Why Hyperliquid burns fees on-chain

Jeff Yan, founder of Hyperliquid Labs, returns after one of crypto's most extraordinary moments - a $1 billion community airdrop that grew to $10 billion, built by a team of just 11 people who didn't stop to celebrate.

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0:00 Introduction

1:35 Please Subscribe

2:01 Jeff’s Thoughts On Singapore

11:10 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @KASTxyz

11:51 How To Make HyperLiquid A Cult For Those Outside Crypto To Come In

22:05 What Jeff Looks At For Reliable Teammates

24:51 Celebrations Or Right Back To The Grind

26:45 How Do You Test For High Integrity

28:31 How About Sleep? Is That A Thing At HyperLiquid

30:05 The Fear Of $300 Million Worth Of Token Hitting The Market Monthly Explained

31:41 Handling FUd, Criticism, & PR At HyperLiquid

32:28 How Does Jeff Personally Handle FUD

35:02 What’s The Problem With Buying Back Tokens When The Price Is High vs Low?

37:20 The Importance Of No Discretionary Element For HyperLiquid

39:04 Hyper EVM Explained Simply

40:00 Partnerships: @paradex @zashi_wallet

40:41 Jeff’s Take On The Success Of Hyper EVM So Far

44:05 HyperLiquid Improvement Proposal 3 Explained Simply

48:19 Why Should People Care?

51:33 Why Is It So Important To Bring All Finance On Chain

52:08 Why Is The HyperLiquid Approach Better

1:08:01 Partnerships: @Trezor @BitwiseInvest @SuiNetwork

1:08:58 Housing All Of Finance Meaning

1:12:23 Why Does HyperLiquid Have A Stablecoin USDH

1:14:39 What Is Kinetic & Why Does It Matter For The HyperLiquid Ecosystem

1:23:39 Where Did Fairness Cost Jeff The Most?

1:24:47 What Do You Want HyperLiquid To Be Remembered For

1:28:10 Closing Thoughts