Can Solana Catch Hyperliquid in Perps? | Luke & Sam

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of crypto trading infrastructure with a focus on Solana's competition with Hyperliquid in perpetual futures.

In this episode, we’re joined by Luke and Sam to discuss the evolution of crypto trading infrastructure, including Solana’s push to improve perpetual futures execution and compete with Hyperliquid. We also cover tokenized equities, onchain yield markets, Pendle’s role in DeFi incentives, and the growing adoption of tokenized Strategy-related assets. Thanks for tuning in! As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice. -- Follow Blockworks Research: https://x.com/blockworksres Follow Luke: https://x.com/0xMether Follow Sam: https://x.com/minnus Follow Danny: https://x.com/defi_kay_ Follow Boccaccio: https://x.com/salveboccaccio -- Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:52) Solana vs Hyperliquid (5:33) BAM’s Maker Priority (8:08) Why Solana Perps Lagged (11:44) Tokenized Stocks Shift Trading (26:24)…

People in this episode

Host: Blockworks

Guests: Luke, Sam

Topics covered

• crypto trading infrastructure
• perpetual futures
• tokenized equities
• onchain yield markets
• DeFi incentives
• tokenized assets

Keywords

• Solana
• Hyperliquid
• perpetual futures
• tokenized equities
• Pendle
• DeFi
• crypto trading

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solana, Hyperliquid, Pendle, Blockworks Research

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