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Hyperliquid takes a swing at Polymarket with macro outcome bets

CoinDesk
Hyperliquid is challenging Polymarket by integrating macro-event prediction markets directly into its decentralized derivatives exchange using a native dispute resolution system.

Summary

Hyperliquid has expanded its HIP-4 outcome contracts to include real-world macro events, such as U.S. inflation data and Federal Reserve interest-rate decisions, allowing users to trade these alongside crypto perpetuals. Unlike competitors like Polymarket, which rely on external oracle networks such as UMA for dispute resolution, Hyperliquid utilizes a vertically integrated model where its own validators determine market outcomes. The platform's outcome markets function as fully collateralized binary contracts, limiting trader risk to the initial investment and aiming to position Hyperliquid as a comprehensive, multi-asset trading venue.

(Source:CoinDesk)