November 2024 – Launch and first flight
HYPE is launched on November 29, 2024 at Hyperliquid’s genesis event, accompanied by an airdrop of 310 million tokens distributed to over 90,000 historical users of the trading platform. This is one of the most generous airdrops in DeFi’s history in terms of value redistributed, with no allocation to investment funds or institutional investors.
The token hit an all-time low of €3.60 at launch, before rising rapidly thanks to the enthusiasm of the global DeFi community.
Late 2024 – early 2025 – Rapid ascent
In just a few weeks, HYPE has become one of the world’s top 15 market capitalizations. Growth is underpinned by record volumes recorded on the Hyperliquid platform, which punctually outstrips Ethereum and Solana in daily revenues generated according to DefiLlama data.
September 2025 – All-time high
HYPE reached its all-time high of €50.20 in September 2025, driven by the expansion of the ecosystem, the deployment of HyperEVM and the launch of HIP-3, enabling the creation of decentralized markets via staking.
2026 – Consolidation and deflationary mechanisms
Since the beginning of 2026, the HyperCore buyback mechanism has been permanently destroying HYPE tokens, structurally reducing the supply in circulation. HYPE evolves within a price range linked to general crypto market conditions and ongoing protocol developments.
Past performance is no guarantee of future performance, as crypto-asset prices are particularly volatile.