Bits + Bips: Hyperliquid’s USDH Bidding War & Why the DAT Model Is Broken - Ep. 900
Description
The fight for Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin is more than a ticker battle—it’s a referendum on how crypto distribution, governance, and incentives will shape the next trillion-dollar market.
In this episode of Bits + Bips, Steve Ehrlich sits down with Delta Blockchain Fund’s Kavita Gupta, Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn, and Frax founder Sam Kazemian to dig into the big questions: Who will win the USDH war, and why does distribution matter more than design? Are DATs fulfilling their promises—or raising money without accountability? Why are L2s the wrong place for tokenized stocks? And where exactly is the trillion-dollar opportunity in stablecoins?
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Host:
Steve Ehrlich, Executive Editor at Unchained
Guests:
Kavita Gupta, Founder & Managing Partner of Delta Blockchain Fund
Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital
Sam Kazemian, Founder of Frax Finance
Links:
Unchained:
The Competition Is On. Who’ll Win the USDH Ticker on Hyperliquid?
Stablecoin Issuers Enter Bidding War to Launch Hyperliquid’s USDH
Sky Joins Bidding War to Launch Hyperliquid’s USDH
Timestamps:
🎬 0:00 Intro
🔥 4:17 The bidding war for Hyperliquid’s USDH
🗳️ 25:12 Whether the Hyperliquid DAO is truly decentralized
⚠️ 29:22 Are DATs already broken as a product?
🌶️ 35:00 How some DATs avoid fulfilling their promises after raising money
📈 40:27 Why yield-maximization is critical for DATs—and what risks it creates
💵 53:22 Where the trillion-dollar opportunity in stablecoins might actually be
🏛️ 55:35 Why tokenized stocks belong on L1s, not L2s
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