The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs)

We are a $100M market-neutral hedge fund specializing in institutional on-chain yield. More at

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

Who we are? For the last 4 years, we bring exceptional talent to crypto capital markets

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

https://t.co/mx3FchRT2f

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

Congratulations to the team – we were happy to support

[Ekiden @ekidenfi]

Ekiden has raised $​2M to bring institutional-grade, high-frequency trading infrastructure on-chain.

Here’s why this matters:

1/ On-chain trading has a large performance problem.

$​800B+ in perpetual futures are traded daily

Less than 1.5% is settled on-chain.

Institutions are ready, but products are not
Ekiden is here to change that.

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

We’ve been working with @ResolvLabs for a long time, and the team has always struck us as extremely capable and professional.
Incidents happen; we hope the protocol comes back stronger than ever.

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

https://t.co/VkU04ldCrI

[TermMax | Fixed Rate Borrowing & Lending @TermMaxFi]

Another curator joins TermMax! 🚀

@hcl_labs, a DeFi-native market-neutral fund, has launched TermMax V2 Vault with base yields from @Aave.

Liquidity flows into these markets:
• USDC/mF-one ( @Midas / @fasanaracapital)
• USDC/yUSD ( @YieldFi )
• USDC/RLP ( @ResolvLabs )

🔗 below

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

Up to $20B liquidated.
80% instant price drop for some of the major coins.
0% impact on our market-neutral portfolios.

[FORDEFI @FordefiHQ]

1/ We are so excited to highlight @hcl_labs, a market-neutral DeFi fund investing across ecosystems. In 2025, the team added separate managed accounts and expanded to new L1S and L2S. They needed uniform controls and faster execution.

[Hypernative @HypernativeLabs]

.@hcl_labs is switching on proactive protection in a partnership with Hypernative 🤝

The multi-strategy crypto hedge fund which generates returns by using crypto market inefficiencies in a market-neutral way is getting an extra layer of real-time protection:

🔎Continuous threat monitoring
🚨High-accuracy alerts
🤖Automated response to threats
And more

Read more on our blog: https://t.co/yIJPhbvBp0

[Velvet | Social Trading Terminal @Velvet_Capital]

Introducing: The @hcl_labs x Velvet Stablecoin Portfolio (expected APR range = 15-20%)

A high (risk-adjusted) return LP vault, with three major sources of yield:
1. Trading fees and protocol incentives from providing liquidity to high yield lending markets
2. Borrow fees and protocol incentives from providing liquidity to select correlated stablecoin pools
3. Trading fees and protocol incentives, including points, from providing liquidity to select stablecoin markets

The portfolio is curated by the Hardcore Labs team which has an >5 year track record of consistent returns in crypto markets & leverages sophisticated portfolio optimization techniques and discretionary due diligence to maximize risk-adjusted returns.

Rewards:
3x TVL-based Gems on Velvet
3x @aegis_im Points based on TVL in Aegis through the Portfolio

Boosting your yield even more!

Learn more in the 🧵

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

We have build a world-class infrastructure with security protocols for every stage of fund management flow

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

Who we are? For the last 4 years, we bring exceptional talent to crypto capital markets

[The Core Labs (prev. Hardcore Labs) @the_core_labs]

We have delivered best-in-class risk-adjusted performance comparing to any popular benchmark