Ventuals shuts Hyperliquid AI trading markets

• Ventuals is shutting down its Hyperliquid-based markets tied to OpenAI and Anthropic valuations and winding down the project.
• Trading in the OPENAI and ANTHROPIC perpetual markets has ended, with positions automatically settled.
• The move highlights growing consolidation among third-party market operators within the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

Ventuals announced it is closing its project and shutting down its Hyperliquid-based perpetual markets, including contracts linked to the valuations of OpenAI and Anthropic.

The closure immediately halted trading in the OPENAI and ANTHROPIC markets, with all open positions automatically settled by the platform.

The Ventuals team said it generated more than US$650 million in trading volume and received support from more than 500,000 Hyperliquid (CRYPTO:HYPE) tokens during its operation.

Ventuals said its team will join another project building within the Hyperliquid ecosystem, while additional markets operated through the platform are scheduled to close in the coming days.

The shutdown comes as blockchain-based trading venues continue expanding into markets tied to private companies, commodities and equities; following the announcement there was no immediate market reaction.

The OpenAI and Anthropic contracts were launched through Hyperliquid's HIP-3 framework, which allows third-party developers to create and manage perpetual futures markets on the exchange.

TradeXYZ has emerged as the dominant HIP-3 operator, accounting for nearly 97% of trading volume in the category and offering markets linked to private companies including SpaceX.

At the time of reporting, Hyperliquid price was $67.46.