Hyperion DeFi to deploy 500,000 HYPE with Skew to seed Hyperliquid HIP-3 perps
The Nasdaq-listed firm gets Skew equity and a share of listing-service revenue tied to institutional market launches.
The Nasdaq-listed firm gets Skew equity and a share of listing-service revenue tied to institutional market launches.
Pollak said Base’s onchain-social push failed and the network will refocus on trading, payments and AI agents.
CEO Stephen Gregory said the exchange is rebuilding after a two-year “hibernation” and is targeting a return to roughly 20% U.S. market share.
July 9 was the lone outflow day at -$52.08M as ETH tagged $1,748, while CoinGlass showed a 0.946 long/short ratio.
Bridge deposits hit $106M and Ethereum holds 47% of RWA tokenization, but usage and perp demand softened into resistance.
The crypto VC says it will stay crypto-first while investing across “other frontiers,” citing Hyperliquid and Kalshi.
Open interest around $344.6M alongside the Q2 print points to liquidity rotating venues, not exiting derivatives.
The rollout splits access: perpetual futures for institutional and advanced traders, and equities for retail users under UK rules.
Traders split between a Summer 2022-style breakdown and a rebound if Strategy signals net buying.
Tokenized assets reached a $3.5B record and prediction markets gained traction, while funding fell to 3% from 11% in two days.
BTC hit a $62,137 July high as 57K nonfarm payrolls and nearly $450M in short liquidations hit at once.
The launch pairs tokenized equities in 120+ countries with a self-custody USDG lending product targeting an estimated 7% APY.
ESMA has signaled “perpetual futures” can be treated like CFDs, but cross-border enforcement remains uneven.
Rising funding and short interest are being cited as a volatility accelerant even as charts map a relief bounce toward $70,000.
The comments land after May BTC-linked perp approvals and as CME sues the agency under the Commodity Exchange Act.
SpaceX stock perpetuals also climbed to $812M notional open interest, concentrated on Hyperliquid and Binance.
The exchange argues the product should be treated as a Dodd-Frank swap and says the agency skipped required analysis.
Commentary pointed to Binance spot selling into the rally and framed $66,000 as near-term upside.
HyperDash data shows margin falling from about $100,000 to roughly $14,000 and all-time perps losses at $803,800.
Analysts called derivatives “the prize” but expect limited near-term earnings impact from the new slate.