Hedgehog Protocol: The Future of Scalable and Efficient Blockchain Transactions

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Mar 28, 2025

Hedgehog Protocol: The Future of Scalable and Efficient Blockchain Transactions

Hedgehog Protocol is building a Modular Synthetic Blockspace — They abstract away the complexity of blockspace and transform its essential information into a synthetic blockspace.

This enables the creation of derivatives markets for any on-chain expense, allowing users to trade, hedge, and speculate on onchain activity.

Solving Blockchain’s Biggest Challenges

The blockchain industry faces persistent issues, including high transaction costs, scalability limitations, and fragmented liquidity. Hedgehog Protocol tackles these inefficiencies by introducing a modular synthetic blockspace architecture that optimizes network performance and enhances usability across decentralized applications.

Key Problems Addressed:

High Transaction Fees: Dynamic fee adjustments reduce user costs and create a more predictable transaction environment.

Scalability Bottlenecks: Decoupling execution from consensus enhances throughput, improving network efficiency.

Liquidity Fragmentation: Seamless liquidity aggregation ensures capital efficiency across chains and protocols.

Accessibility for Developers: Intuitive design simplifies onboarding, reducing technical barriers for broader adoption.

How Hedgehog Protocol Works

Hedgehog introduces a structured approach to transaction execution through Modular Synthetic Blockspace:

Isolating Core Data: Extracts essential transactional details from each block.

Optimizing for Efficiency: Reduces unnecessary complexity for streamlined processing.

Real-Time Gas Pricing: Enables precise fee adjustments, benefiting wallets, rollups, and validators.

By restructuring blockchain interactions, Hedgehog turns a fragmented and costly system into an optimized and predictable one.

Imagine MakerDAO or Liquity. But instead of minting a stablecoin, you mint derivative tokens representing different on-chain variables, like transaction fee volatility.   

The $HOG Token: Fueling Hedgehog’s Ecosystem

Underpinning Hedgehog Protocol is the $HOG token, which drives governance, staking incentives, and transaction execution. Alongside $HOG, the BaseFeeLMA token introduces a Liquity-inspired Collateralized Debt Position (CDP) model, allowing users to intelligently hedge gas fees without sacrificing market stability.

Token Utility & Use Cases

Governance Participation
$HOG holders vote on protocol enhancements, guiding the roadmap and economic parameters.

Staking Rewards
Investors can stake $HOG to earn passive returns while reinforcing network security.

Speculation & Arbitrage
The token’s integration with synthetic blockspace markets enables diverse trading and arbitrage strategies.

In linking protocol functionality directly to token incentives, Hedgehog creates a self-sustaining economy that benefits developers, enterprises, and long-term investors alike.

Growing Market Demand

Users / projects have spent over $3B in transaction fees in the past year alone. B2B Account Abstraction services are now worth billions and are trying to solve this friction. Still, gas prices are too volatile, they need a way to lock-in costs to provide users the best experience.

Roadmap

Team

Esko – CEO

Background: Ex-Prosper (Prediction Market and Hedging Platform), exited to Animoca Brand.
Expertise: Over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience, with a track record of building and scaling Web3 ventures

Alex Telegin – Blockchain Developer

Background: Formerly at Google, with 5+ years of blockchain experience
Expertise: Has built several Layer-2 (L2) solutions, specializing in performance optimization and smart contract architecture

Rai – Business Development

Background: 3 years in Web3, focused on partnerships, ecosystem expansion, and community growth
Expertise: Led marketing operations at one of LATAM’s largest banks, driving user acquisition and brand strategy

Gogen – Lead Developer

Background: Built Prosper—a cross-chain predictions market and hedging platform; Auditor
Expertise: Deep proficiency in cross-chain architecture, protocol audits, and security best practices

Joonas – CMO

Background: 13 years in marketing and management, from startups to publicly listed companies, plus 4 years building in the Web3 space
Expertise: Growth strategy, brand development, and go-to-market execution in emerging tech sectors

Prof. Dmitry Vizhnytskiy – Math/Tokenomics

Background: Mathematics professor and researcher at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Expertise: Tokenomics modeling, on-chain data analysis, and advanced cryptographic methods

Pedro – Blockchain Researcher

Background: MSc in Economics, 8+ years in Web3 as a native data scientist
Expertise: Protocol research, economic modeling, and real-time market analytics

Fonseca – UX/UI Designer

Background: 4+ years of UX design strategy and graphic design; 2x ETH Hackathon winner
Expertise: Crafting intuitive, user-centric interfaces for decentralized applications, driving higher user retention and satisfaction

Rebeca – Community

Background: Former Community & Project Lead at Innovation Hub (Instituto Caldeira), and Web3 builder at Dream DAO
Expertise: Community engagement, event coordination, and grass-roots advocacy for decentralized ecosystems

Backers & Collaborations

Incubated by Outlier Ventures; $1,5M pre-seed raised from top crypto builders.

Learn More and Get Involved

Ready to explore the transformative potential of Hedgehog Protocol? Dive deeper and connect with the community through the following channels:

Website: http://thehedgehog.io/
Twitter: https://x.com/TheHedgehog_io
TG News: https://t.me/thehedgehog_news

Secure Launch Process

This deal is offered by members of this Private Members Club for a Special Round allocation of the $HOG. Any member who wants to join can apply, application does guarantee an allocation.

As always, members with Locked $UNITY of at least 3,000,000 can receive a guaranteed allocation provided that individuals (and entities) pass KYC (jurisdictional restrictions apply). Token allocation depends on your tier. Any unclaimed allocations after the initial funding round will be offered to members who might otherwise be ineligible.

Visit the Unitypad Dashboard to check your tier. You can add more UNITY to increase your tier. To learn more about Locking, read our comprehensive blog post.

Participation and Allocation

Private Round is open members not domiciled in the USA or UN-sanctioned countries. Allocation is based on your tier score and KYC verification.

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