“Unified account” mode is live on mainnet for pre-alpha testing. Unified account is an improved account setting in which spot and perps balances of all quote assets are merged. Unified account mode has been a much requested feature in its own right, and is also a prerequisite for supporting cross margin for HIP-3 DEXs and completing the portfolio margin implementation.

Under unified account mode, a notable change is that USDC spot balances will no longer be separate from USDC perp balances. All USDC deposits from any source will immediately count towards margin requirements and protect against liquidations. The same will be true for all collateral assets as cross margin is enabled on HIP-3 DEXs.

Ultimately unified account will be a reasonable default setting for most interfaces, but is suggested to be tested with small accounts during pre-alpha. On app.hyperliquid.xyz, users can try unified account mode in the settings menu. To return to legacy mode, all positions must be closed and open orders must be canceled.

Unified account and portfolio margin will be rate limited on the L1. After 50k daily user actions (e.g., placing an order or sending an asset) with portfolio margin or unified account active, users will only be able to close positions until the account disables portfolio margin and unified account. Market makers and high volume automated users should manually manage individual DEX balances instead.