Arthur Hayes stories

Jun 7, 2026

Coinbase Becomes USDC Treasury Deployer for Hyperliquid Amid Warnings of Competitive Pressure

Coinbase has taken over as the official USDC treasury deployer on Hyperliquid using the AQAv2 framework, potentially adding $200 million in annual revenue, while BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes warns the protocol's token burn model could lead to market share losses.

Jun 7, 2026·2 sources

Jun 4, 2026

Arthur Hayes Sells Entire HYPE and NEAR Holdings, Warns Markets May Peak Before September

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes disclosed he sold his complete positions in Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Near Protocol (NEAR), warning that financial markets could be approaching a major top ahead of AI IPOs and U.S. midterm elections. The move came days after Hayes made a $100,000 public bet on HYPE.

Jun 4, 2026·4 sources

May 7, 2026

Zcash Surges 136% in One Month as Privacy Coin Narrative Gains Momentum

Zcash (ZEC) rallied approximately 136% over one month, climbing above $600 with a 36-45% single-day surge, as BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes set a price target at 10% of Bitcoin's value.

May 7, 2026·6 sources

Top claims

▪The total value of outstanding positions in real-world asset markets on Hyperliquid reached $3 billion as of early June 2026.
▪Hyperliquid uses trading fees to buy its HYPE token on the open market and permanently remove it from circulation.
▪BitMEX, under Arthur Hayes, debuted the world's first perpetual futures contract in 2016.

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