Hyperliquid’s open interest rose to $16.8 billion at the end of Q3, hitting a new high and surpassing Bybit, Kraken, and OKX.

Hyperliquid Research Collective’s third-quarter report shows that as of the end of September, Hyperliquid’s derivatives open interest hit a record $16.8 billion, nearly 80% higher than the end of June, surpassing Bybit, Kraken, and OKX. Among Hyperliquid and the eight other major exchanges tracked in the report, its open interest share rose from 9.6% to 11.7%. Trading activity is also rebounding: Hyperliquid’s native perpetual contracts monthly trading volume climbed from $109.5 billion in July to over $188 billion in September, with a record quarterly average daily number of traders of 65,161. Stock-linked perpetual contracts saw 161% growth in the third quarter to $153.8 billion, outperforming commodity contracts. These contracts are deployed by third parties via the HIP-3 mechanism. Hyperliquid’s third-quarter protocol revenue was approximately $191 million, up 21.7% quarter-over-quarter but down 36.5% year-over-year. USDC reserve revenue sharing from its partnership with Coinbase contributed $17.3 million, accounting for roughly half of the quarterly revenue increment; priority fee revenue stood at $9.6 million. Separately, Bloomberg cited analysis from Loris Tools noting that a wallet linked to market maker Wintermute won around 76% of the highest-priority data seat auctions last month. Winners can access order information before it is processed, enabling them to adjust quotes or hedge. Critics argue this gives large trading firms an unfair advantage; Wintermute defends that public bidding is a transparent way to secure speed advantages.