How We Verify Figures

Primary Sources

For any claim involving a specific number — fees, leverage limits, staking tiers, volume, TVL, open interest — we cite from primary sources first and secondary aggregators second. Specifically:

• Hyperliquid official documentation (hyperliquid.gitbook.io/hyperliquid-docs) — the authoritative source for fee schedules, staking tiers, margin requirements, and protocol behavior.
• Hyperliquid API (api.hyperliquid.xyz) — real-time volume, funding rates, open interest, and market data used by live-stat components throughout the site.
• On-chain data via Dune Analytics and DefiLlama — historical volume, TVL, and wallet activity cross-referenced against the API data.
• Competitor platform documentation (dydx.trade/docs, gmx.io/docs, binance.com/en/fee) for comparison fee figures. We never rely on secondhand summaries for comparison claims.
• Protocol dashboards for ecosystem projects (Felix, HyperLend, Kinetiq, etc.) for APY and TVL figures specific to those protocols.

Baseline Figures We Hold to Source

To make our review process concrete, these are the primary-source numbers every fee, tier, and comparison claim on the site is checked against, current as of July 2026 and drawn from the official Hyperliquid documentation and the Hyperliquid API:

• Perpetual fees: 0.045% taker / 0.015% maker at the base tier; spot is 0.070% / 0.040%; HIP-3 builder markets are 0.09% / 0.03%.
• Volume tiers: VIP tiers run from $5M to $500M in rolling 14-day volume, cutting the base taker rate from 0.045% down to 0.024%.
• HYPE staking rebates: from 5% at Wood tier (10+ HYPE) to 40% at Diamond tier (500K+ HYPE).
• Referral discount: 4% on the first $25M of trading volume.
• Transfer costs: deposits and Hyperliquid L1 gas are $0; withdrawals are a flat 1 USDC regardless of size.
• Live data cadence: price, funding rate, 24h volume, and open-interest widgets pull from api.hyperliquid.xyz on every page load and auto-refresh every 30 seconds.
• Market coverage: we track the full set of Hyperliquid native perpetuals alongside the trade.xyz HIP-3 equity, commodity, index, and forex markets.

When any of these change at the source, the affected pages are updated on the cadence below and their Last Verified date is bumped.

Review Cadence

Every guide carries a Last Updated date in the byline. Additionally, pages covering time-sensitive figures (fees, VIP tiers, staking rewards, volume comparisons) carry a Last Verified date indicating the most recent manual data check — this is usually more recent than the content-edit date.

High-priority guides (fees, deposit, withdraw, US availability, security) are re-checked at least monthly. Comparison and ecosystem articles are re-checked quarterly or when a material change is detected. Live data widgets (price tickers, funding rates, volume stats) pull fresh data on every page load.

Limitations

Rates and figures in crypto markets change. The Last Verified date represents the last time a human manually confirmed the figure against a primary source. Between verification dates, figures may drift — particularly APYs, funding rates, and volume comparisons. When accuracy matters for a decision you're about to make, always cross-check against the primary source linked from the article.

Reporting Outdated Figures

If you spot a figure on this site that looks out of date or wrong, please report it. The fastest path is a direct message to @Concept211 on X or an email via the About page. Include the URL, the figure, and the source you're comparing against — we re-verify and update within 48 hours on average.

Editorial Independence and Disclosure

HyperliquidGuide.com earns revenue from referral links (see the About page for full disclosure). This does not influence which figures we publish, how we rank exchanges, or which platforms we recommend. Fee comparisons are sourced from each platform's own published schedule. When a competitor's rate is lower, we say so — we'd rather be accurate than favorable.