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The system that brings native assets such as BTC, ETH and SOL onto HyperCore from their own chains, so they can be traded as spot holdings.

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Related terms

  • HyperCore Hyperliquid's exchange state machine: the order books, margin engine, liquidation logic and oracle prices. Trades here pay no gas because they are not EVM transactions.
  • Spot trading Buying and holding the asset itself rather than a contract on its price. Spot fees are higher than perpetual fees, but spot volume counts double toward your fee tier.

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