Morpho

Morpho is a permissionless, modular lending protocol originally built on Ethereum that has become one of DeFi's most significant lending infrastructure layers. On HyperEVM, Morpho operates as the underlying protocol powering the two dominant lending frontends in the ecosystem—Felix Protocol and HyperBeat—making it the de facto lending stack for Hyperliquid's EVM-compatible environment. By October 2025, Hyperliquid had become the third-largest chain on Morpho by total deposits, with the ecosystem surpassing $600 million in cumulative deposits, a milestone that prompted Morpho to formally add Hyperliquid support directly in its own application.

Lending and borrowing protocols are essential infrastructure on Hyperliquid, unlocking capital efficiency by allowing users to borrow against staked assets and perp positions. Morpho contributes to this category where protocols enable recursive yield strategies — stake HYPE, deposit LSTs as collateral, borrow stablecoins, and redeploy. The unified state between HyperCore and HyperEVM makes Hyperliquid lending uniquely capital-efficient.