Hyperliquid is not a typical exchange
- Hyperliquid is not an account that holds funds for you.
- Hyperliquid is not a customer support service that fixes mistakes.
- Hyperliquid is not a platform that automatically protects you from outcomes.
Seeing an interface does not mean you are using a service.
On Hyperliquid, the interface is just a way to view information and submit actions. There is no service layer that reviews decisions, prevents mistakes, or steps in after the fact.
Interface ≠ service
You authorize actions, you don’t delegate a session
In this environment, what matters is authorization — not delegation. Instead of a platform acting for you under an ongoing “logged-in” relationship, actions happen only after your explicit approval, typically via wallet signatures (or equivalent authorization).
- Actions happen only after your explicit approval.
- Wallet signatures (or equivalent authorization) are how that approval is expressed.
- A signature is consent for a specific action, not a blanket permission.
- This keeps the focus on authorization, not on “someone managing things for you”.
Actions are final and not reversible
In this environment, there isn’t a human layer that interprets intent or “fixes” outcomes after the fact. Some things can be cancelled before they execute, but once an action has actually happened, changing the result typically requires a new action — not a rollback.
- The system does not distinguish a mistake from a deliberate choice — it executes what you authorize.
- The system cannot tell a mistake from a deliberate choice.
- Treat confirmed actions as effective immediately; reversals (if any) require additional actions, not an “undo”.
The interface shows consequences, not protection
The Hyperliquid interface mainly serves as a way to display information about your current situation and the possible consequences of different actions. It is a window into the state of the system and into how that state might change. Messages or warnings that appear are informational, not protective guarantees. The interface can help explain what may happen, but it does not automatically block or correct actions that could lead to outcomes you did not intend.
- The interface explains what is happening. It does not decide what should happen.
- Information and warnings are for understanding, not for automatic protection.
- Decisions and outcomes remain your responsibility, not the interface’s.
What kind of user this environment assumes
This environment assumes an attentive, self-guided user. In practice, that means:
- You read sizes and prices before confirming actions.
- You treat interface warnings as information — not protection.
- Outcomes follow from the actions you authorize — there’s no “someone will fix it later” layer.
Fit is covered next: Who Hyperliquid is for (and who it is not)
Stop Condition
TL;DR
- You can explain why this is not a custodial login relationship.
- You can explain what a wallet signature (or equivalent explicit authorization) represents here.
- You can explain why the system executes authorized actions without inferring intent or correcting mistakes.
- You can explain why the interface is informational, not protective.