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edgeX vs Hyperliquid

How edgeX and Hyperliquid differ on chain, volume, fees and model.

edgeXHyperliquid
Typezk perp + spotPerp L1 (own chain)
ChainStarkExHyperliquid L1
How it worksBuilt on StarkEx for up to 200,000 TPS with ultra-low-latency execution, deep liquidity and self-custodied trading — perps and spot in one venue. TVL ~$421M.A purpose-built Layer 1 (HyperBFT consensus) running a fully transparent on-chain CLOB with sub-second matching. 180+ perp markets plus spot HIP-1 tokens; taker 0.035% with maker rebates.
Scale*~$22B/wk~$248B/mo · #1
Max leveragehighup to 40x
Best forLow-latency self-custody tradingThe deepest, fastest on-chain perps

edgeX

  • Ultra-low latency (StarkEx, 200k TPS)
  • Self-custodied trading
  • Perps + spot
  • Smaller user base than top 3
  • No token yet (airdrop speculation)

Hyperliquid

  • #1 by volume & liquidity
  • Fully on-chain transparent order book
  • ~200k orders/sec, sub-second matching
  • Share compressing from ~80% peak
  • Own L1 (bridge to enter/exit)

Bottom line

Pick edgeX for low-latency self-custody trading; pick Hyperliquid for the deepest, fastest on-chain perps.

* Volume/TVL = dated snapshot (DefiLlama + venue reports, 2026).