The Race to Trade Everything
➤ Hyperliquid's HIP-4 upgrade introduces prediction markets to its platform, aiming to compete with incumbents like Polymarket and Kalshi by leveraging its existing infrastructure for perpetual futures. ➤ The article analyzes HIP-4's mechanics, comparing its infrastructure, oracle scope, and regulatory posture against competitors, highlighting Hyperliquid's advantages in unified margin and execution speed. ➤ Despite Hyperliquid's infrastructure strengths, challenges remain in market breadth, user discovery, and navigating regulatory uncertainties, with the overall trend in the prediction market category being one of convergence towards a 'trade everything' model.


















