Hyperliquid CEO discusses perpetual futures and DeFi growth in Singapore
What happened
Jeff Yan, co-founder and CEO of Hyperliquid, spoke at Token2049 in Singapore on October 7, 2026. Yan stated that Hyperliquid’s primary goal is increasing access to wealth creation opportunities, noting that revenue is a secondary outcome of providing value to users. Hyperliquid currently ranks as the third-largest revenue-generating protocol by 30-day fees, having generated $72 million.
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Why it matters
Yan highlighted that Hyperliquid’s success stems from its perpetual futures contracts, which lack expiry dates, thereby reducing trader decisions and preventing liquidity fragmentation. This structural advantage suggests perpetual futures could become a dominant trading instrument in global finance, prompting traditional finance participants like Intercontinental Exchange to urge regulators to establish a level playing field for 24/7 onchain contracts.
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Yan
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Singapore
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