Hyperliquid founder seeks US regulatory exemption for blockchain operations

REGULATORY DECISIONHyperliquid founder seeks USregulatory exemption forblockchain operations32IMPORTANCEQUIET2NEWS MEDIA3PIECESOct 15, 2026 08:07blockboard.net
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Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan said U.S. oversight should target the financial firms using the blockchain rather than the blockchain network itself. In separate coverage, he was also described as seeking a U.S. regulatory exemption for blockchain operations tied to Hyperliquid’s U.S. business. The newer reporting adds that the model is framed as regulating operators rather than the chain, and that the U.S. approach could affect how Wall Street firms use the network.

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Yan was described as seeking a U.S. regulatory exemption for blockchain operations.
Hyperliquid founder seeks US regulatory exemption for blockchain operations
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Jeff Yan said U.S. regulators should focus on the trading platforms and financial firms using the blockchain, rather than on the blockchain network itself.
Hyperliquid founder wants U.S. oversight of trading platforms, not his blockchai
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The compliance model described in the newer coverage regulates operators instead of the chain itself.
Hyperliquid CEO Jeff Yan lays out a US compliance plan that regulates operators,

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Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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This affects firms and users around Hyperliquid’s network because the immediate question is whether oversight lands on the businesses using it or on the chain itself. If that distinction holds, the practical target for compliance would be the operators that transact on top of the network, and that is the part market participants would notice first in day-to-day use.

Compared with a model that treats the blockchain itself as the regulated object, the described approach leaves the network in place and shifts attention to the firms using it. That means the basic blockchain can remain the same while the compliance burden moves to operators, which is the change described in the newer coverage.

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Oct 15 23:07
Crypto Briefing context
Its angle: traditional, potentially, compliance

Has this happened before?

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15 days ago Hyperliquid Policy Center, Circle press EU on perps and stablecoin reserves in MiCA review event 1 actors in common · 2 news media
15 days ago Hyperliquid Policy Committee urges EU to fold on-chain perps into MiFID II event 1 actors in common · 2 news media