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Weiss Crypto is making a two-sided case on Hyperliquid’s HYPE token: bullish 
on the protocol’s fee-driven tokenomics, but clear that investors should not 
mistake momentum for the absence of risk. In a series of posts over the past 
days, the research outlet argued that HYPE’s buyback-and-burn structure 
remains a core strength even as token unlocks, competition and regulation stay 
firmly on the table. Hyperliquid Faces 3 Key Risks And The Bullish Case The 
cautionary note was direct. “But there are some HYPE risks investors should 
take into consideration,” Weiss Crypto wrote on Wednesday, before naming three 
areas to watch. The first is supply expansion from contributor unlocks. “April 
will see the release of 9.92 million HYPE tokens, relatively modest compared 
with the platform’s trading activity.” Even framed as modest, the point was 
clear: fresh supply still matters, especially for a token whose bullish 
narrative depends heavily on shrinking circulation. Weiss also pointed to 
market structure risk. “Right now, Hyperliquid has the clear first-mover 
advantage. But that doesn’t mean a powerful disruptor can’t emerge.” That gets 
at a familiar tension in crypto trading infrastructure. Early dominance can 
look durable, particularly when liquidity, activity and attention reinforce 
each other, but it can also invite direct attacks from better-capitalized or 
more aggressive rivals. Related Reading: Arthur Hayes Predicts Hyperliquid’s 
HYPE Is Headed To $150 By August 2026 The third risk is regulatory. “US 
residents will likely stay geoblocked on the official front-end — and sector 
growth subdued — until regulation clears.” In other words, Weiss sees the 
addressable market as constrained for now, not because the product lacks 
traction, but because access and broader sector expansion remain tied to 
unresolved policy conditions. That warning landed alongside a much more 
constructive argument about HYPE itself. In a separate post built around an 
infographic, Weiss called the token design “Tokenomics done right.” The 
graphic described what it labeled “The powerful feedback loop,” a flywheel in 
which rising platform activity leads to more trading, more protocol fees, more 
token buybacks, and less circulating supply. The centerpiece of that thesis is 
fee deployment. According to the infographic, “97% of trading fees used to buy 
HYPE tokens.” From Weiss’s framing, that mechanism is what turns platform 
usage into direct token support. As activity grows, “buyback accelerates,&#8221; 
“circulating supply declines,” and the token’s &#8220;appreciation potential” 
increases alongside the possibility of drawing in still more activity.Weiss 
also highlighted the scale of the mechanism with a headline figure: “During 
2025 alone, the protocol burned roughly $1 billion worth of HYPE tokens.” That 
number sits at the center of the bullish case. Related Reading: Hyperliquid 
Looks Like Solana At $20 Last Cycle, Daniel Cheung Says Another Weiss post 
tried to show that demand in action during a market stress event. “On Sunday, 
as tensions escalated in the Middle East, Hyperliquid hit a major milestone. 
It processed $1B+ in oil-related trading volume. Why? Because traditional oil 
markets were closed for the weekend. Decentralized markets never sleep.” Weiss 
paired that post with Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan’s earlier observation that when 
President Donald Trump announced an attack on Iran at 2:30 am Sunday, US, 
European and Asian markets were closed, while “HYPE was open.” Taken together, 
the message from Weiss is not complicated, but it is nuanced. The outlet sees 
Hyperliquid as a live example of crypto infrastructure capturing flows when 
legacy markets are unavailable, and it views HYPE’s fee-and-burn design as 
unusually strong. At the same time, it is signaling that even a token backed 
by an active buyback loop is still exposed to unlock calendars, rival 
platforms and the slower-moving reality of US regulation. At press time, HYPE 
traded at $37.87. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from 
TradingView.com

Weiss Crypto Flags 3 Key Risks For Hyperliquid And HYPE

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