{"id":557567,"date":"2025-12-30T20:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=557567"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:30:47","slug":"hype-steadies-as-lits-post-airdrop-sell-off-deepens-what-happens-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/hype-steadies-as-lits-post-airdrop-sell-off-deepens-what-happens-next\/","title":{"rendered":"HYPE steadies as LIT\u2019s post-airdrop sell-off deepens: What happens next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cut-throat competition in the perpetual decentralized exchanges, popularly known as Perp DEXes, has stalled the market leader, Hyperliquid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rivals such as Binance-backed Aster saw significant traction in H2 2025. But most analysts considered Lighter the real threat to Hyperliquid, citing several features, including privacy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/lighter-dex-to-repay-users-in-stablecoins-after-major-outage-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lighter [LIT]<\/a> token debut and airdrop for early users, Messari research analyst Sam has downplayed its threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, Sam projected that HYPE could outperform LIT in the mid-term, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/0xCryptoSam\/status\/2005728526776099126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHYPE will reprice back to the \u2018endgame perp DEX.\u2019 HYPE investors won&#8217;t have to worry about fee compression for the foreseeable future.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Sam, Lighter\u2019s perp volume was \u2018falling off a cliff\u2019 because the initial farming period that attracted most traders from Hyperliquid is almost over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_557569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-557569\" style=\"width: 1644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DeFiLlama-Hyperliquid-HYPE-Lighter.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-557569\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DeFiLlama-Hyperliquid-HYPE-Lighter.jpg\" alt=\"Hyperliquid HYPE\" width=\"1644\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DeFiLlama-Hyperliquid-HYPE-Lighter.jpg 1644w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DeFiLlama-Hyperliquid-HYPE-Lighter-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DeFiLlama-Hyperliquid-HYPE-Lighter-1024x355.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DeFiLlama-Hyperliquid-HYPE-Lighter-768x266.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DeFiLlama-Hyperliquid-HYPE-Lighter-1536x533.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DeFiLlama-Hyperliquid-HYPE-Lighter-1200x416.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1644px) 100vw, 1644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-557569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DeFiLlama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Will Hyperliquid revenue recover?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In H2, Hyperliquid&#8217;s perpetual volume dropped significantly amid rising competition and lower trading activity in Q4 2025. It fell from $396 billion to $165 billion \u2014 That\u2019s about 60% decline in traction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_557570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-557570\" style=\"width: 1501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-075944.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-557570\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-075944.png\" alt=\"Hyperliquid HYPE Lighter LIT\" width=\"1501\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-075944.png 1501w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-075944-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-075944-1024x351.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-075944-768x264.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-075944-1200x412.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1501px) 100vw, 1501px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-557570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DeFiLlama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cool-off also compressed the generated fees and revenues used to drive HYPE buybacks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, average weekly revenue dropped from $20 million in Q3 to as low as $7 million in late December -A whopping 65% revenue shortfall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With ongoing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/hyperliquid-team-to-unlock-1-2-mln-hype-tokens-on-january-6-details\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">monthly unlocks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> alongside the low pace of token buybacks, bears had a field day with HYPE. However, Sam believes a reversal could be likely if Lighter farmers return to Hyperliquid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>HYPE vs. LIT price action<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Lighter officially announced the LIT token, noting that 25% of the total supply of 1 billion tokens will be immediately airdropped to early users. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the tokenomics mirrored HYPE, including a 1-year vesting period for teams and utilizing revenue for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lighter_xyz\/status\/2005862684982390863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buybacks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRevenues from our core DEX product will be allocated between growth and buybacks depending on market conditions.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The token&#8217;s TGE listing price was $3.3, but it has dropped to $2.7, representing a 21% decline in the past seven days of trading. It experienced a 16% decline over the past 24 hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, HYPE was up over 2% in the 24 hours and could flip short-term bullish if it clears the recent peak at $26.4. The next roadblock and overheat resistance would be $27.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_557571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-557571\" style=\"width: 1950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HYPEUSDT_2025-12-30_09-36-00.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-557571\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HYPEUSDT_2025-12-30_09-36-00.png\" alt=\"Hyperliquid HYPE\" width=\"1950\" height=\"1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HYPEUSDT_2025-12-30_09-36-00.png 1950w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HYPEUSDT_2025-12-30_09-36-00-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HYPEUSDT_2025-12-30_09-36-00-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HYPEUSDT_2025-12-30_09-36-00-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HYPEUSDT_2025-12-30_09-36-00-1536x903.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HYPEUSDT_2025-12-30_09-36-00-1200x705.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1950px) 100vw, 1950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-557571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: HYPE\/USDT, TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Final Thoughts\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lighter perp volume has dropped following the end of airdrop farming, and the LIT price also declined.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HYPE experienced a short-term bounce, but it was unclear whether the recovery would extend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should HYPE bears be worried amid shifting perp DEX wars? 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