Arbitrum-based Perpetuals DEX Hyperliquid Crosses $450 Million In TVL
The decentralized exchange has processed more than $150 billion of trades since launching last year.
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Arbitrum-based decentralized exchange Hyperliquid is quickly climbing the DEX rankings, with its total value locked (TVL) going vertical in the past week.
Hyperliquid has $450 million in TVL, according to DefiLlama, which puts it in 8th place across DEXs, slightly behind GMX ($511 million) but ahead of Thorchain ($334 million), which has seen a boost after launching Bitcoin-backed collateralized loans earlier this year.
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Activity soared after the tokenless DEX kicked off a points program late last year for its forthcoming airdrop. The recent spike has been driven by the launch of Hyperliquid’s spot trading feature, which saw a memecoin, PURR, airdropped to users with existing points.
Traders have been relentlessly buying and selling PURR since spot trading is being heavily incentivized with points. PURR spiked more than 70% on April 19, giving it a $96 million market cap.
Hyperliquid points are changing hands for around $7 on Whales Market, an OTC platform that lets traders monetize points from various DeFi protocols.
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Developed with an emphasis on usability and functionality, Hyperliquid’s DeFi platform provides the ease of use of a centralized exchange (CEX) with a seamless UX, one-click trading and near-instant transactions.
According to its website, the platform saw $1.8 billion in 24-hour volume from more than 136,000 users.
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