November 6 token unlock: What it means for the Hyperliquid price
Published on 10/26/2026 at 18:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSSupply timing and network use
- Scheduled supply event arrives on November 6, 2026, with 9.92 million HYPE assigned to core contributors.
- Q3 perp fees reached 165.5 million USD, while an October 22, 2026 report put open interest share at 58.0 percent.
- The Hyperliquid price stands at 77.13 USD as of October 26, 2026, 1.35 percent below the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026.
Hyperliquid (HYPE) has a scheduled November 6, 2026 release of 9.92 million tokens for core contributors, according to CoinCentral. The Hyperliquid price is 77.13 USD as of October 26, 2026, down 1.35 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026, according to Investing.com.
Core-contributor supply reaches a scheduled date
A token unlock is the release of units that were previously locked under a vesting schedule. CoinCentral reported that the next core-contributor unlock is set for November 6, 2026, when about 9.92 million HYPE is due to be released. The report places the event within the project's continuing distribution schedule and distinguishes the scheduled release from a confirmed sale on public markets.
For HYPE holders, the date marks a specific supply event rather than a price forecast. The scheduled tokens are assigned to core contributors, and the release is therefore tied to token distribution rather than to a change in the network's transaction rules. The Hyperliquid price remains a separate market measure at the October 26, 2026 stand.
Q3 fees reached 165.5 million USD
An article published on October 22, 2026 by X reported that Hyperliquid held 58.0 percent of on-chain perpetual open interest in Q3 and that perpetual-contract fees rose to 165.5 million USD. Open interest measures the value of outstanding derivatives contracts, while fees measure revenue generated by trading activity.
The same report said Hyperliquid represented 38.6 percent of on-chain perpetual volume during the quarter. These figures describe network activity and fee generation, while the November 6, 2026 unlock describes scheduled token supply. They do not establish a direct relationship between the event and the current price.
Market data place HYPE at 77.13 USD
According to Investing.com, HYPE stands at 77.13 USD as of October 26, 2026, down 1.35 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026. The daily high is 78.95 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 76.20 USD. Market capitalization is 19.56 billion USD, ranking Hyperliquid No. 10, while 24-hour volume is 822.03 million USD. Circulating supply is 253.77 million HYPE.
Hyperliquid by the numbers on October 26, 2026
- Cryptocurrency: Hyperliquid
- Ticker: HYPE
- Price (as of October 26, 2026): 77.13 USD
- Change vs. UTC daily close of October 25, 2026: -1.35 percent
- Daily high / daily low (UTC day): 78.95 USD / 76.20 USD
- Market capitalization: 19.56 billion USD (rank 10)
- 24-hour volume: 822.03 million USD
- Circulating supply: 253.77 million HYPE
- Next substantiated date: Core-contributor token unlock on November 6, 2026
