--- title: "Why did Hyperliquid go up 2.6% on October 26, 2026?" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/hyperliquid/2026-10-26" date: 2026-10-26 --- # Why did Hyperliquid go up 2.6% on October 26, 2026? On October 26, 2026 (UTC), HYPE went from about $76.33 to $78.36 (+2.64%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $75.00 and $80.62. HYPE's move can't be compared with Bitcoin's yet; the figures below describe the move, not its cause. HYPE rose further than this on 2 of the past 29 days. 1 HYPE report is on the timeline below. Timing alone does not show what caused the move. - Day open / close: $76.33 → $78.36 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT) - Day range: $75.00 – $80.62 - Versus the past month: 2 of the past 29 days rose further; +2.64% in the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 00:00 UTC, 1.5× a typical day (1.8%). - 30-day range: 17.8% below the high · 5.2% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 2 of 13 others also rose 0.9% or more; 1 fell that much - 24h volume: 1.0×; of its prior 30-day daily average Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 00:00 UTC. ## HYPE timeline around October 26, 2026 - Oct 26, 2026, 18:21 UTC: [Hyperliquid says Payward will be first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer]() · The Block — The Block reported that Hyperliquid plans to make Payward, the parent company of Kraken, the first CFTC-regulated deployer under its HIP-3 framework, a step toward regulated U.S. perpetual futures. Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. ## Same-day movers · 2026-10-26 (UTC) - [Quack AI (Q) +248.57%]() - [USD.AI (CHIP) +15.90%]() [Hyperliquid (HYPE) price and news]() [Methods and limitations]()