Bank of Yan
Why HyperEVM?
- DOCUMENT
- BOY-WHY-001
- CLASSIFICATION
- PUBLIC
Because YAN is not a banknote. A digital currency needs no printing bureau; it needs financial infrastructure.
- 2022-09
Development begins
Work on an order-book perpetual futures DEX starts. Hyperliquid Labs is self-funded by Jeff Yan and iliensinc; no outside capital.
- 2022-12-29
Introducing Hyperliquid
First public post: an L1 built on Tendermint, closed alpha promised for Q1 2023.
- 2023-02
Mainnet closed alpha
20–30 OG testers. HLP opens to the community in May; the first community call is held.