When you build with purpose and not for clout. Jeff (Hyperliquid) was asked what he wants Hyperliquid to be remembered for. His answer: “I don’t want it to be remembered for anything. I just want it to be used forever.” That’s the entire mindset. A few other things that make it clear: • Declined a ~$100M VC offer because he didn’t want privileged insiders (same logic as “if Bitcoin had raised VC, it wouldn’t be Bitcoin”) • Doesn’t own a car or real estate despite being a billionaire says he has no time for it • Spends virtually all his time working (“for me, work is all-consuming”) • Insists Hyperliquid isn’t an exchange, but a neutral layer where anyone can deploy markets • Sees the real upside in tokenized RWAs (especially major stocks) and housing all of finance on-chain • Built it with “no investors, no paid market makers, no fees to the team, no insiders” Best founder in crypto right now.
