Hyperliquid Ecosystem Highlights: Aug 21 - 26
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@HyperliquidX Weekly Updates
- HIP-1 spot annotations + deployer labels now supported
- HIP-4 templates live on testnet (awaiting builder feedback)
- New docs for infra providers’ peering services
- Validators vote on VINE delisting ~9:30 UTC on 26 Aug
- If delisted: perps settle to 1h TWAP spot oracle, open orders canceled
- Close positions beforehand to avoid auto-settlement
- Base App integrated Hyperliquid perps (via builder codes)
- Trezor added HyperEVM support
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@HyperliquidPC and
@tradexyz filed a joint CFTC comment letter asking for a regulated US path for energy perps and 24/7 trading
- Argument: oil moves 24/7, but US hedging markets do not
- During February’s oil shock, about two-thirds of the weekend move already happened onchain before US futures reopened
- Empirical study across 205 BTC weekends + 19 oil weekends
- Finds perpetuals expand hedging choice and improve price discovery
- No statistically significant harm to benchmark markets (WTI spreads tighter, faster reopen)
- Hedging example: $1.58M potential loss reduced to ~$62k using oil perps"
3/ HyperEVM is now live on the
@Pumpfun
- Users can trade any HyperEVM token with USDC, earn callout rewards, and trade at near-zero fees
- Pumpfun says it is the first app to bring HyperEVM to the trenches
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@Kinetiq_xyz launches Elysium
- High-performance OP Stack L2 for Hyperliquid (HYPE as gas)
- Fixes HyperEVM limits: faster spot trading, PropAMMs, private txs, full token lifecycle
- 50% of sequencer fees buy & burn
$KNTQ; launch imminent
- Community notes kHYPE trading closer to $80 while HYPE lags
- Ongoing
Markets.xyz mobile push
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@hyperbeat Fantasy Premier League reminder
- Season live, $5,000 real prizes every gameweek
- Import existing FPL team into Liquid Banking account to compete
- Referral + mini-league bonuses available
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@Grayscale $HYPG milestones update
- Launched 3 Jun 2026
- Became largest HYPE fund by 26 Jun with >$123M AUM
- Notes Trump’s comments on bringing Hyperliquid to the US
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@felixprotocol EOA mode live for spot equities
- Users can now hold and trade Felix spot equities directly in their own EOA / hardware wallets
- Moves beyond embedded account system based on user feedback
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@liminalmoney Hyperliquid-powered yield update
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$xHYPE offering +20% net APY by capturing HYPE funding rates
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$limUSD optimizing across Hyperliquid yield sources at +12.5% net APY
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@altdotfun $ALT buyback and burn #6 completed
- Continues recurring buyback program
- Notes “big week ahead”
10/
@sizedotclub opened
#trenches on Discord
- For the people who actually trade:
discord.gg/zWxCHy2e4D
- Hosted a Twitter Space: Market & Trenches. Hyperliquid. Size Alpha Sharing
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@hypurr_co Weekly Updates Vol. 110
- Featured on official Hyperliquid website
- HypurrCo Singapore gathering (Oct 8) reminder
- New research piece with
@Uncoilhype on HIP-4
- Roundup of product launches (QuickNode peering, Talistrade, Base App perps, trade[xyz] listings)
12/
@nansen_ai Whale bought ~$7.4M HYPE hours before Trump CFTC comments
- Average entry ~$59.37
- Position later worth ~$9M (+$1.57M unrealized)
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@gmgnai now supports LiquidLaunch tokens.
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@HyperSwapX Month 11 LP rewards allocated
- ~$30,000 in LP rewards for the 11th month
- Boosted APRs across major pools with xSWAP rewards
- xSWAP redeemable for SWAP (50% penalty if instant)
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@harmonixfi kHYPE yield positioning
- Highlights consistent yield on HYPE via kHYPE
- 4.42% annualized since inception with low volatility (0.41pp APY vol over 6 months)
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@ryskfinance “Earn upfront income” branding push on Hyperliquid
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@Outcomexyz Teases possible mainnet market launches “tomorrow”
- Treasury buybacks → $30Y ticker live next day
- Highlights speed of Hyperliquid vs traditional markets after US Treasury $4B buyback announcement
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@GTE_XYZ Hits 100,000 family milestone
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@MarketsAlpha Portfolio Margin liquidations analysis
- 64 PM accounts liquidated in 24h
- >$45M gross perp notional, >$7M negative realized PnL
- No backstop liquidation, pure market liquidations
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@BuoyFinance Security update
- Audit with
@ShieldifySec underway
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@shaundadevens “Will Kraken Be the First Compliant HIP-3 Deployer?”
- Testnet activity shows “Kraken HIP-3 test DEX” with whitelist + account controls
- Argues permissioned HIP-3 is the likely path for US-compliant access
- Full research note on Hyperliquid onshoring path
- Explains why permissionless design conflicts with US market-structure law
- Details HPC approach + testnet tools (permissioned deployers, PA actions) enabling compliant access
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@tptrades Pear Protocol leaderboard update
- Strong first-week competition, top trader +$15k
HyperEVM Trenches Update 👀
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$PURR -3.9% in 24H - $80.7M MC
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$KNTQ @Kinetiq_xyz -7% in 24H - $56M MC. Big news: Kinetiq is launching Elysium, a high-performance L2 for Hyperliquid.
$KNTQ pumped from $0.19 to $0.29 after the announcement.
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$NEST @NestExchange +3.29% in 24H - $24.5M MC. News:
@delpho_labs has brought over $1M in new liquidity to Nest. A new HYPE-USDV pool is now live, and voting incentives have been deposited.
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$HPL @hyperlendx -30.95% in 24H - $14.64M MC. News: LTV update - E-Mode HYPE Looping:
nitter.net/hyperlendx/status/2091…
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$ALT @altdotfun -4.95% in 24H - $1.2M MC.
$ALT buyback and burn #7 is complete. Outstanding token on
$ALT:
$HODL @hodlevm +269% in 24H - currently at $170K MC.
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$SWAP @HyperSwapX -10.35% in 24H - $3.3M MC. News: ~$30,000 in LP rewards have been allocated for the 11th month on HyperSwap:
nitter.net/HyperSwapX/status/2091…
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$LIQD @LiquidLaunchHL -15.4% in 24H - $1.8M MC.
@gmgnai now supports LiquidLaunch tokens.
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$BUDDY @alrightbuddyHL +5.5% 24H - $1.9M MC. The X community is now active again, with a lot of social activity from
$BUDDY holders.
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$JOFF @joff_hl +10.9% in 24H - $12.9M MC. One of the most active HyperEVM meme communities on X.
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$HFUN @hfunlabs -2.76% in 24H - $16.8M MC. Price is barely moving during the trenches. Hfun was a legend in the HyperEVM trenches back then. Loracle pls bring it back..
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$KITTEN @KittenswapHype +2.85% in 24H - $3.9M MC. Active ve(3,3) DEX on HyperEVM.
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$HYBR @HybraFinance +2.3% in 24H - $196K MC. News: V4 pools are now live on Hybra with 15x
@monetrix_xyz points and $820 (10 HYPE) in bribes:
nitter.net/HybraFinance/status/20…
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$HAR @harmonixfi +8.46% in 24H, but with not much trading volume.
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$BASED +0.89% in 24H - $16.75M MC. News:
@inkonchain is now live on
based.one Swap, and
$BASED staking is now available on BSC Chain.
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$SEDA +3% in 24H - $15.9M MC.
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$PEAR +0.52% in 24H - $11.7M MC. Pear is now also integrated with
@Lighter_xyz.
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$CATBAL -0.46% in 24H - $907K MC.
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$PIP @PiPonHL -0.29% in 24H - $3.9M MC.
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$HL @HolyLiquidEVM -1.67% in 24H - $190K MC.
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$rHYPURR @ripdotxyz -1.3% in 24H - $1.3M MC.
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@MotionOnHype launchpad & runners on Motion:
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$MOTION -19.6% in 24H - $113K MC.
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$EGG -20% in 24H - $3.4M MC.
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$TESTICLES +67% in 24H - $468K MC.
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$CHAMELEON -16.8% in 24H - $3.1M MC.
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$KEK -53% 24H - in $131K MC.
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$MEGACUM -38.2% in 24H - $76K MC.