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Hyperliquid’s trading volume exploded last month, hitting $11 billion in open interest — a record high — as it now handles 9% of global perpetual futures, up from under 7%. Driven by real-world asset trading like oil, gold, and big stocks such as Nvidia and Tesla, these contracts have surpassed Bitcoin in market size. But the platform’s revenue model is risky: nearly all earnings flow back to builders and market makers, leaving Hyperliquid with slim margins as costs soar. A single trade from dominant deployer Trade.xyz triggered massive liquidations, exposing systemic fragility. Institutions are shifting assets, regulators are watching, and some even added it to investor alerts. While likened to AWS in crypto’s infrastructure space, continued revenue declines could pressure its token value — potentially marking its fourth straight quarterly drop.

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