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Hyperliquid Team Sells ~$24M HYPE at Monthly Unlock as Fee-Funded Buybacks Absorb the Tranche

Verified · 8 Aug 2026Perp DEXAug 8, 2026

On-chain trackers reported Hyperliquid's team address HyperLabs redeemed roughly 430,000 HYPE (~$24 million) at the latest monthly contributor unlock, distributed across nine wallets — a small slice of the tranche. The sale lands against Hyperliquid's fee-funded buyback mechanism, which routes ~97-99% of platform fees into open-market HYPE purchases. Separately, JPMorgan reiterated a bearish view on HYPE while coverage noted spot-HYPE ETF inflows modestly returning.

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