[PRESS RELEASE – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 16th, 2025]
Aptos Foundation’s LFM program participant, Hyperion, is redefining DeFi trading with on-chain scale, capital-efficient liquidity and $5B+ lifetime volume
Hyperion, a high-performance decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Aptos blockchain, has today launched its Token Generation Event (TGE), marking a major milestone for one of the fastest-growing DeFi projects on Aptos.
Since launching its mainnet earlier this year, Hyperion has quickly established itself as a top-tier trading venue on Aptos, combining the speed and precision of an orderbook with the deep, composable liquidity of an AMM—all built for serious scale. Today, the platform ranks among the largest DeFi protocols on Aptos by total value locked (TVL), with over $130 million in TVL and $7 billion in cumulative trading volume.
Redefining DeFi Trading Infrastructure on Aptos
At the heart of Hyperion is its hybrid architecture:
- Concentrated Liquidity Market Maker (CLMM) for deep, capital-efficient liquidity accessible to all users
- Orderbook engine (to be released in Q4 2025) for pro-grade, precise and high-speed execution
This dual model offers traders and liquidity providers a unified platform with real-time settlement, high throughput, and minimized slippage—enabled by the Move programming language and Aptos’ Block-STM parallel execution engine.
Beyond its core DEX functionality, Hyperion also offers an expanding suite of products to meet the evolving needs of traders, liquidity providers, and DeFi protocols. These include Hyperion Aggregator, a meta-aggregator that sources liquidity across multiple Aptos aggregators and DEXs, and Hyperion Vaults, which helps users maximize yield with minimal active management. Hyperion’s products have been integrated into several Aptos-native projects like Kofi Finance, Moar Markets, Panora and Amnis Finance, creating a foundation for seamless composability across the Aptos DeFi ecosystem.
“Hyperion is built to push the boundaries of DeFi on Aptos,” said Claire Zhao, Co-Founder and CEO of Hyperion. “From day one, we’ve focused on speed, composability and efficiency. Our TGE is just the beginning to unlocking even greater liquidity, ecosystem growth and continued innovation. We’re excited to embark on this next chapter together with our vibrant community of users, builders, and partners.”
Introducing RION Token and Community Campaigns
As part of the TGE, Hyperion is launching its native token, RION—a cryptographically secure, fungible token at the core of the Hyperion ecosystem. RION enables key utilities including trading incentives, governance participation, and ecosystem rewards, empowering users and builders to contribute to and benefit from engaging with the Hyperion ecosystem.
Dedicated campaigns will also accompany the launch, designed to give back to the Aptos community and strengthen engagement across the broader DeFi ecosystem.
RION will initially be listed on Binance Alpha, where it will become the first IDO project to adopt a Bonding Curve dynamic pricing mechanism. This innovative approach allows early participants to enter flexibly based on real-time demand, while ensuring the entire token issuance process remains fully transparent, public, and market-driven.
Scaling Beyond TGE
Hyperion’s growth has been accelerated through its participation in the Aptos Foundation’s LFM program—an initiative designed to help Aptos-native projects successfully navigate key product milestones and launches.
“Hyperion is setting a new standard for DeFi infrastructure and exemplifies the kind of innovation the LFM program was designed to foster,” said Ash Pampati, Head of Ecosystem at Aptos Foundation. “Their hybrid model, performance-driven design, and strong partner network showcase what’s possible on Aptos. We’re excited to see what they accomplish next.”
Hyperion’s TGE unlocks new opportunities for deeper liquidity, user participation and community governance, propelling its vision of a high-performance, composable DeFi foundation on Aptos. Post-TGE, the Hyperion team plans to continue rolling out additional products, integrations, and trading incentives to further expand its ecosystem.
About Hyperion
Hyperion is a high-performance platform powered by Aptos’ parallel execution engine. By combining swap aggregation, market-making (CLMM and the upcoming DLMM), and vault strategies into one seamless on-chain experience, Hyperion is building the unified liquidity and trading layer of Aptos. Hyperion is incubated by BlockBooster and the Ankaa Accelerator Program, with strategic investments from OKX Ventures, Aptos Labs, Mirana Ventures and Maelstrom. To learn more about Hyperion, users can visit https://hyperion.xyz/.
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