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.
Hyperliquid deliberately avoids large VC rounds to keep the protocol aligned with end-users rather than investors. Jeff stresses building a product that feels like Web 2 finance--cheap, instant, and trustless--while keeping market makers as regular users, not privileged insiders.
Personal AI agents will make most single-purpose apps obsolete by handling their functionality through natural language interaction rather than dedicated interfaces.