Hyperliquid With Jordi Alexander

January 19, 2025

Happy Sunday and welcome back to The Gwart Show. Today we are joined by Jordi Alexander, founder of Selini Capital, discusses HyperLiquid’s success, the future of AI in crypto, market making strategies, and shares insights on Ethereum’s potential changes and Solana’s surprising performance.

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