Papertrade Notional Volume Tops $573B; Open Interest Reaches $3.32B
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Papertrade's HyperEVM launch has drawn $573B in notional volume and $3.32B open interest against just $20.29M of collateral, implying extreme embedded leverage. Its zero-slippage, no-funding model, with PAPER minted solely from user losses, raises structural counterparty risk questions. Attention may spill over to Hyperliquid (HYPE), though the token remains non-transferable, limiting near-term tradable impact.
Impact level
● Medium
Affected assets
HYPE/USDT-5.16%
AI Insight · HYPE/USDTAI Insight
● Neutral
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Huo Xing Cai Jing reports, citing official data, that as of October 11, Papertrade, a fully on-chain synthetic perpetual trading protocol deployed on HyperEVM, has generated cumulative notional trading volume exceeding $573 billion since its launch at 22:00 Beijing Time on October 10. Open interest stands at $3.322 billion, with total margin collateral for all open positions at $20.29 million. The protocol sources price feeds from the BBO midprice of Hyperliquid's order book and matches users directly against protocol liquidity providers, bypassing traditional order book matching. It emphasizes high leverage, zero slippage, and no funding rates. The native token PAPER has an initial supply of zero, with no premine, team, or VC allocations. Minting is solely driven by user losses or liquidations. During the initial launch phase, PAPER is nontransferable and primarily intended for staking.
