On September 6, Hyperliquid releases around 9.92 million HYPE to the core contributors, nominally a good $800 million. In March, 173,217 tokens of the same tranche were claimed, or 1.75 percent.
Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade[XYZ] ask the CFTC to approve regulated energy perpetual contracts for crude oil and natural gas trading.
Twelve wallets reportedly deposited $36 million into Hyperliquid and bought $24 million in HYPE, but their suspected a16z link remains unverified.
On August 26, 2026, Hyperliquid rolled out its Aligned Quote Asset v2 (AQAv2) protocol, establishing a new channel for token buybacks. Under this framework, 90% of yields generated from the platform's USDC holdings flow into the Assistance Fund, which then purchases and permanently removes HYPE tokens from the market.
Pump.fun enabled the trading of assets issued on the HyperEVM virtual machine using trading pairs denominated in the USDC stablecoin. The Hyperliquid L1 layer reported a total value locked (TVL) of $1.59 billion and a decentralized exchange volume of $503 million in the last 24 hours. The stablecoin supply on Hyperliquid reached $6.
After extending its breakout toward the $80–$85 range, Hyperliquid is still holding one of the strongest technical structures among the major altcoins. After a sharp rise from about $55 earlier in August, HYPE is currently trading at about $81.30.
A Pseudonymous trader, ‘watershedpath', is sitting on a $58 million paper profit from his largest-ever long position in HYPE on-chain, Arkham revealed in a post. However, the trader withdrew $18.5 million from the position.
The launch of tokenized stocks on Hyperliquid could set a precedent for decentralized exchanges, potentially boosting market confidence and liquidity. Hyperliquid launches tokenized NVDAx, QQQx, SPYx for 24/7 trading.
The Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) and trade[XYZ] asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Wednesday, August 26, to build a regulated US market for energy perpetual contracts.
Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade[XYZ] have asked the CFTC to permit regulated perpetual contracts tied to WTI crude, Brent crude, and Henry Hub natural gas after their markets recorded more than $500 billion in cumulative volume.
Hyperliquid Policy Center and tradeXYZ are urging the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to establish a regulatory framework for energy perpetual contracts, arguing that round-the-clock trading could strengthen hedging and price discovery during periods when traditional futures markets are closed. In a joint letter to the CFTC, the groups proposed regulated perpetual markets tied to major energy benchmarks, including WTI crude oil, Brent crude and Henry Hub natural gas.
Pump.fun's integration of HyperEVM could drive increased adoption and trading activity, but rising gas fees and security challenges may pose risks. Pump.fun adds HyperEVM support to its mobile app, becoming first to fully integrate Hyperliquid's smart contract layer.