Hyperliquid takes a swing at Polymarket with macro outcome bets
Hyperliquid has launched its HIP-4 product, allowing users to bet on offchain events like U.S. inflation and Federal Reserve decisions. This new offering differentiates itself from competitors like Polymarket by utilizing its own validators for dispute resolution instead of relying on external oracles. The platform aims to become a multi-asset trading venue, enabling traders to combine crypto derivatives with macro event bets seamlessly.
- ▪Hyperliquid's HIP-4 product allows trading on offchain events such as inflation data and interest-rate decisions.
- ▪Unlike Polymarket, Hyperliquid resolves markets through its own validator set, which decides on market listings and settlement outcomes.
- ▪The contracts are fully collateralized, limiting losses to the upfront amount paid by traders.
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MarketsShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailHyperliquid takes a swing at Polymarket with macro outcome betsThe decentralized exchange’s new HIP-4 product lets traders bet on offchain events like inflation and interest-rate decisions, using validators rather than UMA-style external dispute resolution.By Sam Reynolds|Edited by Omkar Godbole May 26, 2026, 6:44 a.m. 2 min readMake preferred on What to know: Hyperliquid has expanded its HIP-4 outcome market to let users trade prediction-style contracts on offchain events like U.S.
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