Hyperliquid’s founder is just 31-year-old billionaire Jeff Yang.
Yang lives a very modest life and never flaunts his wealth—apart from the group of bodyguards who follow close behind him.
In 2019, he lived in a small apartment in Puerto Rico that cost less than $2,000 a month. He started algorithmic cryptocurrency trading with about $10,000 of his own money, and even used his TV as a computer monitor.
A few years later, he used his earnings to create Hyperliquid—with no venture capital funds or outside investors involved. Just his own money, his brains, and an obsession with the idea.
Then, in 2024, he simply distributed 31% of HYPE tokens to users, worth about $1.2 billion at the time, to thank them for using his platform. No token sales to funds, no private funding rounds.
From $10,000 and a rented apartment to billionaire in about five years. All before turning 31.$HYPE
Yang lives a very modest life and never flaunts his wealth—apart from the group of bodyguards who follow close behind him.
In 2019, he lived in a small apartment in Puerto Rico that cost less than $2,000 a month. He started algorithmic cryptocurrency trading with about $10,000 of his own money, and even used his TV as a computer monitor.
A few years later, he used his earnings to create Hyperliquid—with no venture capital funds or outside investors involved. Just his own money, his brains, and an obsession with the idea.
Then, in 2024, he simply distributed 31% of HYPE tokens to users, worth about $1.2 billion at the time, to thank them for using his platform. No token sales to funds, no private funding rounds.
From $10,000 and a rented apartment to billionaire in about five years. All before turning 31.$HYPE