Lightspeed Breaking Down The Hyperliquid Hype | Weekly Roundup
Jan 6, 2025
This week’s conversation tackles the promising potential of Hyperliquid and the balance between decentralization and user engagement. They explore the future of Solana spot ETFs, predicting regulatory shifts by 2025. The discussion also dives into the skepticism around AI agents, questioning the hype and examining developer experiences in crypto. Plus, there’s a heartwarming story illustrating how crypto contributes positively to charitable efforts, leaving listeners with a hopeful viewpoint on the industry's evolution.
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Benefits of Writing
- Write to organize thoughts and improve communication skills like storytelling and marketing.
- Writing helps clarify thinking and identify gaps in logic, similar to how solving math problems requires writing out steps.
Hyperliquid Overview
- Hyperliquid, a perps DEX with centralized elements, is an L1 with a large airdrop.
- A MetaMask employee warned about a potential North Korean attack on Hyperliquid.
Hyperliquid's Decentralization Status
- Hyperliquid has four closed-source validators, and it's not truly decentralized yet.
- It claims to be an L1 but currently operates as a centralized exchange with plans to decentralize.