#NEAR Protocol Brings Confidential Perpetuals to #Hyperliquid: Privacy Meets On-Chain Derivatives MEV bots front-running trades, copy-traders diluting yields, and public wallet tracking have long been major drawbacks of on-chain perpetuals trading. NEAR Protocol is changing that equation by introducing confidential perpetual trading powered by Hyperliquid. Here is how the new privacy layer works and why it’s a game-changer for Web3 traders: WHAT IS CONFIDENTIAL PERPS TRADING? Traditionally, every trade, order size, liquidation level, and position open/close action is completely transparent on public blockchains. With NEAR’s confidential integration on Hyperliquid: Decoupled Identity: The protocol severs the direct, publicly traceable link between your main wallet/identity and your active derivative positions. Shielded Order Flow: Trades are executed on-chain without exposing your exact position sizes, entry strategies, or wallet balances to public block explorers. WHY THIS MATTERS FOR TRADERS Protection Against MEV & Front-Running: Malicious bots can no longer inspect your pending orders in the mempool to front-run or sandwich your trades. Anti-Copy Trading: Whales and institutional liquidity providers can build or unwind large leverage positions without signaling their exact moves to retail followers or predators. Institutional-Grade Privacy: Brings traditional finance (TradFi) dark-pool discretion into a high-performance, non-custodial DEX ecosystem. THE BOTTOM LINE By combining Hyperliquid’s high-throughput order book engine with NEAR’s privacy-preserving infrastructure, traders get the best of both worlds: deep on-chain liquidity without sacrificing trade confidentiality.