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HYPE Hyperliquid launches manual lending function, with a first-day loan amount of US$269 million.
According to information released by co-founder Jeff Yan, Hyperliquid has officially launched manual lending function. This feature allows traders to borrow USDC and USDT with HYPE tokens and Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral. On the first day of launch, the loan volume reached approximately US$269 million.
The launch of this feature adds a native credit layer to this Layer-1 exchange. The borrowing rate is linked to the utilization rate of funds, and interest will be paid to the supplier of stable coins. This marks the first time the platform has ventured directly into the on-chain credit space, which was previously known primarily as a perpetual contract trading venue.
Detailed explanation of loan operation mechanism
Users need to deposit HYPE or BTC as collateral and borrow USDC or USDT manually. This model gives traders explicit control over loans rather than relying on automatic margin withdrawals from existing positions. Interest paid by borrowers increases as utilization of each pool increases, while suppliers of idle stablecoins receive a share of the costs. Because interest rates are determined by market utilization rather than governance decisions, borrowing costs fluctuate with actual demand.
Given the existing portfolio margin system infrastructure of the feature-sharing platform, the same collateral can be reused between perpetual contracts and spot positions without having to be locked in a separate vault.
Modular Credit Layer on HyperCore
Yan described the design as "modular." He said the team first built a separate lending agreement on HyperCore and then connected it to perpetual contracts, spot trading and other functions through portfolio margins. He pointed out that this approach isolates lending risk, allows idle stablecoin collateral to earn interest, and makes it easier to assess systemic risk than a single consolidated margin pool. Maintaining the independence of the lending module means that the platform can stress test a single component without interfering with other parts of the exchange.
This strategic signal for Hyperliquid
The first-day borrowing volume of US$269 million shows that traders have an urgent need to finance positions without selling existing positions. The move also puts Hyperliquid closer to a dedicated DeFi loan agreement while still retaining collateral on its own chain. In addition, as the exchange continues to move beyond the foundation of its perpetual contracts business, recent activities include a platform-based automated basis trading strategy and a $2.5 billion equity financing facility for Hyperliquid Strategies.
Early lending data only reflects a snapshot of the first day. Once interest rates change with utilization, it remains to be seen whether demand will continue.
