The founder of #Hyperliquid is none other than Jeff Yan, a 31-year-old billionaire.
Jeff lives a super simple life and never flaunts his wealth, aside from the group of bodyguards who follow him.
In 2019, he lived in a small apartment in Puerto Rico whose monthly rent was less than $2,000. He started trading crypto using algorithms with just ∼$10,000 of his own money, and even connected his computer to the TV to use it as a monitor.
A few years later, with the profits he earned, he created #Hyperliquid — with NO venture capital, NO outside investors. Just his own money, his ingenuity, and an obsession with the idea.
And in 2024, he airdropped 31% of $HYPE tokens to users, worth ∼$1.2 BILLION at the time, to thank them for using his platform. No private sale to funds. No VC rounds.
From $10,000 and a rented apartment to billionaire in ∼5 years. All before turning 31.
$HYPE is the American Dream in crypto.
#hype #defi $HYPE
Jeff lives a super simple life and never flaunts his wealth, aside from the group of bodyguards who follow him.
In 2019, he lived in a small apartment in Puerto Rico whose monthly rent was less than $2,000. He started trading crypto using algorithms with just ∼$10,000 of his own money, and even connected his computer to the TV to use it as a monitor.
A few years later, with the profits he earned, he created #Hyperliquid — with NO venture capital, NO outside investors. Just his own money, his ingenuity, and an obsession with the idea.
And in 2024, he airdropped 31% of $HYPE tokens to users, worth ∼$1.2 BILLION at the time, to thank them for using his platform. No private sale to funds. No VC rounds.
From $10,000 and a rented apartment to billionaire in ∼5 years. All before turning 31.
$HYPE is the American Dream in crypto.
#hype #defi $HYPE
