Hyperliquid Launches Prediction Markets for Offchain Events
Tech Hyperliquid Launches Prediction Markets for Offchain Events Decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid launched canonical prediction markets for offchain events, as the platform starts expanding beyond perpetual futures. Validators run automated newsfeed software that publishes the markets and votes on deployment and settlement, Hyperliquid said in a Monday Telegram post. The markets are built on Hyperliquid‘s HIP-4 and use Circle’s USDC (USDC) as the quote asset. Hyperliquid said the first markets will open based on the May Consumer Price Index (CPI) year-over-year change and the June federal funds rate decision. The launch puts prediction markets inside Hyperliquids existing trading stack, allowing users to trade event outcomes alongside spot and perpetual futures rather than moving collateral to a separate platform. The rollout adds weight to a thesis advanced by Delphi Digital that Hyperliquid is evolving from a perp DEX into a broader onchain financial venue. “Whats different now is that the stack is finally mature enough for true crypto superapps (aggregated giants) to exist without being limited to the wallet form factor,” Delphi said in a December research report. The HYPE tokens price soared by 20% when Hyperliquid first announced plans to launch prediction market functionalities, Cointelegraph reported in February. Is Hyperliquid cryptos next “super-app”? Hyperliquids expanding functionalities are making it the









