Hyperliquid Open Positions Double in 2026 to Over 435K
Hyperliquid reached a new high in open perpetual futures positions in early October, while its share of perpetual open interest across major centralized exchanges also hit a record. The two measures point to a platform that was carrying more activity and a larger slice of the market at the same time, as of Oct. 6 and Oct. 7.
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In practice, the reported numbers show that more open perpetual futures positions were on Hyperliquid than at the start of the year, while the open-interest share measure was being compared against centralized venues such as Binance, Bybit and OKX. What stays the same is that both figures are snapshots for specific dates, so they do not by themselves show how positions were built or reduced over time.
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| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 12 days ago | Hyperliquid perpetual contracts now available on Bloomberg Terminal event | 1 actors in common · 8 news media |
| 16 days ago | HYPE options activity surges ahead of October 9th expiry event | 1 actors in common · 2 news media |
| 18 days ago | Ethereum overtakes Bitcoin in open interest on Hyperliquid event | 1 actors in common · 3 news media |