S10 E8 | A New Era for Decentralized Exchanges w/Andy Boyan & Andrew Redden (Hypurr Finance)

In this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Andy Boyan and Andrew Redden about their latest project, Hypurr Finance, a lending platform built for Hyperliquid and on the HyperEVM.Hyperliquid recently executed one of the largest and most successful airdrops in crypto history, and we start the episode by unpacking the strategy and impacts behind that and the LAST team’s rationale behind building HypurrFi on HyperEVM.We also talked about the future of DeFi, the impact of decentralization, and the new dynamics in cryptocurrency ecosystems.Andy previously appeared on Rehash in S4 E3 | Rules of Game Design w/Andy Boyan. COLLECT THIS EPISODESUBSCRIBE TO REHASH PODCAST CLUB (RPC) FOLLOW REHASH:TwitterWarpcast (Farcaster)TikTokInstagramNewsletterRehash Podcast Club (RPC)Diana Chen (Host) IMPORTANT LINKS:Andy (Twitter)Andrew (Twitter)HypurrFi TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro2:04 How Andy and Andrew got on the pod6:22 Hyperliquid airdrop11:09 What are perpetual exchanges and spot exchanges?14:10 Why was Hyperliquid so successful?19:54 Impact of Hyperliquid’s airdrop28:40 Introducing Hypurr Finance for the first time30:37 Mission and incentive models of LAST35:44 Concerns with HyperEVM38:30 The future of blockchain and crypto43:19 HypurrFi launch and testnet details44:19 Predictions for crypto in 202553:00 Follow Andy and Andrew DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is the opinion of the speaker(s) only and is for informational purposes only. You should not construe it as investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice, and it does not represent any entity's opinion but those of the speaker(s). For investment or legal advice, please seek a duly licensed professional.