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Our podcast brings together Web3 founders, industry leaders, and blockchain experts to explore key DeFi topics—from marketing strategies and fundraising insights to in-depth discussions on emerging trends. Designed to help startups navigate the space, each episode offers practical knowledge and expert advice to empower the next generation of innovators in the DeFi ecosystem.
Episodes

Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
On today's HyperNest Podcast, we explore the future of Real World Assets (RWAs) and blockchain innovation with Jack Bronson from Red Belly Network. Join us as Jack provides an in-depth look at Red Belly's journey from academia to industry leader, leveraging cutting-edge technology like DBFT consensus and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs).
Learn how Red Belly is transforming the traditional asset space—making private equities accessible and creating new opportunities for investors and institutions alike. This episode covers everything from tokenizing equities and private credit to insights on regulatory developments and the role of compliance-focused blockchains.
Tune in to discover why RWAs are becoming essential in the DeFi ecosystem and how Red Belly is uniquely positioned to lead this revolution.
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Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
In this episode, we sit down with Colin Platt, Head of Product at Liquity, to dive deep into their groundbreaking protocol upgrade. With $46M TVL already secured just days after launch, Liquity V2 is set to redefine decentralized borrowing with immutable, governance-free infrastructure and user-set interest rates.
🔍 What You'll Learn:
✅ How Liquity V2 builds on the success of LUSD and Liquity V1
✅ The innovation behind user-defined interest rates and risk-based redemption
✅ The vision for Liquity V2 as a benchmark for DeFi borrowing costs ✅ The role of decentralization, security, and protocol sustainability
✅ Future integrations, friendly forks, and opportunities for builders Colin brings a wealth of experience from traditional finance and crypto, making this a must-watch for DeFi founders, developers, and investors looking to understand the next evolution of decentralized lending.
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Friday Jan 10, 2025
The Future of Permissionless Lending With Morpho's Co-founder
Friday Jan 10, 2025
Friday Jan 10, 2025
🔗 Exploring the Future of DeFi Lending with Morpho
In this episode of the HyperNest Podcast, we sit down with Merlin Egalité, Co-founder of Morpho, to dive deep into the groundbreaking innovations shaping the DeFi lending space. Discover how Morpho is revolutionizing decentralized lending with its minimalist design, isolated markets, governance minimization, and adaptive interest rate models.
Topics we cover:
🚀 Merlin’s journey into blockchain and DeFi
⚙️ The design principles behind Morpho’s modular and immutable protocol
🔍 Insights into real-world asset integration and its future in DeFi
🎯 How Morpho empowers both builders and users with flexibility and scalability
📅 Stay connected with HyperNest: HyperNest helps to accelerate DeFi & RWA startups with the top 1% of resources, investors, and mentors. Learn and apply to join at https://hypernest.xyz Want to be our next guest? Feel free to reach out to us

Monday Nov 11, 2024
Building Strong Cultures for Web3 Startups
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
In this episode of the HyperNest podcast, we dive into one of the most crucial topics for Web3 startups: building a strong culture, especially within remote and hybrid teams. Joining us is Brett Potter, a renowned leader in the culture and remote work space and author of three influential books on the subject. Brett shares his journey into culture development, the critical elements of a successful organizational culture, and practical steps leaders can take to embed values into every level of their startup.
👉 Key topics discussed:
Defining and embedding company culture in Web3
The challenges of creating a cohesive team in remote and hybrid environments
Best practices for building trust, resilience, and alignment across a distributed team
📅 Stay connected with HyperNest: HyperNest helps to accelerate DeFi & RWA startups with the top 1% of resources, investors, and mentors. Learn and apply to join at https://hypernest.xyz
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Friday Nov 01, 2024
Decoding Solidly DEXs Differentiation, Emissions and the Future of DEXs
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Welcome to the HyperNest Podcast! 🎙️
We’re excited to explore the mechanics of Solidly DEXs with ApeGuru and Thomas, two influential founders in the DeFi space. Together, we delve into the Solidly model’s innovations and its impact on the future of decentralized finance. From optimizing emissions to enhancing user experience, ApeGuru and Thomas share their expertise on what sets Solidly apart and where it fits in the evolving DeFi ecosystem.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The differences between Uniswap, Curve, and Solidly models - How Solidly DEXs optimize emissions and incentivize productive liquidity -Innovations like options liquidity mining and user-friendly voting delegation
- The potential for liquid derivatives and new governance models in DeFi Thomas and ApeGuru also reveal insights into Linux, the largest V3.3 DEX in the Linea ecosystem, and how they’re leveraging unique tokenomics to maintain stability and drive participation.
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Monday Oct 28, 2024
Bridging DeFi and TradFi for The Future of Digital Currency Payments
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
🔗 Welcome to another insightful session from HyperNest! In this webinar, we’re thrilled to dive into the evolving world of crypto payments with Georgy, co-founder of Wirex, as he shares his insights on the future of TradFi and DeFi. From navigating regulatory landscapes to the rise of crypto debit cards, Georgy walks us through Wirex’s journey over the past decade, overcoming challenges and driving adoption.
🚀 What You'll Learn:
The intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi)
Innovations in crypto debit cards and the shift toward self-custodial solutions
The evolution of regulatory compliance in crypto
Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and its impact on the future of finance
Georgy also gives us a glimpse into Wirex’s latest projects, including the upcoming self-custodial crypto card and how it enables users to manage their crypto assets seamlessly.
📅 Stay connected with HyperNest: HyperNest helps to accelerate DeFi & RWA startups with the top 1% of resources, investors, and mentors. Learn and apply to join at https://hypernest.xyz
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Monday Sep 30, 2024
AI Meets Blockchain: The Future of Innovation
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
AI Meets Blockchain: The Future of Innovation
🔗 Welcome to another insightful session from HyperNest! In this episode, we explore the intersection of two groundbreaking technologies: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. Our esteemed speakers, Xiaochen Zhang, CEO at FinTech4Good, and Tony Simonovsky, Founder and Host at The AI Champ, bring their wealth of expertise to explore how AI and blockchain are shaping the future of innovation.
🚀 What You'll Learn:
- The emerging synergies between AI and blockchain technology.
- How blockchain can enhance AI applications in security, privacy, and scalability.
- Real-world use cases where AI meets decentralized systems. - Predictions for the future of innovation at the crossroads of AI and blockchain.
👥 Meet Our Speakers: - Xiaochen Zhang is a global thought leader and CEO at FinTech4Good, promoting digital innovations for social impact. - Tony Simonovsky is the Founder and Host of The AI Champ, leading discussions on the impact of AI across industries.
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Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
HyperNest Podcast is a series that will be released every month. In this series, we will meet Web 3 founders worldwide and chat about their challenges, struggles, and also epic wins. Don't forget to follow Hypernest for the valuable sharing of these pioneers!
Filipe Pereira is the co-founder of Crowdclass, a company that is revolutionizing online learning with NFTs. In this episode, we take a look at how one web3 startup is using blockchain technology to drive innovation in the education space. By using NFTs (non-fungible tokens), this company is able to create a more secure and efficient learning environment for students and educators alike.
Chapters
01:04 Filipe's vision and the value behind the tech
- Filipe's vision is to create a user-owned certificates and credentials network that allows public recognition.
- Using this technology, people can get recognition or visibility or proof of learnings on online courses.
04:03 About Crowdclass and its usecases
- Crowclass is a tool for educators in schools to easily create and send digital badges and certificates as NFTs with community acknowledgment.
- People can use these credentials potentially to apply for jobs.
- How to address the problems related to the token.
16:54 A bird's eye view of Crowdclass's future potentials
- How Crowdclass can help to address certification frauds.
- Examples of how Crowdclass could be applied to real life.
- Other possible applications for Crowclass.
24:34 Filipe's past struggles, achievements, and tips to other entrepreneurs:
- Filipe's process to choose a purpose, identify a path, and focus on making the right decisions.
- His thought process and some problems with perception perspective and fundraising, especially during a bear market.
- Tips for first-time founders.
45:06 Fundraising
- The formula to get accepted to the Techstars accelerator program.
- Communicating his reflections and learnings to investors.
51:41 Chains and protocols
- Filipe talks about Polygon and following Opensea as the largest player in the market.
- Building on NEAR because of its vision regarding usability.
- How Filipe gets a NEAR grant.
59:50 The future of Crowdclass and some tips for new Web 3 founders
- Crowdclass has just released its private beta.
- Filipe talks about how new Web 3 entrepreneurs should build their war chests, focus on existing problems and stick to their convictions.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
César Suárez is the CEO and founder of Svenir, a technology platform that helps local businesses increase customer loyalty through geolocalized NFTs.real-life’s episode, we talk about the missing link between NFT technology and real life experience, how to empower people to impact environmental and social issues, and his reflection on learnings and failures.
Chapters:
01:00 About Svenir and its usecases:
Svenir technology allows the minting of geolocated NFT, bridging city souvenirs with local experiences and local guides
Using this technology, local brands can create NFTs thaaccesse limited accesses to products/services and a personalized experience
Future integration and partnerships with ticketing companies will add value to ticket buyers
07:22 César's vision and the value behind the tech:
Above the tech, Svenir aims to increase the intensity and amount of experiences in the world.
Through the project, César aims to empower people to make changes in the world, like having positive impacts on the environment and essential social matters.
16:02 His past struggles, achievements, and his tips to other entrepreneurs:
César's process to choose a purpose, identify a path, focus on making the right decisions,
His thought process and realizing the potential of Svenir, and being proud of the work
Communicating his reflections and learnings to investors
27:04 Learnings and reflections
How neglecting consumer acquisition and the limited NFT market impacted Svenir and his ideas on going further than the artwork or technology
His approach to reflecting on learnings, and taking responsibility for failures
36:30 Seeding, investors, and hiring
How being in the right environment and mindset, and exposing your purpose and willingness will impact investors' decisions
Building a Network, showing the hunger for success, and looking for partners who are on board with the vision
49:55 Building on Polygon
César talks about the Polygon community, team support, and grant program, and following Opensea as the largest player in the market
Checkout Svenir at:
Website: https://svenir.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/svenir_io
Discord: https://discord.gg/ChVqacyuSA
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQl4GCqSqe3eAGKUOSXnag
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@svenir.io
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/svenir.io/
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About Hypernest
Hypernest is an accelerator DAO supporting ambitious web 3.0 founders to create a more equitable digital world. Apply to join at https://hypernest.xyz
Want to share your startup stories? Signup to be on our podcast on our website.
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