The Pirate Pod
The PiratePod is a Web3 focused podcast from Arrington Capital where we set sail into the uncharted waters of Web3 entrepreneurship and those building the at the forefront of crypto. Episodes will celebrate and interview the bold risk-takers and adventurers who dare to defy the norm. These modern-day pirates are founders who lust after the thrill of venturing into the unknown and thrive on the exhilarating web3 startup life itself.
We will dive into new apps, defi, trading, infrastructure, capital markets and more as we put founders first and capture the courage, adventure and spirit of entrepreneurship that we are passionate about in Web3.
Arrington Capital is a thesis-driven firm investing in digital assets and Web3 since 2017.
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The Pirate Pod
HypurrFi & Hyperliquid: Perpetuals, Lending & Pokemon
Andrew and Andy of HypurrFi join Keli Callaghan for a conversation on Hyperliquid, a L1 with a focus on retail and professional traders due to the fact that it is one of the most liquid venues for trading perpetuals - made possible with its high throughput and deep liquidity. HypurrFi is a prominent decentralized lending protocol native to Hyperliquid. With fast and organic growth in recent months, HypurrFi is a non-custodial borrow / lend platform with a front row seat to one of the faster growing communities in 2025.
Topics covered in this session include:
- Founder backgrounds
- The quickly accelerating Hyperliquid ecosystem
- Sustainable cash flow economics
- Innovations in DeFi and the current competitive landscape
- Incentives and sustainability
- Pokemon collections as the next RWA movement(?)
- Future outlook: What private credit and bespoke lending facilities will look like
HypurrFi Website: hypurr.fi
HypurrFi on X: https://x.com/hypurrfi
Hyperliquid on X: https://x.com/hyperliquidx