Jeff emphasizes building from first principles, rejecting standard scaling playbooks, and constructing a bespoke L1 because existing chains lack the required performance. This mindset drives Hyperliquid's unique infrastructure and its focus on the right primitives for finance.
View full episode →“Hyperliquid built its own L1 because existing chains lacked high‑performance order‑book support”
“Infrastructure should be abstracted like AWS, focusing on the right primitives for finance”
“A custom L1 was required to achieve the high‑throughput, low‑latency demands of a global DeFi exchange”