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Hyperliquid didn’t rely on hype cycles or marketing blitzes to break into the spotlight—it engineered its way into relevance, forcing the crypto industry to reassess how far onchain trading infrastructure had come. What Hyperliquid Is At its core, Hyperliquid is a decentralized exchange ( DEX) built specifically for perpetual futures trading. Unlike earlier DEX platforms … Read more
SDEX jumped more than 160% after Smardex announced its shift to the unified protocol, which merges a DEX, lending market and perpetual-style trading into a single smart contract and liquidity pool. A Unified Architecture for Capital Efficiency The native token of the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Smardex (SDEX) surged by over 160% on Dec. 17, … Read more
While decentralized perpetual exchanges, or perp DEXes, clocked an eye-popping $1.2 trillion in volume in October, the data reveals their November tally eased slightly, trading a bit softer than the prior month’s fireworks. While the dip clocked in at just $70 billion, November’s perp DEX haul still loomed 71.7% above September, making it clear the … Read more
Crypto-driven perpetual futures are rapidly emerging as the next frontier in global price discovery, reshaping how equities and major indices will trade as traditional exchanges confront an urgent adapt-or-die crossroads. Perpetual Futures’ Rising Influence on Global Markets Bitmex co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes published on Nov. 27 that traditional exchanges face an “adapt or … Read more
Safepal announced a native integration with Hyperliquid, the high‑performance DEX for perpetual futures, enabling users to trade perps with up to 40x leverage (including BTC and ETH pairs) directly within Safepal’s software and hardware wallets. The V4.10.4 app update adds onchain orderbook access, HyperEVM asset support, a Dapp explorer for the Hyperliquid ecosystem and seamless … Read more
The Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform went live in October after initially raising $21 million in a previous round led by Haun Ventures. Lighter Becomes Crypto’s Latest Unicorn After $68M Round Lighter, the new kid on the block competing against perpetual futures giant Hyperliquid, announced a $68 million round on Tuesday, led by Peter Thiel’s … Read more
Vladimir Novakovski’s blockchain startup Lighter has secured $68 million in fresh funding from top-tier backers, marking one of the most notable reverse pivots in Silicon Valley—from artificial intelligence (AI) back to crypto. According to a Forbes report, Lighter’s $68 million round was led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Haun … Read more
21shares US LLC, a subsidiary of 21.co recently acquired by Falconx, filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, to launch the 21shares Hyperliquid ETF — a fund that tracks the spot price of HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid blockchain. SEC Filing Reveals 21shares’ Plan for HYPE-Tracking … Read more
The new decentralized exchange (DEX) is built on top of the Sui blockchain which recently topped $2.6 billion in total value locked (TVL). A New Contender Emerges in the $1 Trillion Perpetual DEX Race Perpetual DEXs topped $1 trillion in trading volume last month, spurred by the emergence of new players such as YZi Labs’ … Read more
Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. (HSI), formed from an $888 million reverse merger between Sonnet Biotherapeutics Holdings Inc. and Rorschach I LLC, has filed a Form S-1 registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $1 billion through an offering of 160 million shares of common stock. Hyperliquid Strategies Files $1B IPO, … Read more
