A crypto trader profited over $27 million on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid after placing high-leverage, all-long bets during a major market rally. A Hyperliquid trader has pulled off an explosive and high-risk trading run, turning a $3 million deposit into $27.5 million in profit in just 52 days. Between April 7 and April 9, the trader deposited nearly $3 million on the platform and placed aggressive leveraged bets, going fully long on various crypto assets. Hyperliquid allows users to trade perpetual futures onchain without custodians or intermediaries. The trader went all-in on long positions, betting that crypto prices would increase. The trader used different leverage levels for various assets, meaning that for each dollar they put in, they were controlling more value. Read more
Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has submitted formal comments to the US CFTC supporting 24/7 perpetual derivatives trading. Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange operating on its own layer-1 blockchain, has submitted formal comments on 24/7 derivatives trading to the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In a May 23 X post, Hyperliquid Labs announced that it has “submitted two comment letters to the [CFTC] in response to its recent Requests for Comment on perpetual derivatives and 24/7 trading.” The team behind the decentralized exchange (DEX) added: Hyperliquid stated that it is committed to the advancement of the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. The team also claimed that its implementation “exemplifies how core DeFi principles can be put into practice to enhance market efficiency, market integrity, and user protection.” Read more