# 1.1 - What is nest?

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Welcome to **nest,** the **MetaDEX built for Hyperliquid**, designed to scale liquidity on HyperEVM and turn onchain activity into long-term ecosystem growth **while creating HYPE-aligned buy pressure through protocol design**.

On Hyperliquid, HYPE is the dominant store of value. If you build on HyperEVM but your protocol doesn’t connect to HYPE value accrual, you end up with a disconnect: apps grow, tokens rotate, but the chain’s core asset doesn’t fully capture the upside.

nest exists to bridge that gap by **plugging directly into HYPE-aligned value flows** and turning **every swap** into fuel for deeper liquidity and stronger alignment over time using the [HYPE Engine](https://docs.usenest.xyz/nest-explained/2.6-hype-engine).

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### What you can do on nest

* **Swap** any supported HyperEVM token with best-execution routing
* **Provide liquidity** across three pool types (Classic, CLAMM, Automatic) and earn NEST emissions
* **Lock NEST** for veNEST: earn 100% of protocol trading fees and vote to direct emissions
* **Vote** each epoch to allocate NEST emissions to pools of your choice
* **Deposit into HEV** for automated voting, fee compounding, and MEGAHYPE exposure

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**Key distinction:** LPs earn NEST emissions — not trading fees. Trading fees go to veNEST holders. This is the core mechanic of a MetaDEX.
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