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June 12, 2025 – Hyperion, the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Aptos blockchain, today announced the successful close of a strategic funding round. The round was led by OKX Ventures, with significant participation from the Aptos Foundation, Arthur Hayes’ family office Maelstrom, and leading global investment fund Mirana Ventures. This pivotal milestone marks a critical step in Hyperion’s mission to establish itself as the unified liquidity and trading layer of the Aptos ecosystem.
Since its mainnet launch in February 2025, Hyperion has rapidly emerged as the dominant DEX on Aptos. As of June 10, 2025, the platform boasts over $100 million in Total Value Locked (TVL) and a cumulative DEX trading volume exceeding $3 billion. This rapid growth underscores Hyperion’s ability to deliver a seamless and efficient trading experience on Aptos’ high-performance parallel execution engine.
Hyperion operates as a fully on-chain hybrid Orderbook-AMM DEX, designed for both professional and retail traders. Its advanced architecture integrates:
- Swap Aggregation: Optimizing trade execution across various liquidity sources.
- Concentrated Liquidity Market-Making (CLMM): Allowing liquidity providers to allocate capital more efficiently.
- Dynamic Liquidity Market-Making (DLMM): Adapting to market conditions for enhanced liquidity.
- Vault Strategies: Simplifying yield generation for users.
Beyond its leading DEX capabilities, Hyperion is strategically evolving into a comprehensive on-chain yield infrastructure. In May 2025, Hyperion launched its innovative Vault feature, enabling users to delegate tokens to vault market makers and earn on-chain yields with minimal effort, bypassing the complexities of managing dual-token purchases or setting LP price ranges.
Looking ahead, Hyperion plans to introduce a Launchpad feature designed to foster innovative asset minting and distribution within the Aptos ecosystem, further injecting fresh momentum and expanding on-chain asset use cases. According to its recently published roadmap, Hyperion targets a Token Generation Event (TGE) in Q3 2025, with additional product features planned for release in the second half of the year. These developments are integral to Hyperion’s vision of building a unified liquidity and trading layer that Aptos needs to become a global trading engine.
The strategic investment from such prominent entities as OKX Ventures, Aptos Foundation, Maelstrom, and Mirana Ventures signifies strong confidence in Hyperion’s technology, market position, and its potential to serve as the foundational trading engine for Aptos. This funding will accelerate protocol adoption, enhance decentralized trading and product experiences, and deepen community engagement through various initiatives and incentives.
Hyperion invites all stakeholders to join its growing community as it continues to build a robust, user-centric liquidity and trading layer powering the long-term growth of the Aptos ecosystem.
About Hyperion:
Hyperion is the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Aptos blockchain, building the unified liquidity and trading layer of Aptos. It offers a high-performance platform combining swap aggregation, market-making, and vault strategies into one seamless on-chain experience.
About OKX Ventures:
OKX Ventures is the investment arm of the OKX exchange, focused on exploring the best blockchain projects globally and supporting innovative technologies that contribute to the development of the Web3 ecosystem.
About Aptos Foundation:
The Aptos Foundation is dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the Aptos blockchain ecosystem, fostering a vibrant and secure environment for decentralized applications.
Compiled by CMO Intern team
