{"id":889676,"date":"2026-02-02T23:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/hyperliquid-moves-toward-prediction-markets-with-new-proposal\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:12:23","slug":"hyperliquid-moves-toward-prediction-markets-with-new-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/hyperliquid-moves-toward-prediction-markets-with-new-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperliquid Moves Toward Prediction Markets With New Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shalini Nagarajan<\/p>\n

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Hyperliquid is laying the groundwork to enter prediction markets, pitching a new product called outcome trading that it says could open the door to event-based contracts without the leverage and liquidation mechanics that dominate crypto derivatives.<\/p>\n

In an X post<\/a> on Monday, Hyperliquid said its core engine HyperCore will support outcome trading under a proposal known as HIP-4, framing outcomes as fully collateralized contracts that settle within a fixed range and can power prediction markets as well as bounded options-style trades.<\/p>\n

Hyperliquid said outcomes aim to add non-linearity and dated contracts while offering a form of derivatives trading that does not rely on leverage or liquidations. <\/p>\n

Testnet Phase Sets Stage For Broader Deployment<\/h2>\n

It also positioned the feature as a building block that can work alongside portfolio margin and HyperEVM, signalling a push to widen what developers can build on top of its stack.<\/p>\n

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HyperCore will support outcome trading (HIP-4). Outcomes are fully collateralized contracts that settle within a fixed range. They are a general-purpose primitive that are useful for applications such as prediction markets and bounded options-like instruments. There has been\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hyperliquid (@HyperliquidX) February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

For now, the company said the feature remains in testnet, with canonical markets planned after technical work wraps up. <\/p>\n

Hyperliquid added that those initial markets will rely on objective settlement sources, be denominated in USDH, and may later expand to permissionless deployment depending on user feedback.<\/p>\n

CFTC Signals Fresh Framework For Prediction Markets<\/h2>\n

The timing matters because prediction markets are moving from the fringe to the regulatory agenda. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Michael Selig said last week the agency is preparing a new rulebook <\/a>for prediction markets, as platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi draw billions in activity by letting users trade yes or no outcomes across politics, pop culture, and more.<\/p>\n

That regulatory shift is already reshaping the competitive landscape. Polymarket has re-entered the US market<\/a> after receiving approval from the CFTC through an Amended Order of Designation, a move that could make event contracts a new engagement tool for major crypto platforms such as Coinbase, according to a Clear Street report by analyst Owen Lau.<\/p>\n

Polymarket, which had been restricted from serving US customers since 2022, has launched a US-based application that starts with a limited set of sports-focused event contracts, with categories such as politics and crypto expected to follow over time.<\/p>\n

Hyperliquid\u2019s proposal reads as an attempt to meet that moment with infrastructure first, aiming to give traders and builders a simpler, fully collateralized way to express views on outcomes while regulators and platforms spar over where prediction markets fit inside existing rules.<\/p>\n

If HIP-4 moves from testnet to production, it would place Hyperliquid more directly in the widening race to package prediction markets as a mainstream crypto product, just as policy scrutiny and consumer demand start pulling the space in the same direction.<\/p>\n

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