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HyperLiquid Releases Native Staking as HYPE Token Extends Its Rally
Stakers will secure the network and accrue rewards.
Updated Dec 30, 2024, 10:37 a.m. Published Dec 30, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
What to know:
- HyperLiquid has opened native staking with 16 validators to choose from.
- Locked tokens can be staked, but accrued rewards remain locked.
- HYPE has pushed itself into the top 20 tokens with a $9.2 billion market cap, overtaking the likes of bitcoin cash, litecoin and pepe.
Layer-1 blockchain HyperLiquid, known for its decentralized derivatives exchange, opened up native staking for holders of its HYPE token, according to a Monday post on X.
Stakers can select which validator to stake tokens with and will accrue rewards in return for securing the network. At launch, HyperLiquid staked 300 million tokens ($8.4 billion), and another 7 million tokens were added by users in the first hour. The tokens are staked across 16 validators.
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Locked tokens bound by a vesting schedule can be staked, but rewards that accrue will remain locked.
Introduction of staking comes one month after the HYPE token was issued. It debuted at $3.57 and has since risen to $27.89, CoinMarketCap shows.
HYPE now has a market cap of $9.2 billion, pushing it into the top 20 largest tokens after overtaking , pepe (PEPE) and .
The exchange has racked up $2.64 billion in trading volume over the past 24 hours, with DefiLlama reporting that it is making more than $1 million per day in revenue.
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