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10/23/2025

Hyperliquid Strategies Raises $1 Billion to Accumulate More HYPE, Making a Major Bet on DeFi

Hyperliquid Strategies — the entity formed through the merger of Nasdaq-listed biotech company Sonnet BioTherapeutics and SPAC Rorschach I LLC — has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $1 billion through the issuance of 160 million shares of common stock. The goal is to aggressively accumulate Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens and expand its crypto treasury strategy. According to the S-1 filing, the proceeds will be used to purchase additional HYPE tokens — the native token of the decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid, currently the world's largest decentralized derivatives exchange.

Hyperliquid Strategies Raises $1 Billion to Accumulate More HYPE, Making a Major Bet on DeFi

Hyperliquid Strategies — the entity formed through the merger of Nasdaq-listed biotech company Sonnet BioTherapeutics and SPAC Rorschach I LLC — has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $1 billion through the issuance of 160 million shares of common stock. The goal is to aggressively accumulate Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens and expand its crypto treasury strategy.

According to the S-1 filing, the proceeds will be used to purchase additional HYPE tokens — the native token of the decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid, currently the world's largest decentralized derivatives exchange. A portion of the capital will also be allocated to general corporate purposes. Chardan Capital Markets is serving as financial advisor on the deal.

Once the merger closes, Hyperliquid Strategies expects to hold 12.6 million HYPE tokens (valued at approximately $470 million) alongside $305 million in cash, most of which will also be deployed to buy more HYPE. This could position the company as the largest institutional HYPE holder in the world, according to data from CoinGecko.

The news had an immediate positive impact on the market, with HYPE surging 8% to $37.73 within 24 hours, while the broader crypto market declined 0.6%.

Hyperliquid Strategies' move reflects a growing trend among publicly listed companies — using equity, debt, or other financial instruments to build crypto treasuries beyond just Bitcoin and Ethereum. Analysts, however, continue to question the sustainability of this strategy across volatile market cycles.

That said, the strong growth of the perpetual futures (perps) market may provide more stable demand dynamics for Hyperliquid specifically. According to DeFiLlama, in just the first 23 days of October, total decentralized perps volume reached $1 trillion, breaking the September record of $772 billion. Hyperliquid led the pack with $317.6 billion, far ahead of competitors including Lighter ($255.4 billion), Aster ($177.6 billion), and edgeX ($60.6 billion).

Given the current heat in the DeFi market and Hyperliquid's dominance in decentralized derivatives, Hyperliquid Strategies appears to be making a long-term bet on one of the strongest trends in crypto today.