We went live with Figment Capital’s Jim Parillo to discuss DeFi infrastructure, Hyperliquid’s ecosystem, and the movement of intellectual capital toward perpetual markets. We dive into lending, equity perps, and regulatory considerations before shifting to crypto VC trends.

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Timestamps:

(0:00 ) Introduction

(2:44 ) Intellectual Capital Moving to Perps

(7:31 ) Lending on Hyperliquid

(13:03 ) Equity Perps

(24:54 ) Uniswap Ad

(25:39 ) What's Exciting in Crypto VC?

(34:03 ) Crypto Options

(42:20 ) Closing Comments

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