team demonstrated with spot trading on Hyperliquid in 2025 1:03:29 HIP-4: Outcome Markets 1:08:01 Trezor Sui 1:08:58 What does "Housing All Of Finance" mean? 1:10:51 Why Hyperliquid is not a crypto company 1:12:23 Why Does Hyperliquid have A Stablecoin USDH (Native Markets) 1:14:39 What Is Kinetiq & Why Does It Matter? 1:16:15 Why Is What HyperLend Is Building Important For HyperLiquid 1:23:39 Where did Fairness cost the most? 1:24:47 What should Hyperliquid be Remembered for? 1:25:24 Why should people stay in Crypto when there's an AI brain drain? 1:28:10 Closing Thoughts
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E159: Hyperliquid: Housing all of Finance jeff.hl came back on the When Shift Happens Podcast to talk about the Hyperliquid journey since the TGE and what the future holds for one of the most loved and prolific protocols in the space Hyperliquid Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:01 Singapore 2:27 Reminiscing on the Token Launch 5:00 Was This Scale Of Wealth Expected? 6:28 Doing The Right Thing In Crypto 9:07 The Responsibility that comes with Billions of $ 11:10 Jupiter KAST 11:51 Bringing Hyperliquid to the masses 15:21 Pre TGE and Post TGE: Operational difference 20:13 Choices on what to build Internally vs Externally 22:05 How to build a reliable team 24:51 Did the Team celebrate the HYPE wealth Generation event? 26:45 How to test talents for High Integrity 28:31 How much does the Hyperliquid team sleep? 30:05 Employee Vesting Fears 31:41 Dealing with FUD 32:28 How Does Jeff Personally Handle FUD 35:02 Token "Buybacks" critics 37:20 Why Hyperliquid can't have Discretionary "Buybacks" 39:04 HyperEVM, explained Simply 40:00 Paradex Zodl (fka Zashi) 40:41 HyperEVM: Success so Far? 44:05 HIP-3, explained Simply 47:44 What makes Hyperliquid's approach different 48:19 Why Should People Care? 51:33 Bring All Finance On Chain 52:08 Why Is The Hyperliquid Approach Better? 53:47 Key Numbers showing that Hyperliquid Is Doing it right 59:01 What Has the Unit team demonstrated with spot trading on Hyperliquid in 2025 1:03:29 HIP-4: Outcome Markets 1:08:01 Trezor Sui 1:08:58 What does "Housing All Of Finance" mean? 1:10:51 Why Hyperliquid is not a crypto company 1:12:23 Why Does Hyperliquid have A Stablecoin USDH (Native Markets) 1:14:39 What Is Kinetiq & Why Does It Matter? 1:16:15 Why Is What HyperLend Is Building Important For HyperLiquid 1:23:39 Where did Fairness cost the most? 1:24:47 What should Hyperliquid be Remembered for? 1:25:24 Why should people stay in Crypto when there's an AI brain drain? 1:28:10 Closing Thoughts

MR SHIFT 🦁

575,445 views • 4 months ago

LIVE NOW - Luca Netz 🐧✳️ Explains Why Pudgy Penguins Could Flip Dogecoin In this episode of Bankless, Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, explores how meme coins are evolving beyond speculation. We discuss Pengu’s launch on Solana, Pudgy Penguins’ expansion into retail and gaming, and how GIFs with 300M+ daily views are driving mass adoption. Luca also shares why meme coins can be real brands and what’s next for Pudgy’s growing ecosystem. -------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:53 Opinion on Pengu token and its competitor 8:03 Reformatting the idea of a memecoin 12:32 Pudgy Penguins aren't just memes 16:09 Solana competitor vs Pengu 20:03 Impact of 30 Billion views on the GIFs on the brand 22:56 How does the GIFs system work? 25:27 GIFs working principle 27:13 Big brands doing SEO on GIFs 28:38 Non-crypto people using Pudgy GIFs 31:59 Physical Products of Pudgy Penguins 36:50 Other components of expanding the brand 38:56 How big is the conglomerate? 39:26 Choosing Solana L1 over L2 45:27 Where does Base stand in the algorithm? 51:26 Some thoughts on Ethereum's current state 55:32 Abstract Chains 1:02:58 Pudgy Penguins' relation with Abstract Chains 01:04:18 Closing & Disclaimers
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LIVE NOW - Luca Netz 🐧✳️ Explains Why Pudgy Penguins Could Flip Dogecoin In this episode of Bankless, Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, explores how meme coins are evolving beyond speculation. We discuss Pengu’s launch on Solana, Pudgy Penguins’ expansion into retail and gaming, and how GIFs with 300M+ daily views are driving mass adoption. Luca also shares why meme coins can be real brands and what’s next for Pudgy’s growing ecosystem. -------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:53 Opinion on Pengu token and its competitor 8:03 Reformatting the idea of a memecoin 12:32 Pudgy Penguins aren't just memes 16:09 Solana competitor vs Pengu 20:03 Impact of 30 Billion views on the GIFs on the brand 22:56 How does the GIFs system work? 25:27 GIFs working principle 27:13 Big brands doing SEO on GIFs 28:38 Non-crypto people using Pudgy GIFs 31:59 Physical Products of Pudgy Penguins 36:50 Other components of expanding the brand 38:56 How big is the conglomerate? 39:26 Choosing Solana L1 over L2 45:27 Where does Base stand in the algorithm? 51:26 Some thoughts on Ethereum's current state 55:32 Abstract Chains 1:02:58 Pudgy Penguins' relation with Abstract Chains 01:04:18 Closing & Disclaimers

Bankless

54,812 views • 1 year ago

you've seen that Pokemon and One Piece cards are going parabolic, but do you know how much of that demand is coming from crypto platforms and collectors? the all time total gacha spending on Collector Crypt is almost $500,000,000 I sat down with Tuomas Holmberg 🦇🔊 who is the CEO of Collector Crypt to discuss the landscape of the TCG economy and where we both think the market is going from here the full podcast is available on my YouTube as well, the link is below this post ⬇️ ----------------------- timestamps: 0:00: Trailer 1:18: Intro 8:40: How Gacha platforms changed the market 20:40: Why use crypto RWA platforms for TCGs 24:00: Is TCG overall in a bubble 26:36: Are vintage cards in a bubble 32:30: What is the $CARDS token 39:30: Are people overlooking the $CARDS token 49:40: The issue with most tokens
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you've seen that Pokemon and One Piece cards are going parabolic, but do you know how much of that demand is coming from crypto platforms and collectors? the all time total gacha spending on Collector Crypt is almost $500,000,000 I sat down with Tuomas Holmberg 🦇🔊 who is the CEO of Collector Crypt to discuss the landscape of the TCG economy and where we both think the market is going from here the full podcast is available on my YouTube as well, the link is below this post ⬇️ ----------------------- timestamps: 0:00: Trailer 1:18: Intro 8:40: How Gacha platforms changed the market 20:40: Why use crypto RWA platforms for TCGs 24:00: Is TCG overall in a bubble 26:36: Are vintage cards in a bubble 32:30: What is the $CARDS token 39:30: Are people overlooking the $CARDS token 49:40: The issue with most tokens

Ash Robin

132,703 views • 2 months ago

I sat down with Nicolas Sharp, founder of Attio, to talk in depth about how his company is disrupting the $80 billion CRM market. Attio has raised $116m, is 4x'ing ARR and is one of the fastest growing companies in Europe. We talk about: - Why Attio went against all conventional wisdom and spent years 3 years building the product before launching - Why Attio doesn’t hire ‘Software Engineers’ and who they hire instead. - How Attio chose investors who would back a long-term bet against multi-billion $ incumbents - How Attio is building CRM from first principles for the AI era - Who should you avoid hiring at all costs, and who should you hire for your startup And so much more. If you’re interested in learning about the story of how Nick built Attio into the incredible company it is today and is disrupting one of the most important software categories, you’re going to want to see this. Enjoy // Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:39 Why Attio spent 3 years building their product before launch 5:05 The Power of Building Systems, Not a Box of Features 9:05 How to know when it’s time to launch 13:30 Nick’s Playbook For a Killer Product Launch 18:09 How To Go From an Investor to a Founder 23:05 How Failure Led to Attio's Big Break 28:07 Why startups need to hire "Hidden Gems," 34:05 Fundraising 49:36 Why Attio Invests In Inexperienced Talent 55:07 The Case For Not Hiring Software Engineers (& Who You Should Hire Instead) 1:02:46 The 8 Persona Hiring Framework 1:09:05 How Attio doesn’t use OKR's 1:27:11 Where does Nick's Ambition and Grit come from? 1:36:59 How Attio is Building CRM from First Principles for the AI era 1:45:29 How to Successfully Market In A Crowded Industry 1:51:10 Breaking Down Attio’s Viral Marketing Strategies 2:02:15 The Change That Had The Biggest Impact on Customer Conversion 2:05:04 Why Attio created A “Reverse Trial” 2:10:16 Why Nick is building from London, not Silicon Valley 2:22:48 The 10-Year Vision for Attio
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I sat down with Nicolas Sharp, founder of Attio, to talk in depth about how his company is disrupting the $80 billion CRM market. Attio has raised $116m, is 4x'ing ARR and is one of the fastest growing companies in Europe. We talk about: - Why Attio went against all conventional wisdom and spent years 3 years building the product before launching - Why Attio doesn’t hire ‘Software Engineers’ and who they hire instead. - How Attio chose investors who would back a long-term bet against multi-billion $ incumbents - How Attio is building CRM from first principles for the AI era - Who should you avoid hiring at all costs, and who should you hire for your startup And so much more. If you’re interested in learning about the story of how Nick built Attio into the incredible company it is today and is disrupting one of the most important software categories, you’re going to want to see this. Enjoy // Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:39 Why Attio spent 3 years building their product before launch 5:05 The Power of Building Systems, Not a Box of Features 9:05 How to know when it’s time to launch 13:30 Nick’s Playbook For a Killer Product Launch 18:09 How To Go From an Investor to a Founder 23:05 How Failure Led to Attio's Big Break 28:07 Why startups need to hire "Hidden Gems," 34:05 Fundraising 49:36 Why Attio Invests In Inexperienced Talent 55:07 The Case For Not Hiring Software Engineers (& Who You Should Hire Instead) 1:02:46 The 8 Persona Hiring Framework 1:09:05 How Attio doesn’t use OKR's 1:27:11 Where does Nick's Ambition and Grit come from? 1:36:59 How Attio is Building CRM from First Principles for the AI era 1:45:29 How to Successfully Market In A Crowded Industry 1:51:10 Breaking Down Attio’s Viral Marketing Strategies 2:02:15 The Change That Had The Biggest Impact on Customer Conversion 2:05:04 Why Attio created A “Reverse Trial” 2:10:16 Why Nick is building from London, not Silicon Valley 2:22:48 The 10-Year Vision for Attio

Wouter Teunissen

26,369 views • 9 months ago

Crypto’s future may hinge on the Senate’s new market structure draft. 🇺🇸⚖️ On Bits + Bips, Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the The White House, talks with the gang about: 🔥 The Senate’s new draft 🏛 How DC is thinking about DeFi 💵 How President Trump thinks about crypto 📈 What institutions are waiting for PLUS: what’s going on in the markets and Ram’s hopium 😀 Timestamps: 🎬 0:00 Intro 🚀 2:45 Why Patrick calls the Senate Ag draft a “big step forward” 🧩 4:43 How the bill tackles DeFi—and why it’s so complex 🏛️ 5:28 Why the presidency is putting so much weight on crypto policy 📜 7:01 What happens behind the scenes to move a bill like this 🔪 9:39 Whether the bill could get modularized (including pulling DeFi out) 💡 11:22 Why Chris says crypto is simply a better product 📈 13:37 The short- and long-term implications of passing a market structure bill 🔐 15:22 The KYC/AML problem in permissionless systems 🕵️‍♂️ 22:12 Privacy: finding the balance between user protection and public ledgers 🗳️ 24:08 How Democrats have increasingly joined the conversation 🌅 25:27 Why Patrick is optimistic we’ll get a Senate vote this year 🤖 29:56 How Patrick sees AI + crypto converging into a major opportunity 📊 32:23 What’s happening in markets, and whether a regime shift is underway 🏦 36:40 How institutions are entering, and what keeps them up at night 🎤 38:46 Why Ram calls the Cantor Conference the best for digital assets 💥 41:53 What Paolo Ardoino revealed about the future of Tether 📉 44:43 Signals that typically mark a market top and why spotting winners is so hard ⚡ 51:38 Ram’s key catalysts to watch for the next market leg 📺 54:39 Whether 60 Minutes misrepresented CZ
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Crypto’s future may hinge on the Senate’s new market structure draft. 🇺🇸⚖️ On Bits + Bips, Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the The White House, talks with the gang about: 🔥 The Senate’s new draft 🏛 How DC is thinking about DeFi 💵 How President Trump thinks about crypto 📈 What institutions are waiting for PLUS: what’s going on in the markets and Ram’s hopium 😀 Timestamps: 🎬 0:00 Intro 🚀 2:45 Why Patrick calls the Senate Ag draft a “big step forward” 🧩 4:43 How the bill tackles DeFi—and why it’s so complex 🏛️ 5:28 Why the presidency is putting so much weight on crypto policy 📜 7:01 What happens behind the scenes to move a bill like this 🔪 9:39 Whether the bill could get modularized (including pulling DeFi out) 💡 11:22 Why Chris says crypto is simply a better product 📈 13:37 The short- and long-term implications of passing a market structure bill 🔐 15:22 The KYC/AML problem in permissionless systems 🕵️‍♂️ 22:12 Privacy: finding the balance between user protection and public ledgers 🗳️ 24:08 How Democrats have increasingly joined the conversation 🌅 25:27 Why Patrick is optimistic we’ll get a Senate vote this year 🤖 29:56 How Patrick sees AI + crypto converging into a major opportunity 📊 32:23 What’s happening in markets, and whether a regime shift is underway 🏦 36:40 How institutions are entering, and what keeps them up at night 🎤 38:46 Why Ram calls the Cantor Conference the best for digital assets 💥 41:53 What Paolo Ardoino revealed about the future of Tether 📉 44:43 Signals that typically mark a market top and why spotting winners is so hard ⚡ 51:38 Ram’s key catalysts to watch for the next market leg 📺 54:39 Whether 60 Minutes misrepresented CZ

Laura Shin

21,150 views • 8 months ago

A crowd of Sydney listeners and I sat down with economist Peter Tulip (Peter Tulip) to talk about Australia's housing crisis. I was really happy with how this conversation turned out: we went into substantial detail and broke new ground. We chat about: - critiques of both NIMBY and YIMBY thinking - general theories of why constricted housing supply afflicts the Anglosphere in particular - what it would actually take to solve the housing crisis via the supply side - and much more Links below. Enjoy! Timestamps: (0:00:00) - Introduction. (0:03:01) - Is there a general theory as to why constricted housing supply is a problem for the Anglosphere in particular? (0:04:21) - What happened in the 1970s that meant zoning regulations started becoming a problem around then? (0:06:38) - What motivates NIMBYs? (0:11:58) - Which planning restrictions does Peter want to remove? (0:15:10) - How much would house prices fall if we removed the bad planning restrictions? (0:22:30) - How much worse can the price-to-income ratio get? What is the upper bound? (0:24:09) - Are YIMBYs overstating the productivity case for urban densification? (0:27:23) - YIMBYs underrate aesthetics and architecture. (0:37:01) - How should we think about the impact of negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount? (0:41:15) - What is Peter's policy goal? Should house prices fall, or should growth merely slow? (0:42:42) - It would take 10 to 20 years to bring prices down by 40% through increased housing supply. (0:43:37) - If we removed all bad planning restrictions, how quickly could we get a 10 to 20% increase in supply? (0:46:03) - Is "increasing housing supply" a politically realistic way to solve the housing crisis? (0:48:35) - Housing is how the middle class gets rich in Australia. What is Peter's transition plan? (0:53:20) - Why haven't we tried anything like the Hawke government's Accord, but for housing? (1:01:43) - Audience Q&A.
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A crowd of Sydney listeners and I sat down with economist Peter Tulip (Peter Tulip) to talk about Australia's housing crisis. I was really happy with how this conversation turned out: we went into substantial detail and broke new ground. We chat about: - critiques of both NIMBY and YIMBY thinking - general theories of why constricted housing supply afflicts the Anglosphere in particular - what it would actually take to solve the housing crisis via the supply side - and much more Links below. Enjoy! Timestamps: (0:00:00) - Introduction. (0:03:01) - Is there a general theory as to why constricted housing supply is a problem for the Anglosphere in particular? (0:04:21) - What happened in the 1970s that meant zoning regulations started becoming a problem around then? (0:06:38) - What motivates NIMBYs? (0:11:58) - Which planning restrictions does Peter want to remove? (0:15:10) - How much would house prices fall if we removed the bad planning restrictions? (0:22:30) - How much worse can the price-to-income ratio get? What is the upper bound? (0:24:09) - Are YIMBYs overstating the productivity case for urban densification? (0:27:23) - YIMBYs underrate aesthetics and architecture. (0:37:01) - How should we think about the impact of negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount? (0:41:15) - What is Peter's policy goal? Should house prices fall, or should growth merely slow? (0:42:42) - It would take 10 to 20 years to bring prices down by 40% through increased housing supply. (0:43:37) - If we removed all bad planning restrictions, how quickly could we get a 10 to 20% increase in supply? (0:46:03) - Is "increasing housing supply" a politically realistic way to solve the housing crisis? (0:48:35) - Housing is how the middle class gets rich in Australia. What is Peter's transition plan? (0:53:20) - Why haven't we tried anything like the Hawke government's Accord, but for housing? (1:01:43) - Audience Q&A.

Joseph Noel Walker

17,173 views • 1 year ago