Intercontinental Exchange to launch regulated perpetual futures market on Hyperliquid

Intercontinental Exchange, the company that owns the New York Stock Exchange, announced in late October 2026 that it will run a new U.S. trading market built on Hyperliquid's blockchain. The market will offer perpetual futures contracts linked to stocks, indexes, commodities, currencies, and crypto assets. ICE plans to take a minority share in TradeXYZ, the firm behind the technology, if regulators approve. The new market will have its own systems for clearing trades and checking customers' identities. It still needs approval from the CFTC before it can open. Billionaire investor Stan Druckenmiller also joined the deal. After the announcement, the price of the HYPE token rose by around 14 to 18 percent. No launch date has been set.