What future investors see for crypto has become clearer during the last 24 hours.
Over the years, utility narratives have been gaining ground over speculative ones. While the latter ones provide “high-risk high-reward” opportunities, utility and fundamentals are better at delivering on a long-term basis, although with lower speed and requiring more conviction. And based on how the last 24 hours have played out, it’s becoming clearer that investors are choosing conviction over speculation.
At the center of this shift is Hyperliquid [HYPE], which has emerged as the biggest winner of the recent crypto market rally, hitting more than a 20% increase in terms of value during the last 24 hours. The key part? It has overtaken Dogecoin [DOGE] in terms of market value, securing itself as the 10th largest asset in the crypto market.
However, the question is: Can Hyperliquid sustain this momentum?
From a technical perspective, HYPE saw a return to the early-July level, piercing the $70 barrier. This development makes it tempting to believe that this asset can soon pierce the $80 barrier. However, if the bulls fail to provide the necessary support, a long-squeeze wave can emerge. Furthermore, this is where the entire speculative-to-utility narrative starts to face its first real test.
On a market value basis, HYPE’s lead over Dogecoin is marginal, at just 1.4x. This is worth just $4 billion, making the lead anything but safe, as the advantage can be easily reversed. Therefore, HYPE needs to see strong demand to keep DOGE at bay. Thus, this is where on-chain signals start to matter.
HYPE flips DOGE as utility takes the spotlight
As a utility token, HYPE’s double-digit rise should also be seen on the on-chain layer.
Notably, that’s exactly what is happening. According to the DeFiLlama data, the total Perp Volume saw an increase of more than 78% within a day, reaching $34 billion. On the chart below, you can see that Hyperliquid’s share was more than 50%, so the volume was incredibly large.
The result? A significant jump in fees. As the chart below shows, Hyperliquid’s fees reached $5.1 million from $1.3 million, or almost 4x higher than a day before. This means that the increase in trading volumes resulted in higher fees, which provides further support to HYPE’s utility thesis by showing a significant jump on the on-chain level and not only on speculation.
Against the above backdrop, HYPE’s outperformance of DOGE looks more plausible.
With hype around Hyperliquid picking up on both technical and, more critically, on-chain adoption, the token’s bullish run makes more sense. Most crucially, this on-chain adoption is now reflected in price, which contrasts sharply with DOGE’s 6% gains over the same period and explains why HYPE’s 20% outperformance is much more convincing.
With this shift underway, it is now even more likely that HYPE will hold its ground against DOGE and continue to stay among the top-10 cryptocurrencies.
Final Summary
- HYPE has flipped DOGE after a 20% rally, backed by strong on-chain activity and rising fees.
- Can HYPE hold its top-10 spot and keep outperforming DOGE?
