Trade.XYZ Supercharges Hyperliquid with Apple (AAPL) & Microsoft (MSFT) HIP-3 Listings – Traders Rejoice!

Trade.XYZ just dropped a bombshell: Hyperliquid's order books are about to get a whole lot juicier.

The platform's adding AAPL and MSFT via HIP-3 tickers – Wall Street's blue chips meet crypto's liquidity engine. Expect fireworks as traditional market liquidity collides with DeFi's 24/7 trading frenzy.

Funny how these 'old economy' stocks need blockchain rails to stay relevant in 2025. The ironing is delicious.

Community-driven market expansion

Each market creator has to lock up 500,000 HYPE as a safety deposit. This acts as protection against any unfair trading or manipulation, keeping the system fair and balanced. Hence, deployers take on responsibilities including oracle management, leverage parameters, settlement logic, and overall market integrity. 

The HIP-3 framework democratizes the creation of markets. Anybody who secures a winning bid can launch a new perpetual contract. In addition to increasing transparency, this configuration incentivizes deployers to manage the markets responsibly because they receive half of the trading fees and any extra fees they decide to tack on. 

This helps to drive more scrutiny and thoughtful planning. FelixProtocol already called dibs on Tesla’s ticker for free, demonstrating that some community members aren’t wasting any time staking their claim in the new system.

Besides, the increasing token activity of Hyperliquid illustrates strong ecosystem support. The Assistance Fund has bought back more than $800 million in $HYPE within a single year, making it the biggest token buyback this year.

The Assistance Fund bought back more than $800,000,000 worth of $HYPE in less than a year. pic.twitter.com/YmWedWGTuZ

Alone, Hyperliquid accounts for 46% of all buyback spending in the year 2025, per Coingecko. The platform repurchased at least 21.36 million HYPE, which represents 2.1% of the total supply. Buybacks averaged $65.50 million month over month, with the highest amount in August at $110.62 million as a function of steady effort toward token price stabilization. 

Rival growth and market context

Hyperliquid operates in a competitive landscape. Lighter, a rival zk-rollup perpetual-futures exchange, raised $68 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. The platform offers zero-fee trading for retail users while expanding institutional infrastructure. 

According to Fortune, Lighter plans derivatives on more chains, deeper liquidity pools, and monetization for institutional counterparties. Joey Krug of Founders Fund said, “Vlad and the team that he’s built is like 85% to 90% of why we made the investment.” Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 framework ensures it remains competitive by empowering community market deployers.

Alongside these developments, Hyperliquid’s network has been growing steadily. Its open setup for launching perpetual markets lets users create new trading options while ensuring security through required deposits from market creators. 

Regular token buybacks and ongoing staking activity have also added stability to the HYPE token. As a result, the platform continues to attract interest from both retail and institutional participants looking for consistent performance.

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