
Head of Cognition Industries @cognition. Former founder @nativemarkets, prez @uniswap, built fintech + digital assets biz @blackrock
Manhattan, NY
Joined September 2010
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Update: I am joining the @cognition team as the new Head of Industries, after selling Native Markets’ USDH to Coinbase.
I've known @ScottWu46 since he was a beta tester of Uniswap products and have been bullish on Devin since the first demo. I couldn’t be more excited to drive this next step.
I am hiring entrepreneurs who've been building on hard mode to join a team that will transform how every vertical builds software.
If you’re a founder or operator who has shipped and sold products in the real world, and you have a vision for what’s now possible in your industry with AI, shoot me a DM. I’d love to chat.
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Genius AI is bringing intelligence to the physical economy, where some of the most valuable and human work in our daily lives takes place. Since Day 1, we have been obsessed with helping talented practitioners do what only they can do as technology takes on the repetitive tasks.
We’re excited to share that we raised a Series D at a $1.15B valuation to accelerate our vision. We are also announcing a new brand, Genius AI, as our platform and customer footprint have evolved. Alongside our core flagship GlossGenius product, we’re releasing products that run more of the admin work on their own, so business owners can finally do what they dreamed of.
To the 125,000 businesses who have trusted us to save them 112M hours of admin work and earn billions of dollars in extra revenue already, thank you for your partnership. Our work is just beginning as we make your most repetitive workflows disappear.
Grateful for our investors, including @Lux_Capital that led the round with participation from @BessemerVP @ImaginaryFund @2048vc @L_Catterton and @StepStoneVC .
Here’s a note from our founders @DCohenShohet @Leahcs with more detail below ⬇️
When Native Markets secured the right to deploy USDH eight months ago, we had a simple thesis: people care about stablecoins that deliver value to the networks and their users.
Today, we see a validation of that thesis with Coinbase deploying native USDC as an AQA that shares the vast majority of its reserve yield. This transition to Coinbase immediately activates yield on nearly $5B worth of stablecoins and aligns Hyperliquid with one of crypto’s strongest policy advocates.
I'm proud of what @fiege_max and our entire team have built to date — designing the Open Issuance product alongside the Bridge team, building an exceptional onramp with USDH.com, and beyond.
To those that supported USDH, thank you for your vote of confidence. There’s more to come, stay tuned.
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Best on-ramp available at the moment
NGL @nativemarkets is now my fav on/off ramp
Off-ramped $USDH straight to IBKR for the first time.
12:33PM UTC: Send $USDH to address on HyperEVM
2:03PM UTC: Received USD in IBKR
All in all it took sub-10 minutes to set up.
Once done with set-up it was just one transaction to off-ramp.
Crazy
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Initiated the transfer from USDH.com 19:48 and received it in my @IBKR USD account at 20:37.
Zero fees.
Less than 60mins to clear. (probably faster for banking hours)
With named payouts allowing you to receive transfers in your name, this makes @nativemarkets one of the best on/off ramp in crypto.
Prior to this, I had to route stables to off-ramp entities wait for T+1 to receive it in a bank then wait for another T+1/2 to get stables over to IBKR with fees.
Now you can do it at 0 fee from HL<> IBKR with USDH<>USD
NGL @nativemarkets is now my fav on/off ramp
Off-ramped $USDH straight to IBKR for the first time.
12:33PM UTC: Send $USDH to address on HyperEVM
2:03PM UTC: Received USD in IBKR
All in all it took sub-10 minutes to set up.
Once done with set-up it was just one transaction to off-ramp.
Crazy
This morning we launched our zero-fee on & offramp. Users can now go directly from their bank or brokerage to Hyperliquid.
No need for a centralized exchange.
Try it out at dashboard.usdh.com
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Depositing onto Liquid has been a very difficult process for many. Today's announcement by @nativemarkets is a big step towards fixing this! Working with @Mclader and team has been a delight, and I'm sure this will be incredible.
HIP-4 outcome contracts settle exclusively in USDH. Not USDC.
Every prediction market on Hyperliquid becomes a structural demand driver for USDH. Moreover, PM capital on Hyperliquid doesn't sit idle. It cross-margins into perps. That incremental perp volume flows naturally into USDH quoted markets, where taker fees are 20% lower and maker rebates 50% higher.
I'm expecting USDH supply to expand much faster once HIP-4 mainnet arrives.
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the nonbelievers were holding on to the belief that stablecoins were a niche crypto trading phenomenon.
and yet supply is currently hitting all time highs.
stablecoins are unambiguously moving beyond trading and becoming core financial infrastructure.
Oil has become the momentum trade of choice on Hyperliquid, the crypto exchange fast emerging as a round-the-clock venue for leveraged commodity bets. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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New episode with @jchervinsky and @Mclader out now!
We discuss:
- Hyperliquid's 24/7 markets
- The Hyperliquid policy center
- How @nativemarkets won USDH
- Stablecoins, 2026 regulation & more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:45 The Hyperliquid 24/7 Markets Thesis
06:02 Founding The Hyperliquid Policy Center
15:45 The State of DeFi Regulation
18:59 ZKsync Ad
19:34 The Hyperliquid USDH Proposal
29:59 Stablecoin Regulation In The US
38:05 The Hyperliquid 24/7 Markets Thesis
44:40 The Future of Stablecoins
57:53 Crypto Regulation In 2026 & Beyond
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Unified balances.
Seamlessly trade USDC and USDH perps from one balance without having to convert.
Only on Liquid.
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Afternoon vibe coding activity of the week, setup a MM bot to trade @nativemarkets pairs on Hyperliquid and it took ~5 minutes for my bot to do the following
1. Flag it was running low on USDH inventory (got filled on asks)
2. Withdraw USDC to Arbitrum
3. Send USDC to my Native Markets mint account
4. Receive USDH on Hypercore
5. Restart my orders on the ask side
All of this was done exclusively via API's, no manual intervention necessary at any step.
The future of stablecoins, payments, trading and global financial markets is happening on Hyperliquid and its happening now
Great for Hyperliquid, great for DeFi.
HPC is in the right hands with Jake. Excited to keep working closely with @jchervinsky
We are Hyperliquid Policy Center.
HPC is a research and advocacy nonprofit focused on advancing a clear path for decentralized finance to thrive in the USA.
We will introduce policymakers to @HyperliquidX and bridge the gap between law and next-generation market infrastructure.
































