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What is Hyperliquid (HYPE)?

Hyperliquid is a performant Layer 1 blockchain designed from first principles to power a fully on-chain financial system. Best known for non-custodial spot and perpetual futures trading across over 300 markets, the platform operates entirely on-chain without central intermediaries. The native cryptocurrency of the network is HYPE, which has a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens and powers an expanding decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem featuring lending, borrowing, real-world assets (RWAs), and a full-fledged Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

Unlike other platforms that rely on off-chain systems or generic blockchain frameworks, Hyperliquid differentiates itself through several native technical features:

  • Built from First Principles: Both its custom consensus mechanism (HyperBFT) and networking stack were engineered from the ground up specifically for high-demand financial activity.
  • Fully On-Chain Order Books: Spot and perpetual trading take place completely on-chain via its HyperCore engine, eliminating the need for centralized custodians or off-chain matching engines.
  • Extreme Performance & Finality: It processes trades, cancellations, and liquidations at a speed of 200,000 orders per second with instant one-block finality and zero gas fees for execution.
  • Dual-Engine Architecture: Hyperliquid unites native, high-performance financial primitives (HyperCore) with a general-purpose, Ethereum-compatible smart contract environment (HyperEVM), allowing builders to integrate native liquidity into custom decentralized applications on a single platform.

As the native token of the Hyperliquid Layer 1 Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchain, the HYPE token serves multiple core utilities across the ecosystem:

  • Staking: Users can participate in real, on-chain staking on the HyperEVM blockchain to secure the network and earn rewards.
  • Governance: HYPE acts as a governance token, enabling holders to participate in network decisions.
  • DeFi & Trading Vaults: HYPE is utilized in various yield and investment strategies, such as automated trading vaults and dedicated airdrop vaults where users can stake HYPE to earn rewards.

The Hyperliquid documentation and whitepaper promise an entirely on-chain, high-performance financial system engineered from first principles without generic compromises. Specifically, it promises:

  • HyperBFT Consensus: A custom HotStuff-inspired consensus algorithm that delivers instant one-block finality.
  • HyperCore Dual Engine: A dedicated engine providing fully transparent, on-chain order books capable of processing 200,000 orders, cancellations, and liquidations per second.
  • HyperEVM Integration: A general-purpose, Ethereum-compatible smart contract layer allowing developers to build permissionless applications directly integrated with the network's high-speed liquidity primitives.

Hyperliquid uses a custom consensus mechanism called HyperBFT, which operates on a Proof of Stake model. Inspired by HotStuff and paired with an engineered networking stack, HyperBFT is built from first principles to provide secure, instant, one-block transaction finality designed specifically for high-throughput financial markets.

You can use the Hyperliquid (HYPE) token in several ways:

  • On-Chain Staking: Stake HYPE directly on the HyperEVM network to help secure the Proof of Stake blockchain and earn staking yields.
  • Automated Vaults: Deposit HYPE into dedicated SwissBorg Earn and trading vaults, including automated strategy vaults and airdrop farming vaults that yield rewards like BORG.
  • Trading & Swaps: Trade HYPE seamlessly against fiat currencies (EUR, GBP, CHF) or other cryptocurrencies directly within the SwissBorg app with no bridging or gas fees, or exchange it directly within decentralized liquidity pools.

Hyperliquid can be bought on the SwissBorg app with just a few clicks. Download the app for Android or iOS and exchange cryptos instantly at the best price.

Hyperliquid addresses several structural flaws in both traditional centralized exchanges (CEXs) and existing decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms:

  • Centralized Custody Risk: Traditional CEXs force traders to hand over custody of their funds to centralized operators. Hyperliquid provides a non-custodial alternative where all trades and liquidations remain fully on-chain and transparent.
  • DeFi Performance Bottlenecks: Many decentralized exchanges rely on off-chain components, suffer from sluggish speeds, or face high gas fees. Hyperliquid solves this by delivering gasless, lightning-fast order book execution at 200,000 orders per second with instant one-block finality.

Hyperliquid is engineered for high-performance throughput. Its custom consensus mechanism, HyperBFT, provides instant one-block finality with zero-gas, lightning-fast execution. Through its specialized HyperCore state engine and optimized networking architecture, the network achieves an execution speed of 200,000 orders per second, processing every order, cancellation, trade, and liquidation entirely on-chain.

Hyperliquid incorporates a decentralized governance model where the native token, HYPE, is categorized and utilized as a governance token, enabling token holders to participate in network decisions and direct the evolution of the ecosystem.

Much like electronic trading revolutionized traditional markets in the early 2000s, Hyperliquid’s long-term vision is to deliver a massive technological upgrade to the global financial system. By combining high-performance native financial primitives with an open, permissionless smart contract platform (HyperEVM), Hyperliquid aims to build an inclusive, resilient, and transparent financial ecosystem where users retain custody of their assets and trade on an entirely on-chain infrastructure.

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