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The Hyperliquid development team provided clarity on Saturday's token unlock in response to community fears of increased selling pressure. The team behind the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange (DEX) disclosed a 1.75 million HYPE token unlock for its developers and core contributors on Saturday, valued at over $60.4 million at the time of this writing. Saturday’s token unlock was previously announced and is part of HYPE’s vesting schedule, according to pseudonymous Hyperliquid developer iliensinc, who celebrated the first anniversary of Hyperliquid’s historic airdrop and token generation event. He said: The unlock sparked fear about potential selling pressure that could impact HYPE’s market price, which declined by about 4.6% at the time of this writing. Read more

After briefly breaking into new territory at $126,080 on October 6, Bitcoin has spent most of the past two months trending downward. The asset slipped to a recent low near $82,000 last Friday, a level many traders hope will mark the end of the bad days.Seasoned market observers remain unfazed, describing this period as a […] The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 26 November – XRP, Hyperliquid, Monad appeared first on Cryptonews.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said Hyperliquid’s $314 million unlock brings unavoidable sell pressure, and insider assurances can’t remove uncertainty. A $314 million Hyperliquid token unlock scheduled for Saturday puts the perpetuals decentralized exchange (DEX) under its most significant tokenomics spotlight yet, as one community member calls for clearer communication on how the core contributor unlock will be managed.  Tokenomist data shows that on Saturday, Hyperliquid will release 9.92 million HYPE tokens, which is 2.66% of the supply. The tokens are worth about $314 million at the time of writing. The HYPE allocation will be released in a “cliff unlock,” which means they will be released all at once.  The unlock ignited public conversations among holders, including an open letter from an X user named Andy, who urged the team to address the community before the tokens are unlocked. At the time of writing, HYPE trades at $31, a 23% decline over the past month.  Read more

Andrew Tate deposited $727,000 into Hyperliquid over the past year, took no withdrawals, and lost the entire stack through a relentless series of leveraged liquidations that culminated on Nov. 18, when his account hit zero. Per Arkham’s on-chain ledger, even the roughly $75,000 in referral commissions Tate earned from bringing traders onto the platform was […] The post Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has unveiled Percolator on Solana, presenting an implementation-ready DEX design for native Perp markets. The release has arrived as Solana’s perp volumes have softened while Hyperliquid and Aster have expanded their share. The post Solana Founder Unveils ‘Percolator’ Perp DEX – A Direct Shot at Aster and Hyperliquid appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 opens perpetual futures listing to anyone willing to stake $20 million. The question isn’t whether this democratizes the DeFi, but whether the safeguards can handle what comes next. Hyperliquid launched HIP-3 on mainnet in October 2025, introducing a model where any builder can deploy perpetual futures markets without committee approval. Deployers must stake 500,000 […] The post Anyone can now create Hyperliquid perp contracts with $20M: Is DeFi about to break? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Hyperliquid has rolled out its HIP-3 upgrade, enabling anyone staking 500,000 HYPE tokens to deploy their own perpetual swap markets permissionlessly. Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has introduced an update that enables third parties to independently launch their own perpetual swap contracts on the platform. Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3 (HIP-3) comes into force on Monday, according to the official Hyperliquid Discord channel. This change introduces permissionless, builder-deployed perpetual futures contracts, marking a major step toward fully decentralized perpetual futures listings. HIP-3’s implementation on the decentralized exchange (DEX) allows anyone staking 500,000 HYPE ($20.5 million at the time of writing) to deploy their own perpetual swap contract with independent margining, orderbooks and parameters. Read more

The upgrade marks a major step toward decentralizing Hyperliquid’s derivatives infrastructure, giving builders the ability to launch perpetual futures markets directly onchain.

The sell-off erased over $1.23 billion in trader capital on Hyperliquid and $19 billion across the crypto market in a 24 hours.

Changpeng Zhao (CZ) detailed the accidental rise of Chinese memecoins on BNB Chain and explained why Aster’s hidden orders provide a structural advantage over Hyperliquid. During his Oct. 10 interview with CounterParty TV, the former Binance CEO attributed BNB’s recent meme explosion to an unplanned Mid-Autumn Festival post and outlined his investment thesis, favoring privacy-focused […] The post CZ says Aster’s privacy beats Hyperliquid’s transparent order books appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A Hyperliquid trader lost $21 million in a private key exploit, raising new concerns about DeFi security and user vigilance amid growing DEX activity. On Thursday, a single user on the decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid lost about $21 million after a private key leak led to an exploit involving the platform’s Hyperdrive lending protocol. According to blockchain security company PeckShield, the attacker targeted 17.75 million DAI (DAI) and 3.11 million SyrupUSDC, a synthetic version of the USDC stablecoin used within Hyperdrive, and subsequently bridged the stolen funds to Ethereum. PeckShield has not confirmed how the private key was compromised. Read more

DEX wars are heating up as Hyperliquid, Aster and Lighter battle for dominance; lasting success depends on tech, not token perks. A new wave of DEX wars has shifted from token incentives to a focus on speed, leverage and sustainable infrastructure. Hyperliquid continues to lead the market with over $300 billion in monthly volume, strong liquidity and rising institutional adoption. Aster’s growth is powered by airdrops, Binance-backed credibility and leverage that attract professional traders. Read more

HYPE price prediction targets $100 before year-end following MetaMask's launch of perpetual futures trading powered by Hyperliquid as token surges 3.3% to $46.61 with $15.6 billion market cap, ranking as the 11th largest cryptocurrency. The post HYPE Price Prediction: MetaMask Brings Perpetual Trading to Millions via Hyperliquid – $100 Before Year-End? appeared first on Cryptonews.

MetaMask and Infinex have integrated Hyperliquid, the most liquid decentralized derivatives platform, to steal market share from CEXs in the rapidly growing perps market. Decentralized crypto trading platforms MetaMask and Infinex are now offering perpetual futures through integrations with Hyperliquid, competing with their centralized counterparts in the booming crypto perps market. MetaMask’s integration with Hyperliquid went live on Wednesday, allowing users to access Hyperliquid’s decentralized perpetual swaps exchange directly through MetaMask’s wallet. MetaMask stated that the “major milestone” brings it one step closer to becoming an all-in-one, self-custodial trading platform, as it seeks to capture market share from centralized exchanges that have dominated the crypto perpetuals market. Read more

Despite the nearly $9 million loss, Machi and other large investors are betting on the price of the XPL token recovering. Taiwanese music celebrity and high-profile digital asset investor Jeffrey Huang, also known as “Machi Big Brother,” is facing a nearly $9 million floating loss on his Hyperliquid account. Account “0x020c” associated with Huang, who is also a popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collector, is approaching a floating loss of $9 million on decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid. From a profit of approximately $44 million just 13 days ago, the celebrity is now sitting on an unrealized loss of $8.7 million on their 5x leveraged long position, which involves betting on the price appreciation of the Plasma (XPL) token, according to blockchain data from Hyperdash. The position has a liquidation threshold of $0.5366. Read more

HyperDrive DeFi protocol suffered a $773,000 exploit affecting two accounts in its Treasury Bill market with stolen funds split between BNB Chain and Ethereum networks through bridge transfers, as the attacker exploited an arbitrary call vulnerability in the router contract stealing 672,934 USDT0 and 110,244 thBILL tokens. The post Hyperliquid’s HyperDrive DeFi Loses $773K in Account Compromise, Funds Bridged to BNB Chain and Ethereum appeared first on Cryptonews.

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood says Hyperliquid reminds her of Solana’s early days, but maintains that Bitcoin remains the core of her crypto thesis. ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood has compared Hyperliquid to Solana’s early-stage promise, calling it “the new kid on the block.” “It’s exciting. It reminds me of Solana in the earlier days, and Solana has proven its worth and is, you know, there with the big boys,” Wood said during a recent interview on the Master Investor podcast. ARK Invest currently holds three main crypto assets in its public funds, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). The firm’s exposure to Solana is through Breera Sports, which Wood clarified is tied to the Solana treasury and supported by Middle Eastern investors. She also noted advisory ties to the project through economist Art Laffer. Read more

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Altcoin Season has unfolded through targeted rotations rather than a blanket rally. Aethir, Mantle, and Hyperliquid have seen liquidity supported by trading depth, exchange access, and derivatives markets, reflecting how catalysts and market structure have guided flows. The post Altcoin Season Just Shifted – Traders Crowd Aethir, Mantle, Hyperliquid. Who Misses Out? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The USDH stablecoin is live, giving the derivatives exchange its first dollar-pegged asset after Native Markets secured issuance rights in a validator vote. Hyperliquid’s native stablecoin, USDH, launched on Wednesday with a USDC trading pair, logging nearly $2 million in early trading. With USDH now live, Hyperliquid has its first dollar-pegged asset, giving traders a stable unit of account and collateral across the network. Native Markets will manage the exchange’s stablecoin and oversee billions of dollars in potential flows. The crypto startup, led by Hyperliquid investor Max Fiege, former Uniswap Labs president Mary-Catherine Lader and blockchain researcher Anish Agnihotri, was selected through a validator vote on Sept. 14. Read more