# DFINITY Founder Calls Hyperliquid a Centralized Exchange

By John Kim

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Published: 2026-11-15T15:06:07.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-15T15:06:07.000Z
Section: Business

> Dominic Williams said priority access for selected trading firms reflects a core centralized-exchange business practice, citing NYSE server connections as an example.

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams described Hyperliquid as a centralized exchange, arguing that selling priority access to selected trading firms is a core feature of many centralized exchanges. In an X post, he pointed to the New York Stock Exchange’s sale of server connections to hedge funds, saying those links can let firms trade ahead of others.

Williams contrasted that practice with an onchain, open-source MULTI/DEX updated by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). He said such a platform would not sell priority access.