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Hyperliquid's Jeff Yan Wants US Regulators to Police the Firms on His Chain
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Fusion42 · 15 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan argues US regulators should oversee financial firms operating markets on his blockchain, not the blockchain itself, to allow regulated derivatives markets to run on public blockchains without requiring the blockchain to register as an exchange. This approach is exemplified by Kraken parent Payward's planned US-regulated perpetual futures markets using Hyperliquid's technology, pending regulatory approval.
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You must focus regulatory efforts on the firms using blockchain infrastructure, not the chain itself, to access US derivatives markets with Hyperliquid technology. This shift opens routes for regulated players to adopt public blockchains while keeping compliance on their own books.
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