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Story: Trump’s Nod Boosts HYPE Token 25% as Hyperliquid Eyes U.S. Market Entry

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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What Hyperliquid Actually Does. Hyperliquid isn't a typical crypto exchange. It specializes in perpetual futures — contracts that…

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Nasdaq Stock, Cboe Drops, and the Ripple Effect. The HYPE move was big. But it wasn't the only number worth watching.

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What the CFTC Actually Has to Figure Out. The regulatory lift here isn't small. Custody rules, leverage limits, market surveillance…

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HYPE shot up fast. The token behind Hyperliquid's decentralized derivatives platform surged roughly 20% to 25% in a single 24-hour window after President Donald Trump, at an…

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Trading prices landed between $70 and $73. Market cap pushed close to $18 billion. Volume crossed $1.3 billion.

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No approval came with the comments. Worth being clear about that.

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Trump didn't announce a regulatory green light or lay out any specific timeline for Hyperliquid's U.S. launch. The platform still blocks American users from its main interface.

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Hyperliquid isn't a typical crypto exchange. It specializes in perpetual futures — contracts that let traders bet on asset prices with no expiration date — and it runs everything…

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It's worked. The platform has racked up trillions in lifetime trading volume. Open interest in its derivatives has previously topped $11 billion.

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HYPE sits at the center of all of it. The token handles staking, governance, and general platform participation.

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Related: Trump Reveals CFTC Chairs Push to Bring Hyperliquid to U.S. Markets, HYPE Surges 11%

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Hyperliquid Strategies — a Nasdaq-listed company built around HYPE holdings — saw its shares climb as much as 31%.

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On the other side of the ledger, Cboe Global Markets and CME Group both saw share declines. The read there is pretty straightforward: if a blockchain-based platform with…

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The regulatory lift here isn't small. Custody rules, leverage limits, market surveillance requirements, customer protection standards — all of it needs to get sorted before…

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Read also: Trumps Support Sends Hyperliquid Strategies Stock Soaring Amid Competitive Threat

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