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Hyperliquid’s UK warning indicates the regulatory test behind its Wall Street push
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Hyperliquid’s rapid growth has drawn a warning from Britain’s financial regulator, adding a consumer-protection concern to a platform increasingly watched by Wall Street and traditional market operators.
Key facts
- Notably, Hyperliquid said real-world asset open interest on the platform reached a record $3 billion, with HIP-3 setting a new open-interest record each month since its launch in October 2025
- Hyperliquid is -6.19% over the past 24 hours and currently sits at rank # 9 by market cap
- In the UK, crypto derivatives have faced tighter limits since the FCA banned their sale to retail consumers in 2021
- Last month, executives from CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange raised concerns with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over Hyperliquid’s expanding perpetual futures marketplace
Summary
01 Britain’s FCA put Hyperliquid and the Hyper Foundation on its warning list over unauthorized UK financial services. 02 The warning matters because UK users could lose ombudsman and compensation protections while the platform expands into tradfi-linked markets. 03 The harder question is whether Hyperliquid can keep its offshore model as regulators and exchanges press for tighter oversight. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) placed Hyperliquid and the Hyper Foundation on its warning list, saying the firm may be providing or promoting financial services in the UK without authorization.