Hyperliquid (HYPE) Rallies as CFTC Approves First-Ever US Stock Perpetuals

Hyperliquid’s native token (HYPE) responded with confident growth to the historic decision of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which for the first time allowed trading of perpetual futures on individual stocks (Equity Perpetuals). The regulatory shift de facto legitimizes a product that developed predominantly in DeFi ecosystems and opens the way for the institutional expansion of Hyperliquid’s infrastructure, which served as the trigger for the asset’s rally. According to the CFTC release of November 3, 2026, equity perpetual contracts received the status of security futures under joint CFTC and SEC oversight, with the possibility of trading on dual-registered…

Source: U.Today