{"id":7347,"date":"2026-03-10T09:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7347"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:24:40","slug":"hype-to-hit-150-by-august-says-admitted-hype-man-arthur-hayes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7347","title":{"rendered":"$HYPE to Hit $150 By August Says Admitted \u201cHype Man\u201d Arthur Hayes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  • Arthur Hayes, crypto influencer and CIO of family office crypto investment firm Maelstrom, has predicted the Hyperliquid token ($HYPE) will hit US$150 by August.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Hayes said HYPE had become his firm\u2019s top shitcoin holding and he believed it could grow its customer base and revenues, despite strong DEX competition. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Arthur Hayes has revealed his family office crypto investment fund, Maelstrom, now holds a significant amount of Hyperliquid ($HYPE) token, as he blatantly plugged the token in a lengthy newsletter.<\/p>\n

    Hayes said the purpose of Maelstrom was to be \u201chype men that monetize attention\u201d \u2014 and specifically that he wants everyone\u2019s attention on HYPE \u2014 which has recently become the firm\u2019s \u201clargest liquid shitcoin position\u201d.<\/p>\n

    Bold predictions are clearly key to Hayes\u2019 hype man duties, and he didn\u2019t disappoint. He declared an August 2026 price target of US$150 (AU$212) for HYPE, which would be about a 5x gain.<\/p>\n

    The token was valued at around US$30 (AU$42) at the time, but has spiked by over 12% in the past 24 hours to reach almost US$35 (AU$49), according to CoinMarketCap data. The rally is attributed to increased trading activity on Hyperliquid as traders placed open positions on oil futures over the weekend, in response to US strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n

    In August 2025, Hayes predicted HYPE\u2019s value could increase by up to 126 times within three years. Hayes then exited his position in HYPE in September 2025, taking over US$800k in profits, before acquiring more HYPE in early 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Hayes said his current view on HYPE\u2019s price spiking is based on the idea that the best-performing shitcoins in bear markets are exchanges that continue earning fees regardless, and that Hyperliquid is best-placed as the dominant perpetuals decentralised exchange (DEX).<\/p>\n

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    If the market believes that $HYPE can continue syphoning volumes away from CEXs and add new features to accelerate revenue growth, then $HYPE can pump in absolute terms.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n Arthur Hayes, CIO Maelstrom <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Related: Hyperliquid Heats Up: Onchain Perps Liquidity Smashes Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Hayes\u2019 Thesis on Why Hyperliquid Will Prevail<\/h2>\n

    The outspoken crypto pundit, former BitMEX CEO, and pardoned felon said his thesis is contingent on two important factors:<\/p>\n

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    • Hyperliquid would need to grow its 30-day revenues to US$1.4 billion by August (from $843 million in March) in the face of increased DEX competition; and<\/li>\n
    • The monthly $HYPE team token distribution would track lower (he assumes around 815,750).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Hayes said Hyperliquid could double its 30-day annualised revenue run rate within months if it can attract 3.97% of the global trading volume of crypto perps from centralised exchanges.<\/p>\n

      He also argues that the Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3 (HIP-3) mechanism, which enables a permission-less process for listing new perp markets when a user stakes 500,000 HYPE, can do the \u201cheavy lifting\u201d to help grow the exchange\u2019s customer base.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      HIP-3 functionality has seen providers offer trading in tokenised real-world assets such as Nasdaq Futures, Silver, Gold, and Forex. Hayes\u2019 model assumes 160% HIP-3 revenue growth in six months.<\/p>\n

      \u201cIn only four months, HIP-3 volumes account for close to 10% of total Hyperliquid revenues. Permissionless listings were always the holy grail of DEXs, and the rapid growth in trading volumes proves this is how Hyperliquid will differentiate itself from the pack,\u201d Hayes said.<\/p>\n

      The anticipated introduction of permission-less listing of prediction markets (aka HIP-4 upgrade announced in February) on Hyperliquid is the \u201ccherry on-top\u201d according to Hayes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      Related: Willy Woo Flags Bitcoin Bull Trap as Bear Market Enters Middle Phase<\/strong><\/p>\n

      He also warns: \u201cthat if Hyperliquid cannot grow revenues from here, the token won\u2019t rise. If that\u2019s your view, don\u2019t buy $HYPE under any scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Hayes said Maelstrom started investing in $HYPE when the token was valued in the mid $20-range.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      \u201c$HYPE quickly became our largest liquid shitcoin position, and we intend to continue selling all other inferior projects to own more $HYPE while within this trading range.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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