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Hyperliquid selectively integrates core components while leaving higher‑level apps to the community
  • The team builds the order‑book, perpetual engine, and Hyper EVM in‑house to guarantee performance.
  • Everything above that layer—wallets, UI, analytics—is expected to be built by third‑party developers.
  • This reduces the engineering burden on the core team while encouraging a vibrant ecosystem of complementary services.
  • It also ensures that the protocol’s most critical code paths remain tightly controlled and audited.
JeffBell Curve00:54:54

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00:54:54
“Vertical integration is obviously super good as a business decision.” — Jeff
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00:56:29
“We never seriously entertained building everything... we focus on coordination through protocols not through a 10,000 person company.” — Jeff

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Vertical Integration vs Modular Ecosystem Design

Hyperliquid deliberately integrates only the layers it deems essential--order-books, perps, and the Hyper EVM--while leaving higher-level applications to the community. The team believes that a resilient DeFi stack requires multiple independent options at each layer, fostering robustness and innovation.

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