- Arthur Hayes has bought another 26,022 HYPE for roughly $1.1 million, his first purchase of the token in nearly three months.
- The new buy takes his HYPE holdings to about 247,334 tokens worth roughly $10.44 million, while Bitwise continues advancing its Hyperliquid ETF filing.
Arthur Hayes is back buying HYPE. According to Lookonchain, the former BitMEX chief added another 26,022 HYPE on Thursday, spending about $1.1 million in what marks his first fresh purchase of the token in nearly three months. The trade pushes his total position to 247,334 HYPE, valued at roughly $10.44 million, with unrealized gains now said to be above $2.5 million.
Hayes returns to HYPE after a three-month pause
The timing is notable. Hayes has been closely watched for years because his trades, especially in higher-beta crypto assets, often land as both signal and speculation magnet. A renewed buy after a fairly long pause is likely to be read as conviction rather than casual rebalancing.
Onchain data cited in the market update shows the latest transfer involved 26,022.42 HYPE at a price of about $42.25 per token. That is not a trivial add-on. It is a meaningful increase to an already large position.
For Hyperliquid, the optics matter. HYPE has been one of the stronger names in crypto over the past year, helped by the protocol’s growing profile in perpetual futures and broader onchain trading infrastructure. Hayes adding again only sharpens that market narrative.
ETF momentum gives the trade another layer
The purchase also comes as Bitwise edges closer to launching a Hyperliquid ETF. That filing process is still not complete, but the recent addition of a ticker and management fee in Bitwise’s amended paperwork has fueled expectations that a launch may not be far off.
That gives Hayes’ move a broader context. It is not just a whale buying into strength. It is a whale increasing exposure while a potential ETF wrapper is starting to look more tangible.
In crypto, that combination tends to matter. A high-profile buyer can move sentiment for a day. A possible ETF can change the investor base entirely. With both now in play, HYPE is starting to look less like a niche protocol token and more like an asset the market expects to keep climbing the institutional ladder.
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