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Ether fell 28% in a week to $2,110 as risk-off sentiment in US markets and a drop in leveraged positions hit the asset. At the same time, ETH perpetual futures funding turned negative, spot ETFs saw $447 million in outflows over five days, and decentralized exchange volumes on Ethereum dropped 47%, signaling softer demand despite some viewing negative funding as a potential entry point.

On February 2, 2026, Hyperliquid introduced HIP-4, outlining outcome trading on HyperCore with fully collateralized, fixed-range contracts designed for prediction markets without leverage or liquidations. The feature is live on testnet, with initial USDH-denominated markets using objective settlement sources and potential permissionless expansion after technical work and user feedback.

ParaFi Capital is committing $35 million to Jupiter, the Solana-based onchain trading and liquidity aggregator. The companies said tokens were bought at prevailing market prices with no discount, carried extended lockups, and the transaction settled entirely in JupUSD, with warrants enabling ParaFi to purchase additional tokens at higher prices. Jupiter described it as its first outside capital.

On February 2, 2026, Jupiter Exchange said it secured a $35 million strategic investment from ParaFi Capital at spot price, with settlement entirely in JupUSD and an extended token lockup. The move targets long-term onchain infrastructure on Solana; at the time of writing, JUP traded around $0.1838 with market cap near $596 million.

Hyperliquid said on Monday it is introducing general‑purpose "Outcome" trading as part of the in‑progress HIP‑4 upgrade, with an initial rollout on testnet. Outcomes are fully collateralized, bounded contracts that can power prediction markets and limited‑risk options, settling in USDH and running on HyperCore. The project has recorded nearly $42 billion in cumulative volume and recently reached an all‑time high in open interest.

On February 1, 2026, co‑founder Griff Green said the Ethereum DAO will stake 69,420 ETH into the Beacon Contract, and an update on February 2 noted its reserves were sent via Tornado Cash to underscore privacy. The DAO targets a $220M fund for security research, with deposits facing a queue near 71 days and more than 4M ETH awaiting entry.

On February 2, 2026, Jupiter announced Polymarket's launch on Solana via its platform, aiming for faster and lower-cost prediction market trading. A prior Jupiter beta with Kalshi saw a single test market exceed $120,000 in volume, while reports said the exchange had 8.4 million active users in Q3 last year.

HYPE has surged over 40% to $32 as Hyperliquid defies the broader crypto sell-off, powered by record $1.3 billion daily on-chain gold and silver trading and a fee-driven buyback engine that channels up to 97% of revenue into HYPE demand. With HyperEVM now hosting 35+ protocols, $639 million in TVL at Kinetiq, and over 42% of supply staked, HYPE is increasingly viewed as a revenue-backed DeFi asset rather than a purely speculative altcoin.

On 1 February 2026, Lighter announced Lighter EVM, an EVM‑equivalent rollup that links general‑purpose smart contracts to its low‑latency trading and liquidity. The design settles on Ethereum mainnet and enables near‑instant asset and position moves without waiting for full L1 finality, with a public release expected soon.

On January 31, 2026, Hyperliquid's daily revenue rose to $4.3 million, its highest level since November, supported by incentives, liquidity programs, and strong trading activity. The protocol is maintaining about $4.58 billion in TVL, while HIP-3 perpetual futures open interest climbed to a record $793.27 million alongside heavy whale activity in HYPE. One major HYPE holder realized a $4.92 million profit after unstaking and selling, and another whale moved $14.87 million in tokens from Galaxy Digital.