HYPERLIQUID: THE HYPEROPTIMIZED ORDER BOOK L1 (1 HOUR READ)

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Hyperliquid, a perpetual trading protocol with an L1, has become a disruptor in the trading space, with over $300 billion in cumulative volumes and over $1 billion in daily volumes. Its HyperBFT consensus mechanism can handle a substantial amount of orders per second, and its fully onchain order book positions it as an “onchain Binance,” bridging CEX efficiency with DEX transparency. With a comparative valuation of around $5 billion and plans for further development like an EVM-compatible layer, Hyperliquid is poised to capture significant market share in the DeFi derivatives market.