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Hyperliquid

Category: AI in Fintech

HyperLiquid DEX is a decentralized exchange specializing in perpetual contracts, operating on its own Layer 1 blockchain. Hyperliquid was founded in 2022. The company is led by Jeff Yan. Based in Singapore. Team size: small. Total funding raised: 0. Latest round: Bootstrapped. Key investors include Community-driven, no private investors or venture capital..

Founded
2022
Headquarters
Singapore
Team size
small
Total funding
0

Value proposition

Offers a fully on-chain order book model for decentralized trading, providing transparency and security.

Products and solutions

Fully on-chain perpetual & spot DEX, custom Hyperliquid L1 (HyperCore/HyperBFT), HyperEVM, HIP-3 permissionless markets (RWAs, commodities, equities, pre-IPO perps), HYPE token with protocol fee buybacks

Unique value

Fully on-chain order book model, unlike most DEXs that use off-chain order books.

Target customer

Cryptocurrency traders and investors looking for decentralized trading solutions.

Industries served

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Technology advantage

High-performance Layer 1 blockchain optimized for DeFi applications, capable of handling 200k transactions per second.

How they differentiate

Focus on a fully on-chain order book and high transaction throughput.

Main competitors

dYdX, GMX, Aster, Lighter

Key partnerships

Community-driven with no venture capital involvement, emphasizing grassroots development.

Notable customers

Primarily individual traders and DeFi enthusiasts.

Major milestones

Launch of native token HYPE with a significant community airdrop. Achieved a market cap of $11.5 billion, ranking 19th in the market.

Growth metrics

Perp volume ~$8–11B+/day (DefiLlama ~$8.9B 24h; unified core+HIP-3 often $10B+); ~$2.9T perp volume in 2025; ~$5T+ cumulative; ~$900M–$1.2B annualized protocol revenue; ~11-person team.

Market positioning

Dominant decentralized perpetual exchange (~37–59% of DeFi perp volume/OI); expanding beyond crypto into RWA, commodities, and pre-IPO perps via HIP-3; often compared to CEX-scale venues.

Geographic focus

Global, with a significant presence in the DeFi space.

Patents and IP

Not publicly disclosed.

About Jeff Yan

Jeff Yan (Jeffrey Yan) co-founded Hyperliquid. Physics Olympiad gold medalist; Harvard AB/SM Math & CS; HFT engineer at Hudson River Trading; founded Chameleon Trading, a crypto market-making firm (not a CEX), whose profits funded Hyperliquid. Self-funded, no VC.

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