DeFi derivatives protocol Hyperliquid on May 25 launched its first US macro event market, allowing traders to bet on the May 2026 Consumer Price Index print using its new HIP-4 outcome contracts.
The new market functions like a prediction market, letting traders bet on binary outcomes for real-world events, according to a recent FalconX report on the platform's expansion. The first market allows users to bet USDC on whether the year-over-year CPI print will be above or below a certain level, settling on June 10 in a fully collateralized format with no liquidations.
The launch of HIP-4 in May 2026 added support for these outcome contracts on HyperCore, the platform's execution layer. This follows the successful HIP-3 update from October 2025, which enabled permissionless trading of tokenized assets like stocks and pre-IPO contracts and now accounts for over a third of the platform's volume, according to market data.
This expansion into real-world event markets signals Hyperliquid's strategy to compete with centralized prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi. By integrating these outcome contracts, Hyperliquid allows traders to hedge exposure to macro events on the same platform where they trade crypto perpetuals, potentially increasing user engagement and trading volume. The platform currently dominates on-chain perpetuals, commanding approximately 50% of the total market share.
The move into prediction markets is the latest in a series of strategic initiatives that have broadened Hyperliquid's scope. The platform recently partnered with Coinbase and Circle to integrate USDC as a primary quote asset, an arrangement FalconX estimates could generate up to $160 million in annualized revenue. With strong inflows into new HYPE-based ETFs and growing volume in its tokenized asset markets, Hyperliquid is positioning itself as an integrated financial marketplace for both crypto-native and traditional assets.
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