Hyperliquid Pushes Into the US: Pre-IPO Futures Filed With the SEC – and HYPE Runs Hot

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. On a day when the entire market jumps, a coin has to deliver something special to stand out. Hyperliquid (HYPE) did exactly that: up 18.5 percent to $69.78 within 24 hours, the strongest gain among all top-100 coins, and at a market capitalization of $17.6 billion now the market's number 9 (CoinMarketCap, August 19, 2026, 21:52 CEST). On a weekly basis, the token is up a good 24 percent. The jump has its own catalyst beyond the broad rally: Hyperliquid's policy arm submitted a concrete regulatory framework for pre-IPO futures to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18. It is the platform's most direct attempt yet to bring its fastest-growing product into the world's largest capital market. What exactly was filed with the SEC The Hyperliquid Policy Center and trading platform trade[XYZ] jointly submitted a comment letter to the SEC. It responds to a call by SEC Chairman Paul Atkins from May 2026 for ideas on improving the IPO process. The proposal: a rulebook for so-called IPOPs, perpetual contrac...