On October 27, 2025, Hyperion DeFi, Inc. entered into a Joint Validator Operators' Agreement with Kinetiq Research and Pier Two, effective retroactively to June 25, 2025, where Hyperion will contribute 10,000 HYPE tokens for joint operations on a blockchain node. Additionally, the company announced the resignation of its CEO, effective November 1, 2025, and will allocate 500,000 HYPE tokens under the HAUS Agreement to support a new perpetual futures market.