Hyperliquid — The Blockchain To House All Finance
Hyperliquid is a custom high-performance Layer 1 blockchain optimized for financial applications, capable of processing over 200,000 orders per second with sub-second finality and fully on-chain order books. No bridges, no wrapped tokens, no fragmentation.
HYPE Genesis Airdrop
310,000,000 HYPE tokens (31% of total genesis supply) allocated directly to community participants. No private venture sales. No market maker token loans. Zero seed dilution. 100% unlocked at genesis.
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The Hyperliquid Stack
HyperBFT Consensus
Custom Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus algorithm inspired by HotStuff, engineered for sub-second state transitions and financial-grade deterministic ordering.
HyperCore
Native on-chain order book and matching engine processing 200,000+ orders per second with zero gas fees for trading.
HyperEVM
EVM-compatible execution environment allowing Solidity smart contract deployment with direct access to HyperCore's native order books and liquidity pools.
Live Trading Terminal
Trade perpetual contracts (BTC-PERP, ETH-PERP, SOL-PERP, HYPE/USDC) with up to 50x leverage. Fully on-chain order books, sub-second finality, cross-margin and portfolio margin support.
Network Statistics
Total Value Locked (TVL), 24h Trading Volume, Total Users, and Staking APR are available at stats.hyperliquid.xyz.
Tokenomics
- 31.0% — Genesis Community Airdrop (310,000,000 HYPE)
- 38.8% — Future Emissions & Rewards (388,800,000 HYPE)
- 23.8% — Core Contributors with 1-year cliff + 3-year vesting (238,000,000 HYPE)
- 6.0% — Hyper Foundation Operations (60,000,000 HYPE)
- 0.4% — Community Grants / HIP-1 (4,000,000 HYPE)
- 0.0% — Private Investors / VCs (0 HYPE)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hyperliquid?
Hyperliquid is a custom high-performance Layer 1 blockchain optimized for financial applications, capable of processing over 200,000 orders per second with sub-second finality and fully on-chain order books.
How does Hyperliquid achieve sub-second finality?
Hyperliquid utilizes HyperBFT, a custom Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus algorithm inspired by HotStuff, built specifically to eliminate latency bottlenecks for financial transactions.
What is the HYPE token and Genesis Airdrop?
HYPE is the native token of the Hyperliquid Layer 1, used for staking, network security, and governance. 310,000,000 HYPE tokens are distributed to active community users via the Genesis Airdrop with zero lockups or vesting.
How do I trade on Hyperliquid?
Connect a Web3 wallet such as MetaMask, Rabby, or WalletConnect to the Hyperliquid trading terminal. Bridge USDC to begin trading perpetual contracts with up to 50x leverage and zero gas fees.
What is HyperEVM?
HyperEVM is the EVM-compatible execution environment within the Hyperliquid Layer 1 stack, allowing developers to deploy Solidity smart contracts that interact directly with HyperCore's native order books and liquidity.
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