This week’s Midweek with Max carried a different weight. The call opened with a guest appearance from Akhtar of One Delta, who walked the community through their live trading competition. Beyond the prizes, the bigger story was fresh integrations. One Delta has added bridges like Gassip and Stargate, giving users new ways to move funds into Hemi efficiently, from the smallest retail swaps to whale-sized transfers. Combined with updated margin and lending options, the event is a reminder that liquidity is both growing and getting smarter on Hemi.

But the spotlight quickly shifted back to Hemi itself. Max Sanchez delivered an update that underlined how packed this week is for the project. The team is finalizing the claim checker, due within about 30 hours, and preparing the mechanics around TGE. Testnet clean-up, point finalization, and claim page logistics are almost done. On top of that, a fresh $15 million funding round was announced, with backing from Republic, YZ Labs, Hyperchain and others. The raise puts momentum behind what is shaping up to be the most significant moment in Hemi’s short history.

Max also dug into the roadmap after TGE. Two near-term milestones stand out. First is HBitVM, Hemi’s hybrid extension of BitVM that merges Bitcoin and Ethereum security to make vaults safer and proofs faster. Second is sequencer decentralization, which will combine Ethereum’s proof-of-stake liveness with Bitcoin finality through PoP, broadening participation and strengthening resilience. Downstream of that comes Chain Builder, the planned L3 ecosystem that will inherit Hemi’s security and liquidity while offering customization to developers.

Questions flowed fast. Circulating supply at TGE will be about a billion tokens, with half of rewards liquid and half subject to lockups, with incentives for longer commitments. The community asked about passport node refunds, Deimos verification, Binance campaigns, and vault security. Max was clear: Hemi’s tokenomics, rewards structure, and campaign design aim to balance fairness with growth.

The session closed on a reminder of scale. Hemi has already hit $1.2 billion in peak TVL, onboarded hundreds of thousands of community members, and verified over 100,000 unique users. TVL currently sits closer to $850 million and is growing again.

This week will see the claim checker, more announcements, and—finally—clarity on TGE. As Mo put it during his first Midweek with Max, this is one of the most exciting weeks in Hemi’s history. Prepare for fireworks.