Today, a whale with 7 years of diamond hands appeared on-chain, withdrawing over 200M in BTC spot from various exchanges.
After depositing it into Hyperliquid, they used @hyperunit for spot trading.
This Trigger Signal gives me a déjà vu of James Wynn.
It's a sign recognized by the whale community.
Only this time, it's in the spot sector.
So, I think it's time to organize and chat about 【Unit】 @hyperunit.
I personally believe it might be the biggest opportunity related to Hyperliquid.
(Next is my NFT, let’s open a rare one, thanks.)
1. First, most people who don't understand Hyperliquid will ask why the spot isn't handled by their own team?
This is due to Hyperliquid's strategic positioning,
and I believe it aligns with the Crypto Ethos.
Their strategy, as I understand it, is: open + modular.
- From an external perspective, if you do everything and monopolize all profit opportunities, anyone could become an enemy. A contemporary strategic practitioner once said: "Make many friends, and have few enemies." For example, Axiom and Metamask have embedded Hyperliquid's contract trading module into their own systems, which is the best example. As more products integrate HL's modules, liquidity will create a Matthew effect, continuing to feedback into HL itself.
- From an internal perspective, Hyperliquid's core team is actually only about 10-20 people, making it unrealistic to do everything. An inflated team will lead to internal contradictions, resulting in the big company disease, losing the advantage of being agile compared to competitors, which is a guerrilla warfare approach rather than heavy artillery to attack cities, as is the strategy of other CEXs.
2. And Unit @hyperunit is the first important partner in this strategy.
In December 2024, well-known OG @sershokunin brought native BTC / ETH / SOL to Hyperliquid's spot through a minimized custody mechanism, with the core spot assets being UBTC and UETH, filling the gap in Hyperliquid's spot sector at that time. Of course, their relationship with HL is still very closely symbiotic, with the Guardian collection including Hyperliquid Labs and leading market maker Infinite Field.
3. Why do I think Hyperunit might be the biggest opportunity related to HL?
The reasons are simple.
1/ Revenue. Contracts are a cash cow for an exchange, followed by spot, and then other miscellaneous things. HL has indicated a closely symbiotic relationship within the Guardian, although the current data isn't very impressive, including the need to attract current crypto users' spot buying habits, I personally believe the growth potential is very high. After all, at that time in 2024, HL's trading data was still being overshadowed by dydx, and from a developmental perspective, spot is an indispensable part of the entire HL system; everything else can be replaced.
Data aspect (24h trading volume):
Unit's UBTC: $341M
Coinbase's cbBTC: $460M+
However, today is a special case of explosive volume.
2/ Character and team. Most importantly, I recognize @sershokunin's character and reputation in the community. I personally believe I am relatively reliable in assessing people, and my intuition is that Shoku's character is trustworthy. Since this year, Shoku has been closely aligned with the market's Fartcoin, PUMP, etc., which fits the market rhythm. However, spot trading is inherently more challenging than contracts, which is a point for future observation.
3/ Paradigm financing opportunity. I also believe that Paradigm is likely preparing or has already invested in Unit. Given the reliability of Shoku's character and team, if Paradigm has carefully reviewed most of the Hypevm projects and intends to invest in HL-related projects, Unit is a Next Level project, while other ecosystem projects are not even close.
Currently, when I need to buy spot, I use Unit and wait for the flowers to bloom.
Now is the time to start using it before everyone else gets involved!



These paragraphs in the screenshot were written around the $HYPE TGE in 2024
Since participating in Hyperliquid for 23 years
It seems that Twitter is all about Hyperliquid
Today, let's summarize the essence behind it becoming a phenomenal project
And take this opportunity to talk about the common track thinking
Mobile phone code word stream of consciousness expression
Readability is relatively poor, and people who are destined to meet and understand it
Track thinking is a useful way to make money
But there is no way of thinking that goes straight to the essence
This is because the simplest and most effective way for people to identify patterns is to judge them through their superficial features
For example, a project went viral
Just look for projects similar to the track to invest
Before Hyperliquid came along
In 21-24, the DEX track in the form of Orderbook is close to falsification
No one believed that this DEX could have a chance to surpass CEX
This is because whether it is the huge scale of financing $DYDX, the $APX that Binance resources take care of overtly and covertly, or $GMX's attempts have failed
From the perspective of track thinking, $HYPE is just the next ordinary project
This is also the essential reason why many CTs are biased against Hyperliquid before the market opens
But often a phenomenal project can bring up a track
After Hyperliquid became more and more impossible to ignore
People use track thinking to chase the so-called next Hyperliquid
For example, chasing Lighter Backpack Aster and so on
This is an understandable and profitable way of thinking
These projects are not bad either
But I want to grasp the essence of phenomenal products
We have to think deeply about what makes him special
This is because only by catching Long Yi can you have the opportunity to maximize your benefits
The same horse
After the red rabbit horse appeared, you went crazy to buy the same horse stuff on the market
It's like a crucian carp crossing the river
After making a small amount of money, only emptiness remains
Exercise your judgment through the target
It is the eternal topic of every individual in this market
So what makes Hyperliquid stand out?
See Figure 2
I think that the product is easy to use is only the most basic surface
The top assets in the currency circle all have a premium of spiritual attributes
The so-called real Cultish Community does not rely on cheap Meme Generators to post a few memes that are not funny at all, and then gmgn
Instead, it relies on generous distribution of benefits to form a community of interests that is closely united and team-centered
“community-owned”
It may sound cliché
But to put it another way
"Fight the local tyrants to divide the land"
"The cultivator has his field"
Familiar?
This is also Figure 1 Before the opening, I set the tone for the core spirit of Hyperliquid
At that time, I never looked at the so-called revenue or OI data
This is because the story and the pattern of benefit distribution bring about the subsequent project progress, which determines that the ceiling is very high
Many project products can also do very well
But follow the traditional financing method
Naturally, 20-30% of the chips will be easily eaten by the rentier class, and because of the cycle factor of LP
Once you leave, it is difficult to feed back the project
This is also the reason for the death of most VC projects in past history
However, it is not uncommon for benefits to be distributed to communities in large quantities
It is not uncommon to have a strong leadership core and a strong team
But the two are combined
The nature of the project has changed
This is because most smart teams are willing to cede benefits to VCs
In exchange for low-risk start-up capital
This is understandably the choice of smart people
But a strong and visionary core leadership team
Use your own funds to help the project survive the cold start period
And transfer the benefits to the community to develop together
It is rare, rare
The essence of human nature is unchanging
The development of history will always be mapped in a certain time and space scene
Provide us with the wisdom to penetrate the appearance and get straight to the essence
It's been a long time since I've seen a similar project in the currency circle


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