Hyperliquid guides
Hyperliquid is the largest on-chain perpetuals exchange. Start with the review and the fee guide, then dig into the how-tos below.
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Start & fees
Start here: Hyperliquid review 2026 — The full review: fees, safety, referral code and how to start.
How to Use Hyperliquid (2026): Sign Up, Deposit & First Trade
How to use Hyperliquid: sign up with email or MetaMask (no KYC), join with code HOLYGRAIL, deposit USDC (5 USDC minimum) and place a first trade. Screenshots.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Referral Code HOLYGRAIL: 4% Off Fees (2026, Verified)
Hyperliquid referral (invite) code HOLYGRAIL: 4% off fees on your first $25M, no bonus. Same 4% with every code, also in Based or Liquid with the same wallet.
Read more → HyperliquidWhat Is HyperEVM? HyperCore vs HyperEVM, Wallet & Transfers
HyperEVM is the smart-contract side of the Hyperliquid chain: how it differs from HyperCore, adding it to MetaMask or Rabby, and moving HYPE and USDC across.
Read more → HyperliquidIs Hyperliquid Available in Australia? ASIC Rules & Terms
Australia isn't named in Hyperliquid's Terms (June 15, 2026), but it has no Australian licence. ASIC's CFD order, its October 2026 proposal, what they cover.
Read more → HyperliquidIs Hyperliquid Available in Canada? Ontario vs Other Provinces
Hyperliquid's Terms (June 15, 2026) restrict Ontario only; Lighter and Aster exclude all of Canada. What the CSA says and what applies in BC, Alberta, Quebec.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid in the EU: MiCA, ESMA, Germany & France (2026)
No EU country is named in Hyperliquid's Terms (June 15, 2026); it is not MiCA-authorised. ESMA's perps statement, BaFin and the AMF blacklist (Aster is on it).
Read more → HyperliquidIs Hyperliquid Legal in India? FIU-IND, Terms & Tax (2026)
India isn't named in Hyperliquid's Terms (June 15, 2026), and Hyperliquid isn't among the offshore platforms FIU-IND has named. What FIU-IND and ASCI require.
Read more → HyperliquidIs Hyperliquid Legal in Singapore? MAS Alert List & Terms
Singapore isn't named in Hyperliquid's Terms (June 15, 2026), but MAS put it on its Investor Alert List in June 2026. What that and the DTSP rules mean.
Read more → HyperliquidCan You Use Hyperliquid in the UK? FCA Warning & Terms (2026)
The UK isn't named in Hyperliquid's Terms (June 15, 2026), but the FCA lists it as unauthorised and UK connections can't apply referral codes. What that means.
Read more → HyperliquidIs Hyperliquid Available in the US? Terms, CFTC & 2026 News
No: Hyperliquid's Terms (June 15, 2026) bar US residents, visitors and US companies in every state. What the CFTC has said, and the 2026 news on a US route.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Restricted Countries & “IP Not Allowed” (2026)
Hyperliquid's Terms (June 15, 2026) bar the US, Ontario and sanctioned regions. What “IP not allowed” means, the VPN clause, a 4-DEX table and country guides.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Airdrop (2026): Season 3 Status, Claim & Checker
Is there a Hyperliquid airdrop in 2026? No Season 3 is announced (checked Oct 22). Look up any address in the 2024 genesis list and see what it is worth.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Bridge (2026): How to Bridge, Fees & Safety
What the Hyperliquid bridge is, how to bridge from Arbitrum, Ethereum, Solana or a CEX, 10 routes with fee quotes, and what secures each route.
Read more → HyperliquidHYPE Token: How to Buy, Tokenomics, Buybacks, Unlocks (2026)
How to buy HYPE on Hyperliquid spot or Binance, Coinbase and Kraken, plus dated supply, unlock and buyback data from Hyperliquid's own API. No price calls.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Staking 2026: How to Stake HYPE, APY, Validators
How to stake HYPE step by step, the live APY by validator, where to stake (app, wallets, exchanges, ETFs), the 7-day unstaking queue and fee discounts.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Testnet (2026): Faucet, Chain ID 998 & Practice
Hyperliquid testnet checked Oct 26, 2026: 6 faucets compared (1,000 mock USDC needs a mainnet deposit), chain ID 998, RPC, API code, testnet vs mainnet.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Vaults & HLP: Best Vaults by Risk-Adjusted Return
Hyperliquid vaults ranked by 30-day return per unit of drawdown (max 20% drawdown), from the public API: HLP vs user vaults, survivorship, APR, lock-ups, risks.
Read more → HyperliquidHow to Withdraw from Hyperliquid: Fee, Minimum & Binance Steps
Checked Oct 21, 2026: the Hyperliquid withdrawal fee and minimum on each USDC route (Circle CCTP or legacy bridge), timing, Binance, BTC/SOL and fixes.
Read more → HyperliquidHow to Deposit on Hyperliquid (2026): USDC, BTC, SOL Steps
Hyperliquid deposit, step by step: join, connect a wallet, send Arbitrum USDC (5 USDC min, under a minute, 0.20 USDC fee). BTC/ETH/SOL via Unit, CEX routes.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Fees 2026: 0.045% Taker, 0.015% Maker, Fee Tiers
Hyperliquid fees (Oct 2026): 0.045% taker / 0.015% maker, down to 0.024% / 0%. A $10,000 market order costs $4.50; 4% off your first $25M with HOLYGRAIL.
Read more → HyperliquidBest Hyperliquid Wallet 2026: Rabby vs MetaMask vs Ledger
Which wallet for Hyperliquid: Rabby for most traders, a Ledger for size, email login to start. 15 wallets compared on in-wallet fees, HyperEVM and safety.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Sub-Accounts: How to Create, Limits, Fees & API
How to create a Hyperliquid sub-account: the volume you need, how many you get, the shared fee tier, the lost referral discount, API wallets and code.
Read more →Trading features
Start here: Hyperliquid Order Types (2026): Limit, Post-Only, Reduce-Only — Every order type in one table: limit, post-only, reduce-only, TP/SL, TWAP.
Hyperliquid Order Types (2026): Limit, Post-Only, Reduce-Only
Every Hyperliquid order type in one table: market, limit (GTC, IOC, post-only ALO), reduce-only, stop, TP/SL, trailing, scale, TWAP, chase, mobile. No FOK.
Read more → HyperliquidHow to Short on Hyperliquid (2026): Long or Short, Step by Step
You can short every Hyperliquid perp. Open a short or a long step by step, set leverage and a stop, close or reverse it, and see what funding costs a short.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Max Leverage (2026): Market Limits & How to Change It
Hyperliquid max leverage for every perp, read from the API at build time: crypto, stock, gold and FX limits, size tiers, and how to change leverage in the app.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Portfolio Margin (2026): Requirements & How It Works
Hyperliquid portfolio margin pools spot and perps in one margin account with automatic borrowing. Who qualifies, how to turn it on, LTV and when it liquidates.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Prediction Markets (2026): HIP-4 Outcomes Explained
Hyperliquid's HIP-4 outcome markets are live: Yes/No contracts that settle at 1 or 0. How they work, fees (buys are free), who is excluded, vs Polymarket.
Read more → HyperliquidWhat Is HIP-3? Hyperliquid Builder Perps, Live Markets (2026)
HIP-3 lets builders who stake HYPE deploy perps on Hyperliquid. Every deployer and market live, fees, growth mode, risks and how to trade.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Isolated vs Cross Margin: Which to Use (2026)
How to switch to isolated margin on Hyperliquid in 3 steps, where a 10x BTC long is liquidated in each mode, and which mode fits a single trade or a hedge.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Funding Rate Explained: Hourly Formula, Cap & History
Hyperliquid pays funding every hour at 1/8 of the 8-hour rate: the formula, the cap, BTC, ETH and HYPE rates with APR, 30-day history and the API calls.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Trailing Stop: How to Set It (Perps, 2026)
Yes, Hyperliquid has a native trailing stop on perps (since Sept 21, 2026). How to set Retracement, Activation Price and trailing entries, with examples.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Stop Loss & Take Profit (2026): TP/SL, OCO, API
Set TP/SL on Hyperliquid at entry, on a position or on the chart (screenshots): mark-price triggers, stop-market vs stop-limit, OCO brackets and the API.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Insurance Fund & ADL: How HLP Backstops Losses
Hyperliquid has no separate insurance fund: HLP backstops liquidations, then ADL. Live HLP drawdowns, the Oct 2025 ADL, who gets deleveraged, Lighter and Aster.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid TWAP (2026): How It Works, Fees & TWAP Tracker
Hyperliquid TWAP orders: slices every 30 s+ over 5 min–7 days from $100, taker fees on each slice, and how to track live TWAPs and buy pressure (dated).
Read more →API & bots
Start here: Hyperliquid API Docs Map: Endpoints, API Key, Python (2026) — Endpoints, agent wallets, rate limits and working code.
Hyperliquid API Docs Map: Endpoints, API Key, Python (2026)
Hyperliquid API docs, mapped: official GitBook links, the 3 endpoints (/info, /exchange, /ws), 1,200 weight/min limit, API wallet setup, runnable Python.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Trading Bot (2026): Python, GitHub & Grid Bots
Run a Hyperliquid trading bot 3 ways: a Python script with an API wallet, an open-source GitHub bot, or a Telegram bot. Code, rate limits, fees, risks.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Historical Data: Candles, Trades & Order Book API
Where to get Hyperliquid historical data: candle limits per interval, trades, L2 book, funding and open interest history, S3 archives and paid providers.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Copy Trading 2026: Best Apps, Bots, How to Start
Copy trade on Hyperliquid 3 ways: a vault, a copy app or your own bot. Apps compared by fee, minimum, platform and whether the API wallet can withdraw.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid TradingView 2026: Charts, Symbols & Automation
How to chart Hyperliquid on TradingView (HYPERLIQUID:, HIP3XYZ:, HIP3PARA:), add funding and open interest, and automate trades with webhook relays.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid API Wallet Security: Agent Keys, Audit, Rotation
What a Hyperliquid API (agent) wallet can and cannot sign, what Zellic audited and what it didn't, nonces, why never to reuse an agent, and rotation.
Read more →Data tools
Start here: HypurrScan (hypurrscan.io): Hyperliquid Explorer for Any Wallet — Which explorer to use for fills, wallets, validators and transfers.
HypurrScan (hypurrscan.io): Hyperliquid Explorer for Any Wallet
HypurrScan is at hypurrscan.io: paste a 0x address for positions, fills, PnL and tx hashes. Not loading? 5 fixes, plus the official explorer as a backup.
Read more → HyperliquidDo Hyperliquid Discounts Survive Third-Party Apps? Mainnet Test
Mainnet fills from Phantom, Based, Liquid, Insilico and fomo: does Hyperliquid's fee discount survive app orders, and is the referrer paid? Method, script, CSV.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperdash (2026): What It Is, Fees, Copy Trading, Is It Safe
Hyperdash is a free Hyperliquid analytics site and a paid trading terminal (0.015% on perps). Who owns it, copy trading, safety, and how to keep 4% off.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Liquidation Map & Heatmap: 15 Free Tools Checked
Exact Hyperliquid liquidation levels: what a 2–5% move would liquidate now, a dated whale snapshot (BTC, ETH, HYPE, SOL) and 15 free map and heatmap tools.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Whale Tracker: CoinGlass + Live Whale Positions
CoinGlass's Hyperliquid whale tracker: the link and how to read each panel, plus a free live table of the biggest whale positions and 12 alternatives.
Read more →Apps & builder codes
Start here: Hyperliquid App: app.hyperliquid.xyz, Android & iPhone Options — Official web app, Android app and third-party apps compared by fee.
Hyperliquid App: app.hyperliquid.xyz, Android & iPhone Options
Official Hyperliquid app: app.hyperliquid.xyz plus Android on Google Play; no iPhone app (Oct 19, 2026). iPhone steps, apps compared, phishing check.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Builder Codes (2026): Dashboard, Fees & How-To
What Hyperliquid builder codes are, a 7-day dashboard of the apps that earn the most from them, what each adds per trade, and how to approve or revoke one.
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Ecosystem (2026): Projects, HyperEVM DeFi & Tokens
The Hyperliquid ecosystem mapped from the official directory and DefiLlama: trading front ends, HIP-3 and HIP-4 deployers, HyperEVM DeFi, data tools and tokens.
Read more → HyperliquidBased App Review 2026: BasedApp (Based One) Fees, Card, Code
Based app (BasedApp, Based One) review: a Hyperliquid front end, not Coinbase's Base. 0.070% vs 0.045% taker direct, Visa card, how to keep a 4% fee code.
Read more → HyperliquidIs Liquid Trade Legit? Liquid Trade Review 2026: Fees, Code
Liquid (liquid.trade) is legit and non-custodial, but a $10k crypto round trip costs $19 vs $9 on Hyperliquid direct. Fee table, ratings, code (Oct 2026).
Read more → HyperliquidHyperliquid Stocks via trade.xyz: Fees, Hours & Risks (2026)
Yes, Hyperliquid has stocks: trade.xyz stock perps (NVDA, TSLA, S&P 500) trade 24/7 on HIP-3. Live list, 0.009% fees, trading hours, US rules and risks.
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