17 May 2026 06:30 UTC - by Benjamin Njiri
Hyperliquid dismissed ICE and CME sanction risk concerns, noting that they are already actively engaging with regulators for U.S access.
➤ Despite reassurances, fears of regulatory scrutiny led to a 14% drop in Hyperliquid's HYPE token price.
➤ The DEX's lobbying arm, HPC, is actively engaging with U.S. regulators for a pathway to regulated access, aiming to address concerns without undermining innovation.
➤ Hyperliquid has dismissed concerns from ICE and CME regarding potential manipulation risks and sanctions bypass, asserting its enhanced market transparency.
Hyperliquid has downplayed calls for U.S scrutiny by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the NYSE parent company, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
The world’s biggest exchanges and Wall Street players asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate the DEX, per a Bloomberg report.
According to ICE and CME, Hyperliquid could create manipulation risks. A concern, especially on oil prices, and its anonymous nature could enable sanctioned entities to bypass restrictions.
In a rejoinder, the Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC), the DEX’s lobbying arm,calledthe concerns ‘unfounded.’
» These concerns are unfounded. Hyperliquid offers enhanced market transparency, publishing a complete onchain record of every transaction in real time, making it a uniquely hostile environment for insider trading or price manipulation.
Source: X
Will hedging regulatory risk pay off?
Jeff Yan, Founder of the DEX, and Jake Chervinsky, CEO of HPC, noted that they have been engaging with Washington for regulated access to the U.S.
Yansaid,
» I look forward to continuing discussions in DC and working hard to make American access to Hyperliquid a reality.
Reacting to the same, pseudonymous market commentator Steven said the “regulatory boogie man” that people think will take down Hyperliquid was “overblown.” He noted that Yan had planned well for the regulatory risk.
Steven’s take was spot on.
Hyperliquid has grown into a $148 billion DEX volume platform thanks to its hot perpetual offerings across crypto and commodities. During the West Asian crisis, it became the only venue to trade oil on Sundays as traditional exchanges remained closed.
It seems to have attracted traditional traders who use it for price discovery. Effectively, this meant that Hyperliquid is not just competing with Aster or Coinbase but against the big leagues – ICE and CME.
However, the team seemed to have understood that they could be taken down through a Department of Justice (DoJ) scrutiny or a hack. For the former, it formed theHyperliquid Policy Centerto address the regulatory risk.
It remains to be seen whether it will succeed in securing a regulatory pathway in the U.S that doesn’t undermine its innovation.
Even so, the FUD quickly triggered the HYPE price to fall 14% to $40, erasing gains made after theCoinbase dealand ETF buzz.
Source: HYEP/USDT, TradingView
Final Summary
• Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan said that they are engaging with the U.S for a regulatory pathway.
• Following the regulatory fears, HYPE’s price dropped 14% to $40, erasing earlier-week gains
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