Grayscale co-hosts Hyperliquid Forum in Singapore on October 6

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Grayscale co-hosts Hyperliquid Forum in Singapore on October 6

The institutional summit at Raffles Hotel will gather over 120 representatives from 95 firms as traditional finance circles Hyperliquid's on-chain derivatives exchange

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Hyperliquid is getting the black-tie treatment. The decentralized perpetuals exchange, which launched in 2023 and has quietly built one of crypto’s most active trading venues, will host its first major institutional forum on October 6 at Singapore’s Raffles Hotel, with Grayscale and HyperLink among the co-hosts.

The event lands during TOKEN2049 Singapore Week. More than 120 institutional attendees from 95 firms across 16 countries are expected to walk through the doors, with roughly 60 of them classified as allocators managing assets north of $1 billion.

What the forum actually is

The Hyperliquid Forum is structured as a full-day institutional summit. The agenda centers on topics including custody risk, liquidity at scale, and regulatory frameworks for on-chain derivatives.

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Hyperliquid operates a decentralized on-chain central limit order book, running an order-matching engine directly on its own Layer-1 blockchain, processing trades without gas fees. The platform has been handling hundreds of billions in monthly trading volume.

Grayscale’s involvement as a co-host reinforces the institutional angle. The asset manager has filed for HYPE-related ETF products, including the Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF under the ticker HYPG, a move that would give traditional investors exposure to HYPE token yields through a regulated wrapper.

HyperLink, the other named co-host, operates as a prime brokerage layer for the Hyperliquid ecosystem. It offers pooled volume and lower fees while keeping client funds in non-custodial smart contracts.

Why Grayscale is at the table

Grayscale has filed for ETFs tied to Solana, XRP, and a growing list of altcoins. A staking ETF would let investors earn yield on HYPE tokens through a structure that sidesteps the complexity of running a validator or interacting with smart contracts directly.

The institutional pipeline forming around on-chain derivatives

Hyperliquid combines the speed and order-book depth of a centralized exchange with the transparency and self-custody properties of a decentralized one. No gas fees remove a friction point that has historically kept large traders on centralized venues. Hyperliquid was entirely self-funded, with no venture capital investors.

Galaxy Digital and 21Shares are among the other notable firms associated with the event. Galaxy has been building trading and lending infrastructure across crypto markets, while 21Shares has become one of the largest issuers of crypto exchange-traded products globally.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
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Grayscale co-hosts Hyperliquid Forum in Singapore on October 6
Grayscale co-hosts Hyperliquid Forum in Singapore on October 6

The institutional summit at Raffles Hotel will gather over 120 representatives from 95 firms as traditional finance circles Hyperliquid's on-chain derivatives exchange

by Editorial Team

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hyperliquid coin

Hyperliquid is getting the black-tie treatment. The decentralized perpetuals exchange, which launched in 2023 and has quietly built one of crypto’s most active trading venues, will host its first major institutional forum on October 6 at Singapore’s Raffles Hotel, with Grayscale and HyperLink among the co-hosts.

The event lands during TOKEN2049 Singapore Week. More than 120 institutional attendees from 95 firms across 16 countries are expected to walk through the doors, with roughly 60 of them classified as allocators managing assets north of $1 billion.

What the forum actually is

The Hyperliquid Forum is structured as a full-day institutional summit. The agenda centers on topics including custody risk, liquidity at scale, and regulatory frameworks for on-chain derivatives.

Advertisement

Hyperliquid operates a decentralized on-chain central limit order book, running an order-matching engine directly on its own Layer-1 blockchain, processing trades without gas fees. The platform has been handling hundreds of billions in monthly trading volume.

Grayscale’s involvement as a co-host reinforces the institutional angle. The asset manager has filed for HYPE-related ETF products, including the Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF under the ticker HYPG, a move that would give traditional investors exposure to HYPE token yields through a regulated wrapper.

HyperLink, the other named co-host, operates as a prime brokerage layer for the Hyperliquid ecosystem. It offers pooled volume and lower fees while keeping client funds in non-custodial smart contracts.

Why Grayscale is at the table

Grayscale has filed for ETFs tied to Solana, XRP, and a growing list of altcoins. A staking ETF would let investors earn yield on HYPE tokens through a structure that sidesteps the complexity of running a validator or interacting with smart contracts directly.

The institutional pipeline forming around on-chain derivatives

Hyperliquid combines the speed and order-book depth of a centralized exchange with the transparency and self-custody properties of a decentralized one. No gas fees remove a friction point that has historically kept large traders on centralized venues. Hyperliquid was entirely self-funded, with no venture capital investors.

Galaxy Digital and 21Shares are among the other notable firms associated with the event. Galaxy has been building trading and lending infrastructure across crypto markets, while 21Shares has become one of the largest issuers of crypto exchange-traded products globally.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.