{"id":73507,"date":"2026-06-03T19:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/hyperliquid-has-become-wall-streets-go-to-weekend-and-after-hours-perps-venue\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:57:40","slug":"hyperliquid-has-become-wall-streets-go-to-weekend-and-after-hours-perps-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/hyperliquid-has-become-wall-streets-go-to-weekend-and-after-hours-perps-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperliquid Has Become Wall Street&#8217;s Go-to Weekend and After-Hours Perps Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The Wall Street Journal claims Hyperliquid is now the go-to weekend perps venue for Wall Street traders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">One trader booked a 243% gain on a Saturday oil bet placed hours before traditional futures reopened.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">ICE Chair Jeffrey Sprecher called Hyperliquid a \u201cwake-up call,\u201d citing its 70%-plus grip on decentralized perps.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">When the Markets Close, Hyperliquid Stays Open<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Hyperliquid, a <span>decentralized exchange<\/span> ( <span>DEX<\/span>) built for perpetual futures, has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/currencies\/this-crypto-trading-platform-is-emerging-as-wall-streets-convenience-store-012e050c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">destination for Wall Street traders<\/a> looking to act on market-moving news when traditional venues are shut, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The article framed the platform as a kind of after-hours and weekend trading floor, where hedge funds, proprietary trading shops, and crypto-native funds can build or unwind large positions on macro events that break outside normal hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Perpetual futures, or \u201cperps,\u201d are derivatives that let traders bet on an asset\u2019s price with <span>leverage<\/span> and no expiration date. Hyperliquid offers them around the clock, spanning not only <span>cryptocurrencies<\/span> but synthetic markets tied to crude oil, silver, the Nasdaq 100, and even pre-IPO companies such as SpaceX.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_819726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-819726\" style=\"width:735px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-819726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The WSJ illustrated the shift with a single trade as Vala Zeinali, a hedge fund commodities trader, closed a crude oil derivatives position on Hyperliquid for a 243% gain after a weekend geopolitical shock, executing the trade on a Saturday (hours before traditional futures markets reopened). <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A Wake-up Call for Traditional Exchanges<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The migration has not gone unnoticed by incumbents as Jeffrey Sprecher, chair and chief executive of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, recently described Hyperliquid as a \u201cwake-up call.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He pointed to the fact that the platform dominates more than <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">70% of the decentralized perpetual futures market<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and has pulled in non- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> traders by offering 24\/7 oil derivatives, including on weekends when ICE\u2019s own markets are closed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">ICE has <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/nyse-parent-ice-explores-collaboration-with-decentralized-exchange-hyperliquid\/\">met the Hyperliquid team<\/a> multiple times to evaluate the onchain perps market, and the exchange operator is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">working with OKX<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> to list oil perpetual contracts tracking its Brent Crude and WTI Crude benchmarks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Research desks too have started quantifying the platform\u2019s growing influence, with TD Securities recently noting that Hyperliquid priced in roughly <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">80% of a recent oil market move<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> before traditional exchanges even opened (indicating that price discovery is increasingly happening onchain during off-hours).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Regulators Enter the Picture<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The rise has also drawn scrutiny, given that executives from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-15\/cme-ice-push-us-to-curb-crypto-s-offshore-oil-trading-upstart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICE and CME Group recently urged<\/a> the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and lawmakers to examine Hyperliquid\u2019s rapidly expanding marketplace, arguing that its oil-linked products could pose systemic risks to traditional commodities markets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Hyperliquid has regularly cleared more than $1 billion in daily <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-trading-volume\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volume<\/a> and processed roughly <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">$190 billion in April<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> alone, accounting for nearly 4% of the entire global perpetuals market and well over half of all decentralized perps <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-trading-volume\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volume<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin.com<\/a> News also reported that Hyperliquid-linked ETFs have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/hyperliquid-etf-inflows-outpace-bitcoin-etfs-during-debut-trading-week\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">outpaced bitcoin funds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> during their debut, once again showing how quickly institutional interest in the platform has built.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Looking ahead, if the CFTC moves to rein in onchain perps, Hyperliquid\u2019s weekend edge could narrow. However, if it does not, traditional exchanges may have little choice but to match its always-on model. <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/hyperliquid-wall-street-weekend-after-hours-perps-venue\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways The Wall Street Journal claims Hyperliquid is now the go-to weekend perps venue for Wall Street traders. One trader booked a 243% gain on a Saturday oil bet placed hours before traditional futures reopened. 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