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Hyperliquid's HYPE token is positioned as a key asset in its new prediction market model, according to co-founder Arthur Hayes. The exchange aims to differentiate itself with zero-fee trading and benefits for HYPE token holders.
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Leading decentralized exchange Hyperliquid's push into prediction markets is about who captures the upside, not just cheaper trading, according to Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX exchange and CIO of Maelstrom fund.
CoinDesk reported earlier that Hyperliquid is preparing a zero-fee-to-open model for event trading under HIP-4. The Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal (HIP)-4 is a proposal that introduces event trading on Hyperliquid.
Hayes said that structure is only the first layer. In a note to CoinDesk, he argued that the real differentiator is HYPE, Hyperliquid’s exchange token, which he said allows users to benefit from platform activity in a way Polymarket and Kalshi currently do not.
“HIP-4 will quickly become a dominate prediction market because of Hyperliquid's large user base, much cheaper trading fees, and very robust tech infrastructure,” Hayes told CoinDesk. “Users who own the $HYPE token can directly profit from their usage of HIP-4.”
Polymarket is expected to launch a token, often referred to as $POLY.
On Gate, premarket perpetual contracts tied to a potential $POLY token are trading around $14, implying a fully-diluted valuation of roughly $14 billion. HYPE, by comparison, has an FDV of about $38 billion, according to CoinGecko data.
Pre-listing markets are often highly speculative and can be thinly traded, meaning any implied valuation should be treated with caution and may not reliably reflect actual market demand.
The argument also comes down to geography. Polymarket registered with the CFTC last July and is rebuilding its U.S. business, putting compliance at the center of its strategy.
However, in Asia, it is still grappling with how regulators classify its product. It is geoblocked in Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan, partially restricted in Japan. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, prediction markets more broadly are on the radar of gambling regulators
The HYPE token is Hyperliquid's exchange token that allows users to profit from platform activity, particularly in its new prediction market model.
HIP-4 introduces a zero-fee-to-open model for event trading, aiming to enhance user engagement and trading efficiency on the platform.
Hyperliquid offers cheaper trading fees, a large user base, and a robust tech infrastructure, which are expected to make it a dominant player in prediction markets.

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Hyperliquid faces no equivalent constraint, and its user base skews toward Asia, where crypto-native trading is already deep.
The contrast is clearest with Kalshi.
As a CFTC-regulated exchange, Kalshi’s model is built around compliance and licensing, not token incentives, which likely rules out the kind of value-accrual layer Hayes is pointing to.
That makes it the most direct test of his thesis. Users can trade event outcomes on Kalshi, but they have no path to the upside of the platform itself. In traditional markets, that kind of upside is typically accessed via equity, such as an IPO, though for now, Kalshi users' participation is limited to trading on the platform.
Across the three platforms, the split is structural: Hyperliquid already ties usage to a token, Polymarket appears to be moving in that direction, and Kalshi’s model likely prevents it altogether.