Jeth | SBC

Reminder: the Hyperliquid dev team does not profit from increased activity as it does not collect trading fees. On the contrary, it is entirely self-funded with exponentially increasing burn. There is not a single private investor. >$25M of revenue has gone back to the community through HLP. Another project could have easily pocketed some or all of these profits. What’s the point of all this? To build something that really matters. When finance moves onchain, it will bring trillions of dollars of value to billions of users. It won’t move for a half-baked system, but the Hyperliquid L1 has a shot. Some users think that Hyperliquid is already a complete platform. This is flattering, and the Hyperliquid community is indeed one-of-a-kind! But as someone spending most waking moments pushing Hyperliquid to its full potential, I’m confident that there is a long way to go. In particular, the following are all complex, multi-phase undertakings: 1) deploying the native EVM 2) seamlessly integrating the EVM with existing native components (e.g., order books) 3) fully decentralizing the network  On top of that, the following are continuously being improved: 1) high TPS and low latency L1 with HyperBFT consensus 2) performant financial primitives including fully onchain spot and perp order books, vaults, oracles, automated liquidity and account abstractions 3) state-of-the-art and community-owned order book liquidity via HLP When you see a 100x, you drop everything to make that a reality. Factors of <2 are insignificant. Big things take time to build, but nothing else is worth building.

Execution Extremely proud of the community and team for the smooth launch of the HyperEVM. The upgrade happened amidst billions of dollars of daily volume, where the majority of defi derivatives trade. There was no downtime, and no performance degradation after the launch. The UX of trading is still so seamless that many users assume the HyperEVM is a separate chain! To be clear: the HyperEVM and the existing native Hyperliquid financial system are one composable state. The safest way to upgrade this uniquely complex system is a gradual rollout. Precompiles and other L1 interactions will build upon the sturdy foundation of the initial HyperEVM release. This will unlock an entirely new class of performant defi applications, but more on that later. Right now I want to focus on the execution of the launch. A bug in HyperEVM logic or an unoptimized code path would've crippled the entire blockchain, affecting hundreds of thousands of users and billions in open interest. This was a massively challenging launch: a jet's engine was flawlessly changed mid-flight. -- Philosophy The HyperEVM launch stayed true to Hyperliquid’s “no insiders” principle. Hyperliquid has always embodied the original ethos of crypto: no investors, no paid market makers, no fees going to any company. The HyperEVM launch is yet another example that integrity and fairness are the pillars of Hyperliquid. The tradeoff of a fair launch is that things are a bit messy to start. Tooling might not be there from day one. Builders need to familiarize themselves with the tech. But these short term obstacles are nothing compared to the long term value of fairness. No one had a head start or unfair advantages. I’m impressed that some teams deployed dapps, tooling, and analytics within hours of the HyperEVM release, a testament to the strength of the builders and community. Hyperliquid will eventually be the credibly neutral infrastructure that houses all of finance. Looking back, the L1 launch, HYPE genesis, and HyperEVM launch will all be important milestones. Success is path dependent, and there can be no blemishes on the fair trajectory towards the final state. The HyperEVM is a clean slate. The community is hungry for quality applications. Where else in the world is there such an imbalance between supply and demand for applications built? Fast, general purpose chains are nothing new. But on Hyperliquid, builders can plug into a mature, liquid, and performant onchain economy with real users. I've noticed a pattern that builders, traders, and communities who "make it" on Hyperliquid are those who call Hyperliquid home. Legacy players don't win just because of their credentials. Newcomers have equal opportunity to win by challenging the status quo and seizing the opportunities. There are empires to be built on the HyperEVM, and the community welcomes builders with open arms. Hyperliquid