Hyperliquid's buybacks return value to HYPE holders as its trading business grows. Its 2025 token buybacks totaled $817.79 million, more than Robinhood's $653 million in stock repurchases. Traditional finance moving onchain could bring hundreds of trillions in digital assets and quadrillions in derivatives volume; even at today's price, HYPE still has 100x potential. x.com  x.com 

Crypto's maturation, alongside monetary debasement, should keep the revenue-generating and store-of-value portfolio barbell outperforming. These are its two primary drivers. x.com 

ICE's planned US perps access could grow Hyperliquid's users, volume and revenue, but that growth may already be priced into HYPE. CFTC approval, a launch and actual US adoption are still needed; even then, extra fees and buybacks must beat expectations. ICE backing, Druckenmiller investing and Elon tweeting have made the story widespread. The easy HYPE trade looks over for average retail investors, though this call could be early. x.com  x.com 

Crypto's Wild West reputation creates market inefficiencies and, therefore, great opportunity. It looks to have decoupled from stocks over the past year, though the risky narrative persists. x.com 

All HYPE bears have been liquidated while sidelined bulls remain, leaving Hyperliquid's token headed higher. Everyone called it the most crowded trade. An attached chart pairs the move with trade[XYZ]'s announcement that it and ICE are bringing 24/7 perpetual futures on Hyperliquid to the US. x.com 

Pump.fun’s Kimchi and rug episode reopens the trust wound dragging on PUMP’s value. The token has remained at one-twentieth of HYPE’s market cap for over a year. Simply stopping the current communications strategy could send PUMP up 5x overnight, but repeated antics make that change look unlikely despite a strong desire to long the token. x.com 

Hyperliquid's growing perp share feeds fees into HYPE buybacks even as the market shrinks. Its share among the top 12 perp DEXs rose from 25% in January to 43% in September, below August's 47% peak. Its trailing buyback yield is 3.52% versus 1.51% for the S&P 500, but depends on trading volume and shrinks on fully diluted supply as tokens unlock. Watcher Guru reported plans by the NYSE owner to bring HYPE perps to regulated US markets; $100 remains the chart target. x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com  … Show more

Hyperliquid is attractive because live protocols with oracle and liquidation risk can charge for ongoing risk management, giving them a potential moat. Easily copied protocols may see margins competed away. Crypto revenue continues to rise while total market cap is down nearly 40%, making good revenue-backed coins a generational long-term opportunity. Not every protocol has a moat. x.com  x.com  x.com 

Hyperliquid, Zcash and NEAR would likely drop 20-30% first if bitcoin falls, and bitcoin has 10-20% downside potential. All three are strong coins, but fundamentals do not matter in that kind of sell-off. Arthur Hayes, who called them a holy trinity, picks real projects, but his timing is the issue: his last big Zcash call came near a top. x.com 

Hyperliquid is among the crypto projects proving that real revenue used for buybacks and burns drives the best long-term performance. Tokens without revenue, or whose buybacks do not offset emissions and unlocks, are inflationary assets relying on sentiment. Projects with revenue and value accrual, including Hyperliquid and GEODNET, held up surprisingly well through the bear market. x.com  x.com  x.com