As Hyperliquid continues its unstoppable ascend to become the new go‑to venue for 24/7 real word assets (RWA’s) and macro risk, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is doubling down on his prediction that $HYPE, Hyperliquid native token, will surge to $150 by August 2026.
HYPE Is Taking Over
BREAKING: Hyperliquid now trades MORE oil, gold, and silver than crypto.
Combined HIP-3 open interest surpassed $1.5 BILLION, an all-time high.
The platform is processing more volume in tokenized commodities than digital assets.
The Geopolitical-Driven Intertwinement Of Hype And OilOil has been on a war‑driven tear this week, with benchmark Brent crude spiking toward the $120 mark after Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure and fresh threats to facilities across the Gulf. The conflict has effectively injected a hefty risk premium into crude, as attacks on export terminals, refineries and shipping lanes around the Strait of Hormuz raise the odds of prolonged supply disruptions. Prices are now hovering near triple‑digit levels after an initial surge of roughly $40–50 percent since the Iran war began, and intraday moves have turned extremely volatile as traders try to handicap whether the fighting escalates into a broader regional energy shock
HYPE has been on a war‑driven tear of its own, grinding higher alongside crude. After a sharp impulse move that pushed the token into the low‑$40s this week, intraday swings have widened and funding has turned choppy, reflecting aggressive positioning on both sides of the book rather than a slow, organic grind. Even so, $HYPE is still trading several hundred percent above its levels from last year, and each fresh spike in oil‑linked perp volume on Hyperliquid is being read as confirmation that the token remains a high‑beta proxy on growing on‑chain demand for geopolitical and commodities exposure.
Cover image from Perplexity, OILUSD and HYPEUSDT chart from Tradingview
