The Information's TITV Crypto’s Hottest Startup, Upgrade CEO on Future IPO, Questions Ahead of Nvidia GTC | Oct 20, 2025
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Oct 20, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, Patrick Moorhead, CEO of Moor Insights & Strategy, delves into NVIDIA's GTC announcements, exploring competition and the future of AI. Sunita Mohanty, CEO of Vibrant, shares insights on AI's role in personalized medicine and the necessity for clinician reskilling. They also tackle the rising crypto platform Hyperliquid, discussing its decentralized model and the regulatory landscape ahead. From fintech innovations at Upgrade to the evolving healthcare tech, this conversation is packed with future-forward insights!
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Small Team, Big Market Impact
- Hyperliquid rose quickly as a favorite for anonymous, high-leverage crypto trading despite being a two-year-old, 11-person team.
- Its $10B+ liquidations during a market crash revealed outsized market impact and systemic-risk potential.
Decentralization Drives Adoption And Risk
- Hyperliquid's decentralized design avoids custody of funds and skips KYC, attracting anonymous leveraged traders.
- Those features create regulatory and market risks even as they drive rapid user adoption.
Founder’s Unconventional Path
- Jeff Yan built his career from Harvard to Hudson River Trading, left quickly, and succeeded as a one-person crypto market maker.
- He then hired top talent and parlayed that success into creating Hyperliquid.