Hyperliquid will require prediction market deployers to stake 500,000 HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $30.4 million.

Hyperliquid announced plans to introduce a permissionless prediction market deployment mechanism via HIP-4, requiring developers to stake 500,000 HYPE tokens (valued at approximately $30.4 million) to create prediction markets. The mechanism aims to mitigate risks of low-quality markets, incorrect settlements, or malicious market creation through capital thresholds and penalty mechanisms. Per Hyperliquid’s announcement, the permissionless deployment feature will first launch on the testnet, with a planned mainnet rollout via future network upgrades. Validators will vote to finalize standardized result templates, and developers can build markets based on these templates. Each deployer can create up to 100 outcome options initially, while deployers are responsible for defining market rules and completing settlements in line with template requirements. Staked HYPE tokens will be locked for six months. If a market is ill-defined, settled incorrectly, or fails to complete proper settlement within a week, validators can vote to slash the staked assets. Hyperliquid noted that predictable events cover a broader scope than spot and perpetual contract markets, making permissionless prediction market deployment critical for expanding on-chain use cases. Relevant rules may be further adjusted ahead of the testnet launch.