Dan Rysk is the co-founder of Rysk, a DeFi protocol building options strategies as a new financial primitive. He has been focused on options and structured products in DeFi since 2020, beginning with Opyn, one of the first options protocols. Before that, he worked in investment banking at BofAML and founded and exited a web2 startup in online education. 

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The inception story of Rysk 
- Trading Options on Hyperliquid 
- What is ‘options trading’ in tradfi? 
- Options provide volatility exposure, whereas perps do not 
- DeFi Options Vaults (DOVs) 
- Volatility yield = the missing yield layer in DeFi 
- Why Hyperliquid is the right place for Rysk and options to work at scale 
- What’s next: roadmap, integrations, and how Rysk expands from here 

Rysk
Website: app.rysk.finance
X: @ryskfinance
Discord: discord.gg/ZH34Fc3D5S

Dan Rysk
X: @DanDeFiEd
Telegram: @DanDeFiEd

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Lorenzo R. is an active leader in the Tether ecosystem with five years of experience in cross-chain liquidity and stablecoin infrastructure. He is currently the co-founder & USDT0, a unified liquidity framework for USDT, allowing for connectivity across blockchain ecosystems without friction. He is also the Co-Founder of Everdawn Labs and a contributor to multiple DeFi DAOs.

Previously, Lorenzo spearheaded Alloy by Tether, a groundbreaking Tethered Asset designed to track reference asset prices using Tether Gold (XAU₮) as collateral. This innovation introduces a new level of stability and value to digital assets, with its first token, aUSD₮, serving as a USD-denominated Tethered Asset backed by gold. His passion fuels his commitment to shaping the future of financial interoperability across Web3 ecosystems.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- USDt0 Stats and Growth 
- Top 3 on DeFiLlama bridges, $6B+ in volume in 6–8 months 
- Challenges USDt0 Solves 
- Lorenzo’s Journey to USDT0 
- Do we need more stablecoins? 
- $1B in Plasma deposits to USDT0 
- USDT0’s growth on Hyperliquid 
- Eliminating third-party bridges 
- USDT0’s XAUt0, the omnichain evolution of Tether Gold (XAUt) 
- Omnichain Fungible Tokens 

USDT0
Website: usdt0.to
X: @USDT0_to
LinkedIn: USDT0

Lorenzo R.
X: @zerolore
LinkedIn: Lorenzo R

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Rekt is the Founder of HyperStrategy. He is a builder and yield farmer with 11 years of experience in crypto. Previously, Rekt was in trad-fi. 

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Why Hyperliquid is the best ecosystem in crypto 
- HIP-3 
- Capturing part of the perp-flow 
- Hyperliquid’s ecosystem flywheel 
- What is HyperStrategy? 
- Onchain treasury protocol on HyperEVM 
- Acquiring and looping as much HYPE as possible 
- How do Onchain Convertible Bonds work 
- HyperStrategy vault 
- The Hyperliquid looping effect 

HyperStrategy
Website: Hyperstrategy.com
X: @Hyper_Strategy
Telegram: t.me/Hyper_Strategy

Rekt
X: @Iam_rekt_
Telegram: @iam_rekt

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EMCD is a trailblazer in the Web3 fintech space, committed to redefining finance with a human-centered approach. For seven years, EMCD has been building tools that empower a diverse community of miners, traders, investors, digital nomads, and entrepreneurs. What started as a determined startup mining pool has grown into a global force, once ranking among the top 10 Bitcoin mining pools worldwide. Today, EMCD’s mission is broader and bolder: creating innovative Web3 financial solutions that make wealth-building accessible to everyone, no matter where they are. Their platform enables users to grow assets without the stress of chasing volatile market trends or timing every dip and spike. By prioritizing purpose over hype, EMCD is crafting a future where finance serves individuals, not just markets. Dive into their vision and explore their cutting-edge tools at emcd.io.

Humayun Sheikh, Founder and CEO of Fetch.ai. He is an entrepreneur, investor, and a tech visionary who is passionate about technologies such as AI, machine learning, autonomous agents, and blockchains. In the past, he was a founding investor in DeepMind, where he supported commercialisation for early-stage AI & deep neural network technology. Currently, he is leading Fetch.ai as a CEO and co-founder, a start-up building the autonomy of the future. He is an expert on the topics of artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous agents, as well as the intersection of blockchain and commodities. 

In this conversation, we discuss:
- AI outlook for the next couple years 
- The acceleration of AI 
- AI will unlock two main things: quantum compute and biotech 
- AI agents in crypto 
- Providing everyone an agentic system out of the box 
- Why is $FET undervalued? 
- The $FET Crypto Treasury News 
- Decentralized AI agents 
- AI & jobs 

Fetch.ai
Website: Fetch.ai
X: @Fetch_ai
Discord: discord.gg/fetchai

Humayun Sheikh
X: @HMsheikh4
LinkedIn: Humayun Sheikh

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EMCD is a trailblazer in the Web3 fintech space, committed to redefining finance with a human-centered approach. For seven years, EMCD has been building tools that empower a diverse community of miners, traders, investors, digital nomads, and entrepreneurs. What started as a determined startup mining pool has grown into a global force, once ranking among the top 10 Bitcoin mining pools worldwide. Today, EMCD’s mission is broader and bolder: creating innovative Web3 financial solutions that make wealth-building accessible to everyone, no matter where they are. Their platform enables users to grow assets without the stress of chasing volatile market trends or timing every dip and spike. By prioritizing purpose over hype, EMCD is crafting a future where finance serves individuals, not just markets. Dive into their vision and explore their cutting-edge tools at emcd.io.

Ryan Galvankar is the Founder of Plaza Finance, a company at the forefront of decentralized finance (DeFi) innovation and Opt.fun, a decentralized options trading platform. Based in New York, his career began in traditional finance as a trading and investment analyst at The Bank of America and Mangetar Capital. Recognizing the transformative potential of DeFi, Ryan established Plaza Finance to introduce groundbreaking concepts such as programmable derivatives. Ryan's unique background, transitioning from traditional finance (TradFi) to the forefront of decentralized finance (DeFi), has equipped him with critical insights into the potential of blockchain technology to revolutionize financial products. Last month, spurred on by the need to create a unique trading platform that caters to younger audiences, Ryan founded Opt.fun -- a platform that delivers 60-second at‑the‑money options with up to 1000x leverage.  

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Programmable derivatives 
- Options on Hyperliquid 
- Opt . fun 
- Tokenization of assets 
- Staked-ETH products (bondETH & levETH) 
- DeFi integration and infrastructure 
- Capital markets and equity trends 
- Trading yields and perpetuals (perps) 
- Market movements & industry analysis 
- Lessons learned transitioning from legacy financial institutions 

Opt.fun
Website: Opt.fun
X: @opt_fun
Discord: discord.gg/d2maM8uhFM

Ryan Galvankar
X: @unhedged21
LinkedIn: Ryan Galvankar

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EMCD is a trailblazer in the Web3 fintech space, committed to redefining finance with a human-centered approach. For seven years, EMCD has been building tools that empower a diverse community of miners, traders, investors, digital nomads, and entrepreneurs. What started as a determined startup mining pool has grown into a global force, once ranking among the top 10 Bitcoin mining pools worldwide. Today, EMCD’s mission is broader and bolder: creating innovative Web3 financial solutions that make wealth-building accessible to everyone, no matter where they are. Their platform enables users to grow assets without the stress of chasing volatile market trends or timing every dip and spike. By prioritizing purpose over hype, EMCD is crafting a future where finance serves individuals, not just markets. Dive into their vision and explore their cutting-edge tools at emcd.io.

Jan Warmus is an experienced sales executive with over 6 years of experience in the cryptocurrency and Bitcoin mining space. Currently serving as Sales Director at EMCD, he specializes in building international sales teams, developing go-to-market strategies for crypto products, and has successfully managed millions in Bitcoin-related sales across European markets, making him a recognized expert at the intersection of traditional finance and digital asset mining.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Poland’s economic growth
- Mining pools
- BTC mining today
- How has Bitcoin PoW mining evolved over time into what it is today?
- Crypto mining today
- EMCD’s history and core mission
- Is PoW developing in the same way for other Cryptos in the market?
- SHA-25
- Electrical demand, eco impact, legislation
- Tech advancements in crypto mining tech
- RWAs and tokenized ownership for revenue-generating assets

EMCD
Website: emcd.io
X: @emcd_io
LinkedIn: EMCD: TOP10 Mining pool, Wallet, P2P platform, Coinhold 

Jan Warmus
LinkedIn: Jan Warmus

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Sid Powell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Maple, the leading on-chain asset manager for institutional credit. With a background in debt capital markets and structured lending, Sid co-founded Maple in 2019 to build the rails for institutional lending on-chain. Prior to Maple, Sid worked on over $3 billion in corporate bond issuance and served as Treasurer at an Australian commercial lender. Today, Maple has originated over $7 billion in loans and currently manages $2.4b in assets across lending, structured products, and yield strategies. The firm’s mission is to make institutional-grade yield accessible globally while enabling borrowers to access capital with greater speed, transparency, and efficiency than ever before.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The convergence of tradfi and crypto
- What is private credit
- On-chain private credit
- How rich people use private credit to stay rich
- Bitcoin right now is the same as boomer’s borrowing equity in their houses
- BTC will surpass $150,000 this cycle
- Institutions are rushing in, and this will be a boon to DeFi
- The growth of Bitcoin DeFi
- The 4 ways to earn BTC yield
- Current regulatory landscape of crypto

Maple
Website: maple.finance
X: @maplefinance
Telegram: t.me/maplefinance

Sid Powell
X: @syrupsid
LinkedIn: Sid Powell

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Adrian Brink is co-founder of Anoma and Namada. Previously, he worked at Tendermint (Cosmos) as the 3rd core developer and Head of Partnerships, and at Web3 Foundation as a technologist. Before Anoma and Namada, Adrian also co-founded proof-of-stake validator Cryptium Labs and Metastate, an R&D team focused on protocol development, architecture, ZK cryptography, and programming languages.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The present state of crypto
- Almost every chain is a version of Ethereum
- What are intents and why are they so important?
- The decentralized nature of Anoma
- Why is there so much infrastructure but so few apps?
- What does Anoma’s mainnet rollout look like?
- Why is sovereignty the fundamental goal of the crypto movement?
- Surviving WW3 (if it happens)
- Becoming the “world computer”
- Moving the DMV onchain

Anoma
Website: anoma.net
X: @anoma
Discord: discord.gg/anoma

Namada
Website: namada.net
X: @namada
Discord: discord.gg/namada

Adrian Brink
X: @adrianbrink
LinkedIn: Adrian Brink

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Andrew Cheung boasts over 25 years of invaluable experience as a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of 01 Quantum Inc. Throughout his illustrious career, he has consistently spearheaded cutting-edge innovations, and driven product development, resulting in a portfolio of 9 patents within the computer software industry. Notably, his outstanding contributions were recognized with a nomination for the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year award in 2001.

Andrew remains at the forefront of technological advancements with his latest focus on Post-Quantum Cybersecurity.   With over 15 years of hands-on experience and extensive expertise in patent application, prosecution, and litigation processes, he has established himself as a formidable force in the field.  His groundbreaking work in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), leveraging NIST-approved quantum-resistant algorithms, is a testament to his forward-thinking approach.  By combining his PQC engine with patent-protected measures into a wide array of applications, including cryptocurrencies, emails, and AI machine learning systems.  This proactive approach ensures robust protection against potential cyber threats posed by quantum computers, thereby safeguarding the integrity of classical computer systems as we know them today.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The history of quantum computing
- Quantum’s threat to crypto
- Building a quantum-safe crypto token
- 01’s partnership with Hitachi
- When will Q-Day arrive?
- RSA and elliptic curve encryption
- When Q-Day comes, public keys are the most at risk
- The crossover of AI and quantum safety
- 01 Quantum’s partnership with the new crypto foundation

01 Quantum Inc
Website: www.01com.com
X: @01quantuminc
LinkedIn: 01 Communique Inc 

Andrew Cheung
X: @acheungquantum
LinkedIn: Andrew Cheung

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Jacob Phillips is Co-Founder of Lombard Finance, the company building the full stack of Bitcoin infrastructure needed to bring Bitcoin Capital Markets on-chain and pioneer behind LBTC - the fastest staking protocol to reach $2B TVL. Jacob previously served as Partner at Polychain Capital leading venture investments and governance, and in Product & Strategy at Perennial Labs. Graduated from Case Western Reserve University with degrees in Economics and Computer Science.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- NYC is the crypto capital of the world
- Working at Polychain Capital
- BTC ecosystem and markets
- Lombard history and LBTC accomplishments
- Bitcoin Capital Markets introduction
- Lombard roadmap to accelerating Bitcoin Capital Markets adoption
- Connecting Bitcoin liquidity to external ecosystems and markets
- How Lombard securitizes your BTC
- Integrating BTC tooling onchain

Lombard Finance
Website: www.lombard.finance
X: @Lombard_Finance
Discord: discord.gg/2HG7G69twc

Jacob Phillips
X: @JacobPPhillips
LinkedIn: Jacob Phillips

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