Hyperion DeFi has committed 500,000 staked HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $33.6 million, to Skew Technologies to facilitate the establishment of new institutional perpetual futures markets on the Hyperliquid platform.
Strategic Financial Collaboration
This collaboration aims to implement a revenue model that transforms Hyperion's token reserves into a productive asset. Instead of allowing its significant holding of roughly 2 million HYPE tokens to remain idle, Hyperion opted to lend the tokens to Skew. In exchange, it gains equity and recurring revenues, presenting a new way for crypto treasury firms to use their resources.
Innovative Market Infrastructure
The partnership utilizes Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 framework, which was introduced in October 2025. Under this framework, teams can establish tailored perpetual futures markets by depositing a bond of 500,000 HYPE tokens. Hyperion DeFi is positioning itself as a “bonded-capital layer” for these listings, thereby allowing Skew to manage the business effectively.
In return for providing the collateral, Hyperion secures an ownership interest in Skew and receives a share of the revenue generated from listing services. This model includes both fixed and scalable components that are insulated from transaction volumes, providing Hyperion with a consistent income stream.
Skew, founded by veterans from institutional trading, plans to start with perpetual futures for professional clients and advance to developing outcome-based HIP-4 markets. Founder David Gil remarked that Hyperion’s backing offers essential infrastructure and long-term alignment necessary for innovation, positioning Skew uniquely to introduce a new class of markets within the crypto space.
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