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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Official website: https://hyperliquid.xyz/