Hyperliquid Faces Regulatory Crackdown Push From ICE and CME Group
The post Hyperliquid Faces Regulatory Crackdown Push From ICE and CME Group appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME) are actively lobbying the US Congress and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose typical financial institution regulations on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange. The two traditional exchanges now agree that Hyperliquid‘s anonymous and unregulated trading environment poses systemic financial risks. The pair specifically targets the exchange’s 24/7 crude oil perpetual contracts launched under the HIP-3 upgrade. Hyperliquids growth and regulatory stand According to the cryptocurrency intelligence provider Kaiko, the cumulative trading volume of these contracts skyrocketed from $339 million in late February to over $7.3 billion on March 12. Even more, the exchange now captures 34% – 44% of the decentralized derivatives market share, with $619 billion in trading volume in Q1 2026. Hyperliquids massive growth is rooted in the rise of real-world asset (RWA) offerings, particularly crude oil contracts. That said, the platform remains globally unregulated due to its decentralized nature. Additionally, the exchange does not enforce Know Your Customer (KYC) or Anti-Money Laundering (AML) frameworks like its centralized counterparts do. These CME and ICE allege that these features promote insider trading, market manipulation, and









