The Airdrop that Made
Millionaires
Novembre 2024. Hyperliquid distribue le plus gros airdrop de l'histoire de la crypto. Et la saison 2 est en cours.
On 29 November 2024, Hyperliquid launched its $HYPE token with a massive airdrop: 310 million tokens distributed for free to platform users. At launch price, some wallets received the equivalent of tens, hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even, for the top users, millions.
It wasn't luck. It was the result of a simple strategy: being active on the right platform, at the right time.
Hyperliquid only distributed 31% of its supply in season 1. A season 2 is confirmed, with potentially even more tokens to distribute. Now is when to position.
Qu'est-ce que Hyperliquid ?
Hyperliquid is a decentralised exchange (DEX) for perpetual contracts, i.e. a platform that lets you trade crypto with leverage, directly from your wallet, without a centralised intermediary.
Unlike classic exchanges like Binance or Bybit, your funds stay under your control. No KYC, no identity check. Connect your wallet, deposit, and trade.
Why is Hyperliquid different?
Hyperliquid has built its own blockchain (an L1) specifically optimised for trading. The result:
Order execution in under a second. As smooth as a centralised exchange.
No gas fees to trade. Trading fees are among the lowest on the market.
Billions of dollars in daily volume. Hyperliquid competes with the largest centralised exchanges.
No need to trust a third party. You keep total control of your assets.
Les HIPs, Hype Improvement Proposals
Hyperliquid evolves through HIPs (Hype Improvement Proposals), major updates that extend the platform's capabilities. That's what makes the ecosystem ever more complete and attractive.
Standard de Token Natif
HIP-1 defines the standard for deploying native tokens on the Hyperliquid blockchain, the equivalent of ERC-20 on Ethereum. Tokens are first-class assets, integrated directly into the on-chain order book. Deployment goes through a Dutch auction system for the token ticker, which prevents name squatting.
Hyperliquidity
HIP-2 solves the launch liquidity problem. It provides protocol-level automated market making for every HIP-1 token. Concretely, it's like an AMM (Uniswap-style), but liquidity is expressed as limit orders on the order book. Result: each new token is immediately tradeable with reasonable spreads.
Perpetuels Permissionless
HIP-3 lets third-party builders deploy their own perpetual contract markets on Hyperliquid, without depending on validators to list new markets. Deployers stake HYPE, run their own perps DEX with independent order books, and earn 50% of trading fees. That's what turns Hyperliquid into a platform of platforms. And crucially, HIP-3 opens the door to trading tokenised stocks and equities, you could trade perps on Apple, Tesla or the S&P 500 directly on Hyperliquid, without intermediary.
Prediction Markets & Options
HIP-4 introduces outcome contracts: prediction markets (sports, elections, economic data) and option-like products, directly on Hyperliquid. Think Polymarket, but natively integrated into Hyperliquid, fully collateralised, no liquidation, settled in USDH. Builders can create their own markets by staking HYPE and earn 50% of fees.
Pourquoi on croit au potentiel ?
Hyperliquid isn't just a DEX. The team is building a complete ecosystem with HyperEVM, a virtual machine that lets you deploy DeFi apps directly on the Hyperliquid blockchain.
Concretely, this means Hyperliquid is shifting from a mere trading platform to a full blockchain ecosystem with lending, staking, native stablecoins, and more. The potential upside is considerable.
The $HYPE token already has a multi-billion-dollar market cap. But compared to similar platforms valued much higher, the growth potential remains huge, especially for those stacking points for season 2.
Comment Farmer l'Airdrop
Hyperliquid's season 2 rewards users via a points system. The more volume and activity you generate on the platform, the more points you stack, and the larger your allocation in the next distribution.
Ce qui rapporte des points
Volume de Trading
It's the main factor. Every trade you make generates volume. The higher your cumulative volume, the more points you earn. You don't need to win your trades, volume is what counts.
HyperEVM / DeFi
Interact with the HyperEVM ecosystem: provide liquidity, use native DeFi protocols, stake. It diversifies your activity and shows you're a complete user.
Consistency
Being active regularly beats a big volume in a single day. Consistency is rewarded. A few trades a week over several months > a one-day trading marathon.
The recommended strategy
Open and close positions quickly on liquid pairs (BTC, ETH). The goal isn't to predict the market but to generate activity. Use low leverage (2-3x) to minimise risk.
Reviens sur la plateforme plusieurs fois par semaine. Même quelques trades suffisent, l'important c'est la constance.
Use the DeFi protocols deploying on HyperEVM. Bridge, swap, provide liquidity. Diversify your on-chain footprint.
Trade[XYZ] est un HIP-3 construit sur Hyperliquid. Chaque transaction compte pour les deux plateformes en même temps. Trade des actions, le S&P 500 et plus encore.
Voir le guide Trade[XYZ] →Important reminder: we're not here to trade and make money from trading. We use the platform to stack points. Keep positions short, with low leverage, and never risk more than you can afford to lose.
While you farm the airdrop, your capital can generate yield without price exposure through a delta neutral strategy: spot long + perp short, paid by the funding rate. Hyperliquid's portfolio margin makes this approach especially capital-efficient.
Voir le guide Delta Neutral →Get Exposure to Hyperliquid
Prepare your wallet
If you haven't yet, install MetaMask or Rabby Wallet (recommended for its simplicity). Carefully write down your seed phrase offline before any deposit.
Good news: Hyperliquid now lets you deposit directly in euros (SEPA transfer or bank card) without going through a CEX. It's the recommended path to start, see step 3.
Sign in to Hyperliquid
Go to app.hyperliquid.xyz. Connect your wallet by clicking "Connect". Hyperliquid will ask you to sign a message, just to verify you're the wallet owner, it costs nothing.
Deposit funds
Click "Deposit". You now have two paths to fund your Hyperliquid account:
To start: begin with 50-100 USDC to familiarise yourself, then adjust. The minimum deposit is low whatever path you pick.
Faire tes premiers trades
Go to the "Trade" tab. Pick a liquid pair like BTC-USD or ETH-USD. Open a position with low leverage (2-3x) and a small size. Close it after a few minutes.
Repeat this operation several times. The goal is to generate volume, not to profit on every trade.
Explorer HyperEVM
Bridge some of your funds to HyperEVM via the integrated bridge. Explore the available DeFi protocols: token swap, liquidity provision, staking. Each interaction diversifies your user profile.
Maintain regular activity
Come back 2 to 3 times a week to make a few trades. Consistency is a key criterion for airdrops. A consistent user over several months will always be better rewarded than one who does everything in a day.
- Effectuer 3-5 trades sur le DEX perps
- Interagir avec au moins 1 protocole sur HyperEVM
- Check your point accumulation