Would you quit a $400k annual pay job and school just to build something new?
That’s exactly what the genius,
@seunlanlege did.
In under two years, he and the
@Hyperbridge team have:
⇾ Raised $5.6M+
⇾ Processed 10M+ transactions
⇾ Ranked #7 in parachain activity
Yet, according to Seun, his mum still doesn’t know what he does in Web3.
And honestly, she’s not alone.
So who exactly is Seun? Also, what is so important, yet hard to explain even to his mum?
Let’s find out. 🔻
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Seun is the co-founder of
@Hyperbridge.
Before co-founding Hyperbridge,
@seunlanlege was part of the team behind
@Polkadot at
@paritytech
His work tackles one of Web3’s biggest challenges: CONNECTION.
But to really wrap your head around what he does,
You first need to understand what cross-chain bridging in Web3 is.↡
➙ The Problem: Blockchains don’t interact
Every web3 blockchain wants 3 things:
› Speed
› Scalability
› Security
The problem is, one blockchain can’t have all 3.
They are also isolated and CAN’T interact easily.
This is where Seun’s cross-chain expertise comes in.↡
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Seun builds the technology that allows independent blockchains share data and assets.
Simply put, he works on Cross-chain bridging and infrastructure.
Without it, they stay isolated.
With it, all of web3 becomes connected.
And that’s exactly what is being built at
@Hyperbridge.↡
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➙ What exactly is Hyperbridge?
“You can think of HyperBridge as the undersea cables,” - Seun.
Hyperbridge is the solution
@seunlanlege and the
@Hyperbridge team developed
Just to close one of Web3’s biggest gaps.
It is a cross-chain infrastructure that lets blockchains communicate and share data securely.
With this:
Users and developers around the world can now:
➤ move assets seamlessly across familiar chains
➤ build apps, share, and exchange data securely
Let's take a quick look at its architecture.↡
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Hyperbridge is developed by the
@PolytopeLabs team.
It’s built on the powerful features of
@Polkadot, which make secure cross-chain interactions possible.
Some of these key features include:
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⇾ Parachains
⇾ Interoperability
⇾ Shared Security and Scalability
These features let users move assets, make intent-powered swaps, and use applications across chains securely.
➙ Why use Hyperbridge?
In a brilliant interview with
@KevinWSHPod
@seunlanlege broke it all down into bits:
➤ Hyperbridge is built to be open source
Meaning, Developers can run or build nodes from the source code.
➤ Unlike other traditional bridges,
Every transfer on Hyperbridge is verified with cryptography
This means:
› they directly verify the other chain during transactions
› transactions are securely signed and double-checked before they move across chains
➤ Hyperbridge also runs and implements on major networks: Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, etc.
➤ Lastly, Hyperbridge is built to support intents
Basically, this lets users swap from one token to any token with just one command.
For example: “They want to send 100 USDC from base to Arbitrum.”
Hyperbridge handles this choice using the fastest, cheapest, and most secure path.
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➙ The bottom line:
Web3 can’t scale if:
⇾ Every chain stays siloed without interoperability
⇾ Users can't enjoy simplicity
@hyperbridge now offers both.
➙ Final Thought
In the grand scheme of things, bridging is a universal problem in web3.
And maybe one day, even
@seunlanlege's mum might be using something built on bridging, without even realizing it.
That’s the ultimate success! When technology no longer feels difficult.
This is what
@Hyperbridge is all about!
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You can follow them to stay updated below:
› Hyperbridge X:
x.com/hyperbridge
› Polytope X:
x.com/PolytopeLabs
› Network:
app.hyperbridge.network/
› Documentation:
docs.hyperbridge.network/