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Hyperliquid Alternatives — Evidence Comparison

Alternative venues are shown for evidence comparison and are not recommendations. They are included because published evidence attributes differ from Hyperliquid — not because Hyperliquid is “bad”, and not because of commercial relationships.

Why these venues are included

Each candidate differs from Hyperliquid on at least one published evidence attribute (regulation, legal-entity mapping, PoR, custody, geographic records, products, or completeness). Inclusion is deterministic from the public snapshot.

Evidence attributes

VenueRegulationLegal entitiesPoRCustodyGeographic scopeProductsCoverage
Hyperliquid0101215 / 7i
Lighter01011414 / 7i
dYdX0202914 / 7i
Binance4413346 / 7i

Lighter

Fee transparencyRegional availabilityPublic-record completeness
  • Fee snapshots on file: Hyperliquid 8 vs Lighter 0.
  • Geographic restriction records: Hyperliquid 2 vs Lighter 14.
  • Public-record completeness composite differs (Hyperliquid 20 vs Lighter 16).

dYdX

Custody modelFee transparencyRegional availabilityPublic-record completeness
  • Custody claim records: Hyperliquid 1 vs dYdX 2.
  • Fee snapshots on file: Hyperliquid 8 vs dYdX 0.
  • Geographic restriction records: Hyperliquid 2 vs dYdX 9.
  • Public-record completeness composite differs (Hyperliquid 20 vs dYdX 17).

Binance

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction
  • Regulatory records on file: Hyperliquid 0 (exact IDs 0) vs Binance 4 (exact IDs 4).
  • Custody claim records: Hyperliquid 1 vs Binance 3.
  • PoR snapshots on file: Hyperliquid 0 vs Binance 1 (PoR ≠ audit).
  • Fee snapshots on file: Hyperliquid 8 vs Binance 0.

What remains unresolved

Open questions and missing domains stay unknown. An empty cell is not a safety finding.

  • Hyperliquid: Terms state Interface/protocol not licensed by any authority; not converted to Unregulated authorization row
  • Hyperliquid: Non-custodial interface; no PoR disclosure expected/found
  • Lighter: Elliot Technologies Interface disclosed; no regulator authorization packaged
  • Lighter: Non-custodial interface; no PoR disclosure found
  • dYdX: DTI states it does not operate public deployments; no licence record packaged
  • dYdX: DEX/software — no PoR product applicable / no disclosure found
  • Binance: Fee schedule blocked by bot/JS wall; no official PDF numeric schedule confirmed this phase

Related comparisons

Limitations

This is not a “best alternative” ranking. Evidence differences can change as dossiers are re-verified. Regional records do not imply global approval.