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Hyperliquid perp dominance rise

Hyperliquid is expanding its decentralized perpetuals dominance through record open interest, tokenized equities, institutional integrations, and advancing US regulatory onboarding.

16 entriesFri, Jun 12 – Thu, Aug 20Perp DEX

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  1. Thu, Aug 20LatestVerified · 22 Aug 2026

    Someone Bought $65K of Hyperliquid-Company Calls Four Hours Before Trump's Name-Check — CNBC Asks the Obvious Question

    CNBC reported unusual call-buying around Trump's Hyperliquid remarks: about four hours before he spoke, a trader spent roughly $65,000 on 719 call options in Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR), the Nasdaq-listed HYPE treasury company — contracts that nearly tripled by the close as PURR rose 30%, an unrealized gain near $111,000. Options volume ran ~8x the 30-day average, heavily skewed to calls. An options veteran told CNBC he hopes the buyers "have a robust alibi"; no trader has been identified.

  2. Thu, Aug 20Verified · 20 Aug 2026

    Coinbase Adds 50x Perps to Base App — Powered by Hyperliquid, and Not for Americans

    Coinbase launched perpetual futures in its Base App on Wednesday, powered by Hyperliquid — eligible self-custody users get 290+ markets spanning crypto, tokenized stocks and commodities at up to 50x leverage, with Hyperliquid executing on its on-chain order book while users stay in-app. The product excludes the US, UK and Canada. It deepens an existing relationship: Coinbase became Hyperliquid's official USDC treasury deployer in May, and said perps are its users' most-requested feature.

  3. Thu, Aug 20Verified · 20 Aug 2026

    Trump Hosts Crypto's Chiefs, Pushes CLARITY — and Reveals the CFTC Is Working to Onshore Hyperliquid

    President Trump hosted crypto and market executives — Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, Robinhood, Nasdaq and ICE among them — alongside SEC Chair Atkins and CFTC Chair Selig, urging Congress to pass a "fair version" of the CLARITY Act. Trump also said Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid into the US "in a fully compliant and legal fashion," sending HYPE up about 19%. No binding outcomes emerged; the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee meets the following day. CNBC separately reported unusual call-option buying around the Hyperliquid remarks, including trades placed shortly before them.

  4. Sun, Jul 26Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Records $1.4 Million Single-Day Fee Revenue and Burns $1.2 Million in HYPE

    Hyperliquid generated $1.4 million in fees in a single day and burned $1.2 million worth of HYPE tokens in the same period. Cumulatively, the protocol has burned 47.27 million HYPE tokens, representing 4.73% of its maximum supply.

  5. Tue, Jul 21Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Enables Decentralized Prediction Markets With $30 Million HYPE Stake, No Validator Approval Required

    Hyperliquid announced the expansion of its platform to include decentralized prediction markets, requiring a $30 million HYPE stake to deploy but no validator approval. The permissionless structure extends Hyperliquid's product set beyond perpetual futures into on-chain event derivatives.

  6. Sat, Jul 18Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Hits $1B Fee Milestone

    Hyperliquid surpassed $1 billion in total fees generated since its 2024 launch. USDC monthly transfer volume on the platform reached $45.58 billion, adding a concurrent on-chain activity metric to the fee milestone. Grayscale separately listed a Hyperliquid staking ETF on Nasdaq with the lowest fees in its category.

  7. Fri, Jul 17Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid hits record 9% share of aggregate perp open interest

    Hyperliquid has reached a record 9% share of aggregate perpetual futures open interest, marking a new milestone in the decentralized exchange's market share growth.

  8. Wed, Jul 15Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Squeezes USDC Economics

    JPMorgan published analysis arguing that Hyperliquid's growth and its deal with Circle create structural pressure on USDC's economics and on Coinbase's revenue. Mizuho separately downgraded Circle to underperform with a $50 price target, citing yield-passthrough threats from competing platforms including Hyperliquid. Multiple Wall Street analysts flagged mounting competitive risks to Circle and Coinbase's stablecoin-linked income streams.

  9. Sun, Jul 12Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Open Interest Market Share Hits 9% All-Time High; HYPE Trades at $67.53 With 45 Million Tokens Burned

    Hyperliquid's perpetual contracts open interest market share reached 9%, a new all-time high. HYPE traded at $67.53 with analysts citing a potential breakout toward $77.50, and the protocol's buyback program has burned a cumulative 45 million tokens.

  10. Fri, Jul 10Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Quarterly Trading Volume Down 35%

    Hyperliquid's trading volume fell 35% quarter-over-quarter, with RWA perpetual contracts identified as quietly taking a growing share of on-chain derivatives activity. Bitwise simultaneously added HYPE to its top-10 crypto ETF while removing Polkadot and Avalanche, and Forbes published analysis characterizing Hyperliquid as a candidate to become core financial infrastructure.

  11. Sat, Jun 27Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Holds 80% of Decentralized Perp Volume; $700M Annualized Revenue From $3B Collateral

    Hyperliquid captured 80% of decentralized perpetual trading volume and generated $700 million in annualized revenue from $3 billion in collateral. Singapore's MAS added Hyperliquid to its investor alert list, and the platform responded publicly. An SEC 8-K filing was made by Hyperliquid Strategies Inc, and US-listed crypto perpetual contracts went live via Kalshi with Bitcoin identified as the primary accessible market.

  12. Mon, Jun 15Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Integrates Tokenized US Equities; Moomoo Adds Hyperliquid Market Data

    Hyperliquid's tokenized US equity products in the storage sector, including MU and SNDK, gained over 4% during the night session. Futu's Moomoo app separately integrated Hyperliquid market data, expanding the platform's retail-facing visibility.

  13. Sat, Jun 13Unverified — not yet reviewed

    SpaceX Becomes Hyperliquid's Second Most-Traded Asset; HYPE Surges 7%

    SpaceX became the second most-traded asset on Hyperliquid according to WSJ reporting. HYPE token surged 7% in connection with the Kalshi futures launch and SpaceX IPO speculation. A $36.4 million SPCX long position was liquidated on Hyperliquid, resulting in approximately $300,000 in losses.

  14. Sat, Jun 13Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Sets Open Interest Record

    Hyperliquid's perpetual contract open interest reached a new all-time high of 8.2% market share. Separately, $4 billion in USDC flowed into Hyperliquid. A large HYPE genesis whale deposited 576,148 HYPE tokens worth approximately $35.28 million to Coinbase.

  15. Sat, Jun 13Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Price Trend and HYPE Analysis Following SpaceX IPO Activity

    Multiple analyses examined HYPE's price trend and upside potential in the context of SpaceX IPO-related trading activity on Hyperliquid. Arthur Hayes publicly characterized the SpaceX IPO tokenization as a 'classic crypto grift.'

  16. Fri, Jun 12Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Hyperliquid Holdings Exceed $200M Pre-SpaceX IPO; HIP-4 Prediction Markets Launch

    Hyperliquid's total holdings surpassed $200 million ahead of the SpaceX IPO, with a single whale holding $17.6 million in bullish positions. Hyperliquid also launched HIP-4 prediction markets offering price predictions for HYPE, ETH, and SOL.