Sanctioned North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group has moved over $30 million through Hyperliquid's HyperUnit service as recently as August 31, 2026. These funds, linked to $61 million in stolen assets identified earlier in 2024, were converted and bridged across multiple blockchains before reaching exchanges like KuCoin, LBank, and Kraken. This activity coincides with Hyperliquid's efforts to gain regulated access to the US market, with Kraken's parent company Payward in advanced talks to enable US users to trade Hyperliquid-linked perpetual futures under regulatory oversight. The timing highlights ongoing risks of illicit fund flows even as the platform seeks formal US compliance.
Hyperliquid Labs is negotiating with Payward, Kraken's parent company, to offer its perpetual futures products to US traders through Bitnomial, a regulated US derivatives venue. This move would mark Hyperliquid's first direct entry into the US market...
Hyperliquid plans to offer crypto perpetual futures to U.S. traders through a partnership with Payward (Kraken's parent) and Bitnomial, which operates under CFTC regulation. Payward acquired Bitnomial earlier this year, providing a regulated path for...
North Korean hackers have reportedly transferred over $30 million in bitcoin through the decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid in the past three weeks, according to blockchain analytics firm Arkham. This activity follows earlier scrutiny of ...
Hyperliquid's native token, HYPE, has increased in price following reports of discussions with Payward, Kraken's parent company, about entering the US market. This move is seen as positive amid ongoing efforts by US regulators to allow Hyperliquid's ...
Crypto protocols have spent $638 million on token buybacks in 2026, a 17% increase from last year, driven mainly by a few high-revenue projects like Hyperliquid and Pumpfun. These buybacks rely on recurring fee income to sustain demand for tokens, bu...
