Benjamin Hughes

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Rubicon logo2020 — present

Rubicon

Founder & CEO

DeFi · Onchain liquidity

Non-custodial onchain liquidity for traders, market makers, LPs, and token ecosystems

Onchain financial markets are disrupting the world for the better
Live · onchain
$239,339,129
Total Volume
$1,205,959
30-Day Volume
$181,894
TVL
5,730+
Active Tokens
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Macropyre logo2026 — present

Macropyre

Co-Founder & CEO

Superintelligence · Custom AI OS

Engineers, AI agents, and a custom OS that delivers alpha for your business

A custom AI operating system that tunes your business for profit
Live · client gains
$945,600
Yearly client gains
Hours
Ship time
24/7
AI agents at work
April 2026
Launched
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Underbed logoSide quest

Underbed

Roguelike · Web game

A pixel-art roguelike with a unique dungeon every day

Today's dungeon

Day #126

Foes
53
Bosses
12
Weapons
39
Relics
65
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Cheat Codes for BuildersVideo
Sep 28, 2024•Watch

Cheat Codes for Builders

A talk I gave at UT Austin on entrepreneurship and cheat codes for builders

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The dApp Premium
Feb 15, 2021•8 min read

The dApp Premium

Exploiting the rate gap between traditional finance and DeFi for (nearly) risk-free returns — and coining the dApp Premium

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