Hyperliquid Founder: Why We Turned Down All Venture Capital? Jeff said Hyperliquid has been entirely self-funded and was not created for profit. He criticized traditional VC financing for creating an "illusion of progress" by inflating valuations, stressing that true progress comes when users gain real value. Hyperliquid's vision, he... added, is to redefine finance and let the community—not capital—be the ultimate beneficiary. Source:show more

Jeff is what everyone wish their founder was like. Hyperliquid

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and people still fud about team unlocks

Hyperliquid dodged VC money to keep user sovereignty pure and avoid extractive token games—no private rounds, no early unlocks, just open distribution. That means slower scaling but deeper trust: traders don’t have to worry about insider dumps or venture-driven pivots. This model lets product quality and community feedback steer the ship, not capital timelines. Curious how this user-first approach reshapes DeFi narratives? Long-term, it’s a direct bet on community loyalty over VC-fueled hype, which could be a moat if market winds shift toward sustainable, trust-based protocols. Dive deeper into the Hyperliquid playbook:

Hyperliquid is the onchain heaven.

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Picture Jeff, as that lone wolf trader charting his own course through stormy markets—bootstrapping the whole operation, thumbing his nose at VC cash. It’s a gutsy stand: ditching the hype of inflated valuations for raw, user-driven value, aiming to flip finance on its head and hand the wins to the community. As a business architect and trading vet, I admire the purity—self-funding sidesteps the VC trap of chasing illusions over substance. But here’s the twist: in a cutthroat arena like DeFi, can vision alone fuel the rocket without capital’s thrust? Intriguing how this rebel playbook might just rewrite the rules, or leave him adrift in the fog.

probably the biggest chad in CT right now

House of all finance! Hyperliquid

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@0xRyomenSukuna Thanks jeff

Agree

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ek hi to dil he jeff bhai, kitni baar jito ge ❤️

The same jeff that used ChatGPT for coding? Reliable He also collaborated with a later exposed scammer. Wen next $JellyJelly "hack"?

Customer calls Monday

怎么不做个中文的？？？

That's an interesting take.

are they twins?

Jeff's vision is pure crypto ethos.

Sols bros and VCs need to listen.

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Not true, they've just raised capital from VC funds and it was oversubscribed (check your sources)