Hyperliquid — The Blockchain To House All Finance | Layer 1 Order Book DEX
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. Built on HyperBFT consensus for deterministic sub-second state transitions.
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, HyperCore, HyperEVM
HyperBFT Consensus
Custom Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus algorithm inspired by HotStuff, engineered specifically to eliminate latency bottlenecks for financial transactions. Achieves sub-second finality with deterministic ordering.
HyperCore
Native on-chain order book and matching engine processing 200,000+ orders per second with zero gas fees for trades. Supports BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE, and 100+ perpetual and spot markets.
HyperEVM
General-purpose smart contract execution environment compatible with existing Solidity tooling. Native state access between HyperCore and HyperEVM unlocks applications that simultaneously require performance, liquidity, and programmability.
Trade Perpetual Contracts and Spot
Trade perpetual contracts and spot assets with up to 50x leverage on Hyperliquid. Fully on-chain order books, sub-second finality, zero gas for trades, and native HYPE staking. BTC-PERP, ETH-PERP, SOL-PERP markets available with 24/7 liquidity.
Crypto Perps
Hyperliquid supports trading in BTC perpetual, ETH perpetual, SOL perpetual, and HYPE perpetual markets. Advanced order types include limit, market, stop, and trailing stops with cross-margin and isolated-margin modes.
HYPE Staking
Stake HYPE tokens to secure the Hyperliquid network and earn rewards. Staking supports the security of both HyperCore and HyperEVM through HyperBFT validator delegation. No lockups — unstake anytime.
Decentralized Finance
Hyperliquid represents the evolution of decentralized finance (DeFi) with custom infrastructure designed from the ground up for performance. No forks, no compromises, no fragmentation across multiple chains.
Order Book Exchange
Fully on-chain central limit order book (CLOB) with transparent price discovery. Every trade is settled on-chain with cryptographic guarantees. No off-chain matching, no custody risk.
On-Chain Order Books
All orders are visible on the blockchain in real-time. Transparency ensures fair price discovery with no hidden liquidity or wash trading. Every state update is provably correct.
L2 vs L1: Why Hyperliquid?
Unlike Layer 2 solutions that inherit Ethereum's gas costs and latency, Hyperliquid is a native Layer 1 blockchain. Trades settle in sub-seconds with zero gas fees, backed by a custom consensus mechanism.
HyperEVM Ecosystem
Developers can deploy Solidity smart contracts that interact directly with HyperCore's native order book liquidity and native HYPE staking. The unified state between HyperCore and HyperEVM creates unique composable primitives.
Features
- 200,000+ orders per second throughput
- Sub-second finality
- Zero gas fees for trades
- Fully on-chain order books
- 50x leverage on perps
- HYPE staking for network security
- HyperBFT consensus
- Cross-margin and isolated margin
- Portfolio tracking
- Native HYPE token rewards
FAQs
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 community members 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 at app.hyperliquid.xyz. 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.
Is there an API?
Yes, Hyperliquid provides a REST and WebSocket API for programmatic access to market data, order execution, and account management. See the documentation at hyperliquid.gitbook.io.
Is Hyperliquid safe?
Hyperliquid uses custom cryptographic guarantees with HyperBFT and on-chain order books. Funds are self-custodied at all times. No custody risk from the protocol.
Can I stake HYPE?
Yes, you can stake HYPE tokens to validators on the Hyperliquid network to earn staking rewards and support network security. Unstaking is instant with no lockup period.
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