A profile of Jeffrey Yan and his startup Hyperliquid, a 10B crypto exchange that never took VC money and generated 900M+ in profit in 2025 with 11 employees (Dom Cooke/Colossus)

Dom Cooke / Colossus: A profile of Jeffrey Yan and his startup Hyperliquid, a 10B crypto exchange that never took VC money and generated 900M+ in profit in 2025 with 11 employees — Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can't travel without a bodyguard.

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Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-14

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