Portals DeFi Drop Podcast
Hypernest on The DeFi Drop Paid Members Public
Host: Edward Ward, Portals Guest: Alessio Zazzarini, Founder of HyperNest In this episode of The DeFi Drop, Edward Ward is joined by Alessio Zazzarini, co-founder of HyperNest. HyperNest is a DeFi accelerator helping early-stage Web3 teams go from concept to adoption. The conversation dives into Alessio’s background, the tools
Barter on The DeFi Drop Paid Members Public
Guest: Alex Khailuk, Lead Researcher at Barter Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi Inside Ethereum’s Hidden Trading Engine In this episode of The DeFi Drop, Edward Ward had a chat with Alex Khailuk, lead researcher at Barter, the intent-based trading engine quietly powering a major share of Ethereum’s order
Aegis on The DeFi Drop Paid Members Public
Guest: Ermin Sharich, Co-Founder at Aegis Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi In this episode of DeFi Drop, Edward Ward sits down with Ermin Sharich, co-founder of Aegis, to unpack one of the most important topics in crypto today: how to build secure, transparent, yield-bearing stablecoins that institutions and everyday users
YO on The DeFi Drop Paid Members Public
Guest: Mehdi, Co-Founder & CIO at YO Labs Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi In this episode of The DeFi Drop, we invited Mehdi, the co-founder of YO Labs, to explore how YO is transforming DeFi yield from a chaotic hunt into an intelligent, scalable and verifiable layer of crypto infrastructure.
Rosetta on The DeFi Drop Paid Members Public
Guest: Emre, founder of Rosetta Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi In this episode of The DeFi Drop, Edward spoke with Emre, founder of Rosetta, to explore how programmable yield infrastructure is evolving on-chain. Rosetta is built natively on Hyperliquid and introduces a new layer of composable, transparent, and policy-driven yield
Frax on The DeFi Drop Paid Members Public
Guest: Sean Kelley, VP of Communications at Frax Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi In this episode of The DeFi Drop, Edward Ward speaks with Sean Kelley, VP of Communications at Frax, about how the protocol has evolved from a stablecoin experiment into a full digital‑dollar infrastructure stack. Frax now
Squid Router on The DeFi Drop Paid Members Public
Guest: Fig, Co-Founder of Squid Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi In this episode of The DeFi Drop, Edward Ward sits down with Fig, co-founder of Squid Router, to explore how the team is enabling seamless, programmable cross-chain actions. With over $5B in routed volume and more than 2.5 million
Turtle on The DeFi Drop Paid Members Public
Guest: Duncan, Head of Product at Turtle Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi In this episode of The DeFi Drop, Edward welcomed Duncan, Head of Product at Turtle, to explore how the protocol is creating one of the most important liquidity coordination layers in DeFi. Over the past 18 months, Turtle
