AI is supercharging Hyperliquid - ft. Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik

Nansen Co-Founder & CEO Alex Svanevik joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the evolution of Nansen from on-chain analytics to agentic trading, why open source AI is the new crypto, and how on-chain transparency has helped expose bad actors like FTX and Bitcub.

OUTLINE
00:06 – Welcome & Block Briefing
01:11 – Circle’s Patent Power Play
02:28 – Kraken Acquires Magic Labs
03:05 – Lido’s Post-PECTRA Upgrade
03:46 – NFL vs. Prediction Markets
05:01 – Minnesota Ban Blocked
06:01 – Nansen’s Evolution
10:29 – Hyperliquid Integration
15:23 – Open Source AI = New Crypto
29:09 – Nansen’s Staking Business
33:50 – On-Chain Transparency & Fraud
43:14 – RWAs & Trading Everything On-Chain

Guest links:
Alex Svanevik – https://x.com/ASvanevik
Nansen – https://x.com/nansen_ai

Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson – https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block – https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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