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HYPE Holds Near $90 as Hyperliquid Urges EU to Treat Perps as Derivatives

  • —HYPE trades near $88.45, daily range $88.12–$91.10, daily RSI at 52.58
  • —HPC asks EU to regulate onchain perpetuals under MiFID II, not as a new asset class
  • —Hyperliquid RWA volumes fell from $37.5 billion to $8 billion in a week
  • —Network fees rose to $72 million last month; open interest stands at $3.9 billion
Why it matters: Classifying perpetuals as derivatives under MiFID II would shape Hyperliquid's access to European institutions and the future of onchain trading.
Source: CoinCentral