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    Earnings call· Jun 2026(Q2 FY26)

    HYPERION DEFI Q2 FY26 earnings call HYPD

    Aug 12, 2026 Source

    Executive summary

    Hyperion DeFi Q2 FY26 — Strong DeFi Growth and Strategic Pivots Post-USDH Wind-down

    Hyperion DeFi demonstrated resilience and strategic agility in Q2 FY26, successfully navigating the unexpected wind-down of the USDH stablecoin by swiftly redeploying HYPE tokens into new, more robust partnerships. The company continues to execute its 'HYPE-D triple-dip strategy,' driving significant growth in adjusted gross profit and HYPE treasury while substantially reducing operating costs. Management remains confident in achieving positive adjusted net operating cash flow by year-end, leveraging its unique position within the rapidly expanding Hyperliquid ecosystem.

    Highlights

    5

    • Adjusted gross profit grew 20% quarter-over-quarter to $1.2 million in Q2 FY26, following 17% growth in Q1 FY26.

    • Gross HYPE tokens increased 56% from 1.31 million in June 2025 to 2.04 million in Q2 FY26.

    • Operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation declined 21% quarter-over-quarter to $2.3 million in Q2 FY26, nearly half of Q3 FY25 levels.

    • Net asset value increased from $70 million in Q1 FY26 to $134 million in Q2 FY26.

    • Secured new HALS partnerships with SKU Technologies and Entropy, redeploying 1 million HYPE tokens in Q3 FY26 after the USDH wind-down.

    Concerns

    2

    • DeFi monetization segment experienced a 36% decline from $245,000 in Q1 FY26 to $158,000 in Q2 FY26 due to the USDH stablecoin sunset.

    • Ecosystem rewards declined from $150,000 in Q1 FY26 to $90,000 in Q2 FY26, reflecting expected volatility in airdrops and token generation events.

    Guidance & targets

    3
    CategoryTargetConfidence
    Adjusted gross profit
    $5 million to $7 million
    high materiality
    High
    Adjusted net operating cash flow
    Flip positive
    high materiality
    High
    Operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation
    10% to 20% incremental reduction
    medium materiality
    Medium

    Operational metrics

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    Deposits into lending platforms and DEXs
    $7.4 billiontripled
    YoY

    Driven by utilization of RWAs such as tokenized treasuries, private credit, and gold tokens as collateral.

    Adjusted gross profit growth
    162%
    Q3 FY25 to Q2 FY26

    As DeFi businesses ramped.

    Adjusted gross profit
    $0.4 million
    Q3 FY25

    Baseline for 162% growth to Q2 FY26.

    Adjusted gross profit
    $1.2 millionup 20% QoQ
    Q2 FY26

    Achieved 2.2x base staking yield.

    Adjusted gross profit
    $960,000
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value for Q2 FY26 growth comparison.

    Adjusted gross profit growth
    17%
    Q1 FY26 vs Q4 FY25

    Compared to 20% growth in Q2 FY26.

    Validator commissions
    $42,000up 4% QoQ
    Q2 FY26

    From third-party tokens delegated to validator.

    Validator commissions
    $40,000
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    Yield enhancement adjusted gross profit
    $334,000plus 58% QoQ
    Q2 FY26

    Primarily monetizing volatility on HYPE, including in vault with RISC.

    Yield enhancement adjusted gross profit
    $211,000
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    Operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation
    $2.3 milliondeclined 21% QoQ
    Q2 FY26

    About half of the $4.3 million spent in Q3 2025.

    Operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation
    $3.0 million
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    Gross HYPE tokens
    2.04 millionup from 1.94 million in Q1
    Q2 FY26 end

    Increased from 1.31 million in June 2025 (56% increase).

    Gross HYPE tokens
    1.94 million
    Q1 FY26 end

    Prior quarter value.

    HYPE price
    $65.00up from $36.60 in Q1
    Q2 FY26 end

    Compared to aggregate purchase price of $39.70.

    HYPE price
    $36.60
    Q1 FY26 end

    Prior quarter value.

    HYPE treasury value
    $133 million
    Q2 FY26 end

    Exceeded cash basis by approximately $52 million.

    Net asset value
    $134 millionup from $70 million in Q1
    Q2 FY26 end

    Adjusts treasury value for net cash and debt.

    Net asset value
    $70 million
    Q1 FY26 end

    Prior quarter value.

    Treasury gains
    $54.8 millionvs $21.5 million in Q1
    Q2 FY26

    As the price of HYPE increased.

    Treasury gains
    $21.5 million
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    Net income
    $31.0 millionvs $8.8 million in Q1
    Q2 FY26

    Record for the company.

    Net income
    $8.8 million
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    Adjusted EBITDA
    $53.7 millionvs $19.5 million in Q1
    Q2 FY26

    Primary reconciliation to net income is HYPE LSTs GAAP carrying value.

    Adjusted EBITDA
    $19.5 million
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    GAAP net income increase from HYPE LST conversion
    $33.2 million
    Q2 FY26

    If all HYPE LSTs were converted back to HYPE at the end of Q2.

    Adjusted net investing cash flow
    $6.2 millionvs $1.5 million in Q1
    Q2 FY26

    As company continued to grow HYPE treasury position.

    Adjusted net investing cash flow
    $1.5 million
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    Net cash provided by financing activities
    $11.0 millionvs $6.6 million in Q1
    Q2 FY26

    Primarily from May public offering.

    Net cash provided by financing activities
    $6.6 million
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    Cash, cash equivalents, and stablecoins
    $11.8 millionvs $9.1 million in Q1
    Q2 FY26 end

    Total balance.

    Cash, cash equivalents, and stablecoins
    $9.1 million
    Q1 FY26 end

    Prior quarter value.

    Common share count
    15.5 million
    as of 2026-08-10

    Approximate share count.

    Staking yield
    $527,000up 69% QoQ
    Q2 FY26

    Earned from staking HYPE to Kinetic's Hyperion validator.

    HYPE tokens earned from staking and validating
    11,000in line with Q1
    Q2 FY26

    Total HYPE tokens earned.

    DeFi monetization adjusted gross profit
    $158,00036% decline QoQ
    Q2 FY26

    Resulted in 800,000 HYPE tokens available for redeployment.

    DeFi monetization adjusted gross profit
    $245,000
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    Ecosystem rewards adjusted gross profit
    $90,000vs $150,000 in Q1
    Q2 FY26

    Expected to be volatile quarter-over-quarter.

    Ecosystem rewards adjusted gross profit
    $150,000
    Q1 FY26

    Prior quarter value.

    HYPE tokens freed from USDH wind-down
    800,000
    Q2 FY26

    Opened up for redeployment into other business opportunities.

    HYPE tokens redeployed into new HALS partnerships
    1 million
    Q3 FY26

    Redeployed after USDH wind-down.

    Institutional credit deal
    1 million USDC
    Q3 FY26

    First institutional credit deal.

    Silhouette monthly volumes
    $40 millionstep up from hundreds of thousands
    cumulative

    Consistent with trajectory outlined in May.

    KNTQ tokens received
    1.92 million
    Q4 FY25

    Liquid staking at annual yields exceeding 7%.

    Additional KNTQ tokens accrued
    40,000
    YTD 2026

    From liquid staking KNTQ.

    HPL tokens received
    10 million
    Q1 FY26

    As part of various partnerships.

    Legacy biotech liabilities extinguished
    $2.7 million
    July 2025 through July 2026

    Accomplished through sale of remaining biotech IP assets to Arctic Vision.

    Operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation
    $4.3 million
    Q3 FY25

    Baseline for cost reduction, reduced to $2.3 million in Q2 FY26.

    Quarterly operating cash outflows
    $2.1 milliondeclined from $2.8 million
    Q2 FY26

    Function of reduced costs and ramping DeFi businesses.

    Quarterly operating cash outflows
    $2.8 million
    prior

    Prior period value.

    Product announcements

    3
    ProductTypeDetails
    HIP4 Outcome Marketslaunch
    xStocks (tokenized equity framework)launch
    RISC Premiumlaunch

    Deals & partnerships

    9
    SKU TechnologiesAgreement to launch permissionless markets on Hyperliquid, including an institutional listing service (Partner Markets). Hyperion's 500,000 HYPE stake will support HIP4 outcome markets.

    Structure strengthens permissionless market strategy, pairing staked HYPE deployment capacity with a team purpose-built for onboarding new market categories.

    EntropyHALS agreement with 500,000 of Hyperion's staked HYPE supporting Entropy, an upcoming HIP3 deployer.

    Allows convergence of building blocks developed alongside partners in the ecosystem. HYPE staked today, working on deployer setup.

    BlockdaemonPartnership to expand institutional Hyperliquid staking. Blockdaemon chose Hyperion as their staking partner on Hyperliquid.

    Blockdaemon is trusted by over 400 institutions. Hyperion continues to explore opportunities to generate income by leveraging validator infrastructure for data services.

    Arctic VisionSale of remaining biotech IP assets.

    Monetization and resolution of non-core assets, fulfilling a prior commitment.

    HyperLendFirst institutional credit deal through HyperLend's Avia platform, lending 1 million USDC against natively staked HYPE.1 million USDC

    Collateral remains in secure custody at Anchorage Digital. Platform expected to scale with demand for institutional borrowing and lending.

    SilhouetteMigration to production completed, supporting RFQ trading.

    HYPE asset use service scaled across clients, accelerating as more assets become tokenized.

    RISCPartner in offering institutional-grade vault strategies (RISC Premium).

    RISC Premium launched publicly in June, bringing institutional-grade covered call and cash-secured puts vaults fully on-chain.

    KineticHyperion validator for staking HYPE. Kinetic is the number one liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid.

    Kinetic is the number one liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid.

    Payward (Kraken)Parent company of Kraken, built xStocks tokenized equity framework.

    Launched native spot equity markets on Hypercore, enabling on-chain trading for 5 major equities and ETFs.

    Risks & headwinds

    3
    USDH stablecoin sunsetQ2 FY26

    36% decline in DeFi monetization from $245,000 in Q1 FY26 to $158,000 in Q2 FY26; 800,000 HYPE tokens freed from deployment.

    Mitigation: Swift redeployment of 1 million HYPE tokens into new HALS partnerships (SKU, Entropy) in Q3 FY26, expected to result in stronger economics.

    Volatility of ecosystem rewardsQuarter-over-quarter

    Ecosystem rewards declined from $150,000 in Q1 FY26 to $90,000 in Q2 FY26.

    Mitigation: Management acknowledges and expects volatility due to unexpected timing of airdrops and token generation events; continues to accumulate equity/token positions in builders for long-term upside.

    General volatility in digital assets and crypto spaceOngoing

    Quarter-to-quarter numbers for various income streams can be volatile.

    Mitigation: Focus on a long-term 'triple-dip strategy' of owning tokens, sharing upside in businesses, and sharing upside in equity of protocols; building a light operating model with strong earnings leverage.

    What to watch in Q3 FY26

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    DeFi monetization adjusted gross profit

    Q3 FY26
    Current$158,000
    TargetSignificant recovery and growth

    Why it matters

    This segment was impacted by the USDH wind-down; its recovery and growth are crucial for achieving full-year adjusted gross profit guidance.

    I think when you consider that we had two major partnerships wind down in the second quarter, both impacting DeFi monetization, yes, it's certainly logical to extrapolate that that is where we will have the most recovery and growth following through from the partnerships that we've announced and potentially future activity. So DeFi monetization should be a large source of growth.

    Q&A highlights

    6

    How quickly do you expect the new HALS deployments (SKU, Entropy) to ramp up, and is this baked into guidance? What is the pipeline for future deployments, and do you have idle HYPE for more?

    Management expects SKU and Entropy to ramp quickly, with SKU's institutional listing service onboarding bespoke products and Entropy starting quickly as HIP3 is live. They continuously engage with builders and maintain relationships, allowing for swift pivots. They have flexibility in HYPE deployment and prioritize quality partnerships that generate long-term revenue and equity exposure.

    “We expect them to ramp relatively quickly with SKU. Their institutional listing service that we're calling Partner Markets is designed to onboard more bespoke products that are not yet listed on Hyperliquid and have them trading relatively quickly.”

    asked by Unknown Analyst · answered by Hyunsu Jung

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    Detailed Narrative

    01

    Hyperliquid Ecosystem Growth and Strategic Positioning

    Hyperion DeFi's strategy is deeply intertwined with the Hyperliquid ecosystem, which achieved significant milestones in Q2 FY26, including cumulative protocol revenue surpassing $1 billion. The ecosystem's growth is driven by HIP3 builder-deployed markets, now representing over half of daily network trading, and the launch of HIP4 outcome markets, generating $100 million in volume in its first month. Hyperion positions itself as the premier institutional gateway, leveraging these developments to create structural locked demand for HYPE on its balance sheet.

    02

    Adaptability Post-USDH Wind-down

    The unexpected sunset of USDH, Hyperliquid's native stablecoin, in May 2026 led to the wind-down of two core HYPE deployments, impacting 800,000 HYPE tokens and planned revenue. Despite this headwind, Hyperion demonstrated agility by swiftly redeploying 1 million HYPE tokens into new HALS partnerships with SKU Technologies and Entropy in Q3. This strategic pivot is expected to result in stronger, more durable platforms and improved economics compared to prior arrangements, validating the company's operating model in a fast-moving environment.

    03

    Diversified DeFi Income Streams and Cost Efficiency

    Hyperion's 'HYPE-D triple-dip strategy' relies on five diversified DeFi income sources: staking yield, validator commissions, yield enhancement strategies, DeFi monetization, and ecosystem rewards. In Q2 FY26, adjusted gross profit grew 20% quarter-over-quarter to $1.2 million, with 50% earned in cash and achieving 2.2x base staking yield. Concurrently, operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation declined 21% quarter-over-quarter to $2.3 million, reflecting a light operating model and strong earnings leverage.

    04

    Institutional Infrastructure and Real-World Assets (RWAs)

    The company is actively building institutional infrastructure on HyperEVM, exemplified by the launch of xStocks (tokenized equity framework) on Hypercore, enabling 24/7 trading of major equities and ETFs. Hyperion completed its first institutional credit deal through HyperLend's Avia platform, lending 1 million USDC against natively staked HYPE at 8% APY. This focus on tokenization and RWAs is expected to drive more financial activity on-chain and scale institutional borrowing and lending against robust collateral.

    05

    Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Upside

    Hyperion has deepened its partnerships across the Hyperliquid ecosystem, securing equity or token upside in four early-stage builders: Kinetic, HyperLend, Silhouette, and SKU. The partnership with Blockdaemon for institutional Hyperliquid staking is expected to expand HYPE delegation demand. These collaborations, along with accumulating RISC points from vault activity, position Hyperion to benefit from future protocol incentives and long-term value creation within the ecosystem.

    06

    Treasury Growth and Financial Performance

    The company's gross HYPE tokens increased from 1.94 million in Q1 FY26 to 2.04 million in Q2 FY26. The value of the HYPE treasury reached $133 million as of Q2 FY26, exceeding its cash basis by approximately $52 million. Net asset value grew from $70 million in Q1 FY26 to $134 million in Q2 FY26. Q2 FY26 net income was $31.0 million and adjusted EBITDA was $53.7 million, both record figures, primarily driven by treasury gains from the increasing HYPE price.

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