Join @MaxwellSanchezX and the Hemi crew on Midweek with Max, now streaming on X, YouTube, and LinkedIn, every week on Tuesday, 8 AM PDT, 11 AM EDT, 3 PM UTC.
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During the latest Midweek with Max, Maxwell Sanchez described how hVM could hypothetically be used to power an order-book DEX operation on the Hemi network.
Watch the entire episode: https://hemi.xyz/blog/midweek-with-max-protocol-progress-restaking-plans-and-hvm-expansion
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮𝗣𝗠 𝗣𝗧/ 𝟯𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 join Spectra's Co-Founder Ulysse for a special 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗢𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗺𝗶 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 diving into Spectra’s platform, what differentiated yield design looks like in practice, and why Bitcoin-secured DeFi is opening new paths for capital efficiency.
#Chainlink has surpassed $100 billion+ in TVS, and #Polkadot multi-chain model and native XCM communication enable secure interoperability and shared security across its parachain ecosystem.
Together, these trends point to the next phase of blockchain networks: sharing data, security, and execution in a composable ecosystem.
Hemi extends this trajectory by bringing Bitcoin’s capital and settlement depth into that interconnected environment, enabling crosschain capital flows with fewer layers of fragmentation.
#hype reflects how fast onchain activity and swap velocity can drive demand, #ARB shows where liquidity and execution scale, yet every layer of abstraction introduces new surfaces attackers can exploit.
DeFi protocols and smart contracts continue to attract capital, but also attackers.
As DeFi grows, security remains a central challenge. The complexity of contracts, access control lapses, and smart contract vulnerabilities has collectively drained significant value from networks.
The evolution of DeFi requires more than throughput and velocity. Understanding and mitigating risk, from smart contract design to crosschain exposure, is now part of protocol competitiveness.
LayerZero continues shaping how assets move across chains, while #Arbitrum remains one of the most active execution hubs in DeFi. Speed, liquidity, and familiar crosschain flows are table stakes for users here.
hemiBTC is now part of that system.
Via Stargate, liquidity from LayerZero-connected networks can move hemiBTC 1:1 into Hemi, giving traders and builders a direct path into Bitcoin-secured DeFi without changing how they already operate.
Once on Hemi, hemiBTC becomes active. It supports yield, liquidity, and applications within a programmable environment, rather than sitting idle or wrapped elsewhere.