Hyperion DeFi backs Skew with 500K HYPE on Hyperliquid
Jul 16, 2026
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by Ashish Kumar
for CryptoPolitan

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On Wednesday Hyperion DeFi lent 500,000 staked HYPE tokens, worth about $33.6 million, to Skew Technologies to provide the collateral Hyperliquid needs to open new institutional futures markets. The deal signals a crypto and DeFi shift where public treasury companies monetize token holdings by renting collateral, which could increase liquidity, funding options and institutional adoption of futures trading.
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On Wednesday, Hyperion DeFi (NASDAQ: HYPD) announced that it will lend 500,000 staked HYPE tokens worth about $33.6 million to Skew Technologies with the purpose of putting up the collateral that Hyperliquid needs to open new institutional futures markets. The deal underlines the potential of public crypto treasury companies to start making money from rented...

