Bitwise Launches $BHYP ETF With 100% Spot HYPE Exposure and In-House Staking
TLDR: Bitwise’s $BHYP ETF offers 100% direct spot HYPE exposure using in-house staking, not third-party providers. Hyperliquid controls roughly 60% of global onchain perpetual DEX open interest as of May 13, 2026. The fund carries a 0.00% expense ratio for the first month, then shifts to 0.34% for investors thereafter. $BHYP is not registered under the 1940 Act, meaning it lacks standard mutual fund protections for investors Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF, trading under the ticker $BHYP, has officially entered the market. It offers investors 100% direct exposure to spot HYPE. Unlike similar products, $BHYP uses in-house staking instead of a third-party staking provider. The fund began trading on May 15, 2026. Bitwise positions this ETF as a low-cost entry point into Hyperliquid, a platform the firm views as central to the future of onchain capital markets. Hyperliquid’s Growing Role in Global On-Chain Trading Bitwise took to X on May 14, 2026, to announce the ETF and explain i...