{"id":94433,"date":"2026-02-18T20:53:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94433"},"modified":"2026-02-18T20:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:55:18","slug":"hyperliquid-allocates-29-million-to-lobby-defi-interests-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/hyperliquid-allocates-29-million-to-lobby-defi-interests-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperliquid Allocates $29 Million to Lobby DeFi Interests in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/the-price-of-popularity-and-a-lesson-for-all-hyperliquid\">Hyperliquid<\/a> Foundation has announced the establishment of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, a political entity aimed at advancing <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-decentralised-finance-defi\">DeFi<\/a> interests in the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Hyper Foundation will contribute 1M HYPE tokens to support the creation of the Hyperliquid Policy Center. <\/p>\n<p>The tokens will be unstaked later today. The Hyperliquid community will benefit from having representation in Washington, D.C., and we are confident that under\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vgo95Nrr17\">https:\/\/t.co\/Vgo95Nrr17<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hyperliquid (@HyperliquidX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HyperliquidX\/status\/2024116702154473737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe community will benefit from representation in Washington, and we are confident that under Jake Chervinsky&#8217;s leadership, the Hyperliquid Policy Center will significantly influence clear regulation of decentralized finance,\u201d the platform&#8217;s statement reads.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chervinsky previously led the legal department at Variant Fund and remains an advisor there. He also serves on the board of the lobbying organization Blockchain Association.<\/p>\n<p>To launch the initiative, the foundation donated 1 million HYPE tokens valued at approximately $29 million. The tokens will be unlocked on February 18.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-decentralised-exchange-dex\">DEX<\/a> team stated its intention to acquaint lawmakers with the platform and bridge the \u201cgap between legal norms and next-generation market infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hyperliquid Policy Center <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HyperliquidPC\/status\/2024115896088732075\">promised<\/a> to tackle the most challenging regulatory issues facing the derivatives and decentralized finance sectors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe will publish technical research, comment on proposed regulations and legislative initiatives, and serve as a resource for policymakers who want to understand how DeFi truly operates,\u201d representatives of the new structure added.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HYPE Reaction and Hyperliquid Metrics<\/h2>\n<p>The native token of Hyperliquid, HYPE, did not react to the news. Over the past 24 hours, the token&#8217;s price has fallen by 3.7%. At the time of writing, it is trading around $29.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-805f845d375d3214-6652244843748074.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-275394\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of HYPE\/USDT on Bybit exchange. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BYBIT%3AHYPEUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The decentralized exchange remains the leader in the segment by open interest. The platform&#8217;s figure exceeds $5 billion, while its nearest competitor, Aster, stands at $1.7 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Hyperliquid also ranks first among <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/perp-dex-old-tricks-new-tech\">perp-DEX<\/a> in trading volume. In the past 24 hours, turnover reached $5.4 billion, and $256.3 billion over the month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-51e77bb65d40ca3a-6652276435633196.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-275395\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top 5 perp-DEX. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/perps\">DefiLlama<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The platform regained its dominant position thanks to the launch of user markets <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/hyperliquid-to-enable-creation-of-perpetual-futures-markets\">HIP-3<\/a>. In early February, daily trading volume in this segment <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/hyperliquids-user-market-volume-surpasses-5-billion\">reached<\/a> $5.2 billion, driven by a rally in the precious metals market.<\/p>\n<p>As of mid-month, the figure stood at $261 million.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/data\/decentralized-finance\/derivatives\/hip-3-daily-volume-by-dex\/embed\" title=\"HIP-3 Daily Volume by DEX\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Hyperliquid developers <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/hype-token-rises-22-following-new-standard-announcement\">supported<\/a> the HIP-4 proposal, which involves launching prediction markets on the platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyperliquid Foundation announced the creation of the Hyperliquid Policy Center to promote DeFi interests in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Hyperliquid Foundation announced the Hyperliquid Policy Center to promote DeFi interests in the US.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1093,1823,36,26],"class_list":["post-94433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-defi","tag-hyperliquid","tag-regulation","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"161","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Hyperliquid Foundation announced the Hyperliquid Policy Center to promote DeFi interests in the US.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94435,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94433\/revisions\/94435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}