CoinVoice has recently learned that Hyperliquid has published a post on X, stating that in response to the recent misunderstanding of the community about the validator mechanism, the project has made the following clarifications:
All validators are qualified based on their testnet performance. The claim of "buying a seat" is not true, and the accusation is unfair to validators who are serious about their work. As the network develops, the set of validators will gradually expand; The previously announced Foundation delegation program will support high-performing validators and further decentralize the network; Anyone can run an API server pointing to any node. Although the sample client code sends requests to a specific API server, this is not a fundamental requirement of the network; The black market trading behavior of the testnet HYPE is unacceptable, and the project will continue to optimize the testnet user experience; The current node code is closed source, and will be open source in the future after stable and secure development; There is only one binary file at present, and even on mature networks such as Solana, most validators run a single client.
Hyperliquid indicates that the project will iterate at a faster pace and larger scale, and will continue to listen to community feedback and improve the ecosystem in the future. [Original link]