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Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: CoinDesk
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What happened

Leveraging its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid protocol.

Key facts

  • Leveraging its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid protocol.
  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:35:43 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Deutsche Bank plans bitcoin, ether custody for institutional clients in Europe

  2. Two Prime makes onchain finance push with $10 million-backed bitcoin yield vault

  3. Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid

  4. Deutsche Bank To Debut Bitcoin Custody for Institutional Clients

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