GigaBrain

Direct-to-Wallet Trading is Reshaping Cross-Chain Asset Movement. Here's How SideShift is Eliminating Friction from DeFi Onboarding

In this episode of GigaBrain podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Kate, BD Lead at SideShift, and George, Strategist and Innovator at SideShift, to explore how direct-to-wallet trading is revolutionizing cross-chain swaps, why simplicity beats feature bloat, and what's next for seamless asset bridging in emerging ecosystems like Hyperliquid.

Oracles Are DeFi's Silent Infrastructure—Until They Break
In this episode of GigaBrain podcasts, host Joao Simoes sits down with Hendrik (Hundert), DeFi lead at Redstone, to explore how oracles have become critical infrastructure powering DeFi, why Redstone emerged as the second-largest oracle provider, and the game-changing opportunities unlocked by Hyper Liquid's ecosystem and emerging perpetual markets.

Privacy Trading on Hyperliquid: Building the Future of DeFi Infrastructure

Bringing private order flow to decentralized exchanges isn't about hiding - it's about empowering traders, institutions, and businesses to operate transparently on-chain without sacrificing competitive advantage.

In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Chandler De Kock, cofounder and CEO of Silhouette Exchange, to discuss why privacy matters in DeFi, how Hyperliquid became the natural home for a privacy-focused trading platform, and what's next for institutional adoption of decentralized finance.

Building the Future of Decentralized Derivatives: Pacifica's Vision for Transparent, User-Centric Perpetual Exchanges

Decentralized perpetual futures are reshaping DeFi and Pacifica is proving that transparency, user experience, and self-funded sustainability can coexist to challenge centralized exchange dominance.

In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Constance (ex-COO of FTX) and Jose (founder of NFTPerp) to explore how Pacifica is building the next generation of decentralized perpetual exchanges. The conversation spans lessons from FTX's collapse, the strategic advantages of decentralized infrastructure, why the four-year crypto cycle is dead, and how to convert point farmers into committed long-term users.

Building the Future of Decentralized Trading: How Extended is Redefining Perpetual Futures with Unified Margin
In this episode of GigaBrain Podcast, host Joao Simoes sits down with Ruslan Fakhrutdinov, former head of crypto operations at Revolut and founder of Extended, to explore how self-custody decentralized exchanges are reshaping perpetual futures trading. Ruslan breaks down Extended's revolutionary approach to collateral innovation, Starknet settlement architecture, and the vision for a truly unified margin experience across spot, perpetuals, and lending markets.