How to farm HyperEVM
Golden opportunity
It’s the 82nd edition of the Gems Corner and today we will be looking at how to farm HyperEVM, and other alphas.
Hyperliquid’s airdrop last year was arguably one of the largest in the history of crypto. The average user got about $28,500 by just interacting with the project early. Even after the airdrop, Hyperliquid remained the user’s favorite, as it continues to grow in volumes.
To put this in context, Hyperliquid currently dominates 70% market share in on-chain perps. In March, they processed $175 billion in trading volume, and in April, they’re already approaching $83 billion. This is massive.
There’s a possibility of a second airdrop on Hyperliquid, and its ecosystem is littered with promising projects worth farming. Firstly, you need to get some $HYPE tokens. Stake some, and bridge the rest to HyperEVM to interact with other projects.
Here are a few I’m farming:
1. Kittenswap
They’re a community-owned DEX on HyperEVM with ve(3,3) mechanics. Kittenswap recently broke $35M in TVL and, are one of the fastest-growing projects on HyperEVM.
To farm, Swap once, then add LP to a high‑multiplier pool (e.g., LHYPE/HYPE) and stake the LP token. Also, Hold MechaCats NFT to earn more points (up to 1.5× points) from all activities. The more MechaCats you hold, the higher your multiplier.
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2. Hyperswap
Hyperswap is HyperEVM’s native AMM DEX and Liquidity Hub. Their numbers are already incredible with an ever-growing number of active users and fees.
Easy to farm. You can either make swaps, stake or provide liquidity. But I believe liquidity provision has more points, amongst other activities. Aside from airdrop farming, Hyperswap has some decent APRs on their pools to take advantage of.
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3. Keiko Finance
They’re a permissionless borrowing protocol with dynamic interest rates and liquidation ratios on Hyperliquid. Keiko Finance recently smashed $3m TVL and 1m KEI minted.
You can deposit on the KEI/USDXL and HYPE/KEI concentrated pools on Kittenswap to farm their points.
Other recommendations:
HypurrFi: Deposit HYPE → borrow USDXL. Loop into LPs or farms
HyperLend: Supply stHYPE or USDXL; claim daily XP
Mizu: Drop ETH/BTC → auto‑deploys across ecosystem
Sentiment: Lend and Borrow Hype
Felix: Deposit HYPE and borrow feUSD
The Humanoid robots wave continues
Humanoid robots are moving from sci‑fi to factory floors, and so are the funding and opportunities. But before you jump in with your money, here are a few things to consider:
Unit economics: Ask for cost‑to‑build vs. ASP and target gross margin. A lot of decks hand‑wave here.
Power consumption: Battery swap vs. tether? A three‑shift factory robot needs < 1 kWh per 8‑hr shift to be competitive.
Data moat: Are they training from scratch, licensing GPT‑4‑level models, or piggy‑backing on open‑source? Figure’s OpenAI break‑up shows IP control matters.
Service revenue: Long‑term, the SaaS + maintenance contract can out‑earn hardware sales (think jet engines vs. robots).
Funding options may not be easily accessible, but you can get exposure via ETFs like BOTZ, ROBO, and ARKQ: or through stocks like TSLA and NVDA.
Alpha Bites and Tweets
That’s a wrap.
Thanks for reading!
Till next Friday,
Viktor DeFi.
PS: I’d love to hear your feedback and comments.