Pump.fun Expands into Hyperliquid-Powered Perpetual Futures Trading
The meme coin platform now offers leveraged crypto trading with new perpetual futures features.
The meme coin platform now offers leveraged crypto trading with new perpetual futures features. Solana (SOL) is trading at ₹9,856 ($103.67), up 0.1% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief based on reporting by Bitcoin.com, with live market data added, as of Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:00:01 UTC.
This expansion marks Pump.fun's strategic shift beyond meme coins, entering the derivatives market and potentially attracting a broader user base while leveraging its existing Solana ecosystem.
- Pump.fun launches perpetual futures trading powered by Hyperliquid.
- New feature includes builder fees up to 0.10% and bridge fees up to 0.25%.
- US and Ontario users are restricted from accessing the new trading feature.
- Hyperliquid's TVL stands at $314.33M, down 1.2% over the past week.
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- Pump.fun Expands into Hyperliquid-Powered Perpetual Futures Trading — this brief
Pump.fun, known for its meme coin ecosystem on the 
Solana blockchain, has expanded into the derivatives market by launching perpetual futures trading. This new feature is powered by 
Hyperliquid, a platform with a total value locked (TVL) of $314.33M, according to DeFiLlama.
The new trading interface allows users to engage in leveraged cryptocurrency trading. However, it comes with specific fees, including builder fees of up to 0.10% per order and bridge fees reaching 0.25%. These fees are part of the platform's revenue model as it ventures into the derivatives space.
The expansion into perpetual futures trading represents a significant move for Pump.fun, which has primarily been associated with meme coins. This shift could attract a more diverse user base and increase the platform's utility within the Solana ecosystem.
Despite the new offerings, Pump.fun's native token, PUMP, has experienced a 4.70% decline over the past 24 hours and a 21.12% drop over the last week, currently trading at $0.00434526. This price movement suggests potential market skepticism or profit-taking following the announcement.
The broader crypto market remains relatively stable, with a total market cap of $2.8T. 
Bitcoin is up 0.04% in the last 24 hours, while Solana (SOL), the blockchain on which Pump.fun operates, has seen a 0.72% decline, trading at $103.54.
Since this brief published about 2 hours ago, Solana (SOL) has moved from ₹9,844.14$103.54 to ₹9,856.50$103.67 — +0.13%.
The chart plots SOL's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 SOL ≈ ₹10,781.68 (about $103.67), down 0.5% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 9.4% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the assets in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 18, 2026.
Token Times reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.
Pump.fun Expands into Hyperliquid-Powered Perpetual Futures — questions & answers
What fees are associated with Pump.fun's new perpetual futures trading?
Builder fees are up to 0.10% per order, and bridge fees reach 0.25%.
Who is restricted from using Pump.fun's new trading feature?
Users in the United States and Ontario are barred from accessing the feature.
How has Hyperliquid's TVL changed recently?
Hyperliquid's TVL is $314.33M, down 1.2% over the past week.
How much is 1 Solana worth in rupee today?
About ₹10,781.68 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $103.67. The rupee price moves with both SOL's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Solana in rupee page for any amount.
Has Solana's price moved since this brief was published?
SOL is up 0.13% since this brief first published — trading at ₹9,856 ($103.67) now versus ₹9,844 ($103.54) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Bitcoin.com. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.