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Welcome to Gigabrain, brought to you by Hyperwave! We connect with the smartest minds across the DeFi space, exploring the ideas, innovations, and people shaping the future of crypto. To find out more about Hyperwave, go to hyperwavefi.xyz and make sure to search for GigaBrain in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hit the follow button so you don’t miss any future episodes.

  1. The .ai Domain Accident That Accidentally Became SideShift's Biggest Growth Hack

    FEB 17

    The .ai Domain Accident That Accidentally Became SideShift's Biggest Growth Hack

    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 what's next for seamless asset bridging in emerging ecosystems like Hyperliquid.

    32 min
  2. The Hyperstone Alpha: Why Oracles are Critical DeFi Infrastructure

    FEB 10

    The Hyperstone Alpha: Why Oracles are Critical DeFi Infrastructure

    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 markets.

    34 min
  3. The Silent Revolution: How RFQs & Iceberg Orders Are About to Reshape Hyperliquid Trading

    FEB 3

    The Silent Revolution: How RFQs & Iceberg Orders Are About to Reshape Hyperliquid Trading

    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 Silhouette Exchange, to discuss why privacy matters in DeFi, how Hyperliquid became the natural home for a privacy-focused trading platform, and what's next for institutional adoption of decentralized finance.

    27 min
  4. The Hidden Advantage of Self-Funding: How Pacifica Became Cash Flow Positive in 7 Months

    JAN 23

    The Hidden Advantage of Self-Funding: How Pacifica Became Cash Flow Positive in 7 Months

    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-COO of FTX) and Jose (founder of NFTPerp) to explore how Pacifica is building the next generation of decentralized perpetual exchanges. The conversation spans lessons from FTX's collapse, the strategic advantages of decentralized infrastructure, why the four-year crypto cycle is dead, and how to convert point farmers into committed long-term users.

    37 min
  5. The 20-25% APR Secret: How Extended's Vault Shares Beat Every Other Perp Exchange

    JAN 16

    The 20-25% APR Secret: How Extended's Vault Shares Beat Every Other Perp Exchange

    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 revolutionary approach to collateral innovation, Starknet settlement architecture, and the vision for a truly unified margin experience across spot, perpetuals, and lending markets.

    25 min
  6. Why 99% of Builders Fail on Day One and How Ronald's 10-User Rule Changes Everything

    JAN 8

    Why 99% of Builders Fail on Day One and How Ronald's 10-User Rule Changes Everything

    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 growth in Asia's rapidly expanding crypto markets.

    41 min
  7. The Pokemon Card Index Strategy: How Kurt & Andy Are Tokenizing Billion-Dollar Collectibles

    12/10/2025

    The Pokemon Card Index Strategy: How Kurt & Andy Are Tokenizing Billion-Dollar Collectibles

    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 and Kurt from HypurrFi to explore how the project is building a comprehensive financial terminal for active traders, why community feedback drives product innovation, and how real-world assets like Pokémon trading cards are tokenizing value on-chain.

    45 min
  8. Partial Take Profits Changed Everything—How Lit Solved What TradFi Couldn't

    12/03/2025

    Partial Take Profits Changed Everything—How Lit Solved What TradFi Couldn't

    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 Lit Trade, to explore how a purpose-built trading terminal is transforming the Hyperliquid ecosystem. From drag-and-drop limit orders to multi-leg partial take profits, Lit is bringing TradFi sophistication to decentralized perpetuals—without forcing traders to care about blockchain complexity.

    34 min
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Welcome to Gigabrain, brought to you by Hyperwave! We connect with the smartest minds across the DeFi space, exploring the ideas, innovations, and people shaping the future of crypto. To find out more about Hyperwave, go to hyperwavefi.xyz and make sure to search for GigaBrain in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hit the follow button so you don’t miss any future episodes.

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  • Creator
    Swell Network
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Copyrights © 2025 All Rights Reserved by Swell Network
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