Hyperliquid loses Anthropic, OpenAI markets as creator shuts down project

Finance Hyperliquid loses Anthropic, OpenAI markets as creator shuts down project Ventuals, one of the teams behind real-world asset perpetuals on Hyperliquid, said it is closing its markets and joining another project in the ecosystem. By Krisztian Sandor | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf Jun 15, 2026, 6:14 p.m. 2 min read Make preferred on Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Make preferred on trader (Pixabay) Summary Show Ventuals, the project behind OpenAI and Anthropic perpetual markets on Hyperliquid, is winding down and joining another team in the ecosystem. Trading with OpenAI and Anthropic perpetual contracts halted and settled. Perpetual markets on Hyperliquid have become a popular and closely watched tool for traders to bet 24/7 on a wide range of asset prices, including those of private companies. A key player on the fast-growing derivatives exchange Hyperliquid's private-company trading is shutting down, pointing to consolidation in one of the industry's hottest new markets. Ventuals, the project behind perpetual futures tied to OpenAI and Anthropic valuations, said Monday it is winding down and that its team will join another project building within the Hyperliquid ecosystem. The move has halted trading in the OPENAI and ANTHROPIC markets, with all positions settled automatically. Other markets will be shutting down in the coming days. The team said it generated more than $650 million in trading volume and attracted over 500,000 HYPE in community support during its run. The shutdown comes as crypto-native trading venues increasingly push beyond digital assets into markets traditionally associated with Wall Street. Traders can now use perpetual futures to speculate on commodities, equities and private-company valuations through blockchain-based markets. Hyperliquid has become one of the leading venues for that trend. The exchange processed roughly $234 billion in perpetual futures volume over the past month, according to DefiLlama data. Ventuals' OpenAI and Anthropic contracts were launched through Hyperliquid's HIP-3 framework, which allows third-party teams to create and manage their own perpetual futures markets on the exchange. The model has helped expand Hyperliquid's offerings beyond cryptocurrencies into niche markets that would be difficult to list on traditional exchanges. The OpenAI and Anthropic contracts gave traders exposure to two of the world's most closely watched AI companies despite neither being publicly traded. Rather than owning shares, users could speculate on how their valuations might change over time. The closure also highlights growing consolidation among HIP-3 market operators. TradeXYZ, another Hyperliquid-native project, has emerged as the dominant player in the category, accounting for nearly 97% of HIP-3 trading volume. Its markets include contracts tied to companies such as SpaceX (SPCX) before its public debut. Notably, TradeXYZ's SpaceX market correctly anticipated the company's blockbuster debut and the stock's opening surge above the $135 IPO price tag. 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