144: Hyperliquid: The Fastest DEX You’ve Never Used (Yet)

In this episode of Living on Blockchain, we dive into one of the fastest-growing names in decentralized trading: Hyperliquid.

Built on its own custom Layer 1 chain, Hyperliquid isn’t just another DEX — it’s a high-performance, MEV-free, orderbook-style perpetuals exchange that feels shockingly centralized… in all the right ways.

We cover:

• ⚡ How Hyperliquid achieves sub-second finality and high throughput

• 📈 The HYPE token: utility, incentives, and its $11B+ market cap

• 🛡️ Security measures, open interest caps, and recent incidents

• 👨‍💻 The anonymous team and their growing cult following

• 🧪 Real user experience: what it feels like to actually use the platform

• 🚨 Criticism, decentralization concerns, and what to watch going forward

If you're a builder, trader, or DeFi degen wondering what’s next in crypto derivatives — this is a must-listen.