How does HUSD break the monopoly of stablecoins and feed back into the Hyper ecosystem?

Original Title: "What does it mean to be a Hyperliquid-aligned fiat stable?"

Author: husd_fiat

Compiled by: zhouzhou, BlockBeats

Editor’s Note: HUSD is a public stablecoin project launched by Hyperliquid, which channels stablecoin interest back into the ecosystem for repurchasing HYPE, subsidizing interface fees, supporting the Builder Code model, and promoting ecosystem growth. It breaks the USDC/Tether model, redirecting funds away from centralized institutions and back into community and product development.

The following is the original content (reorganized for better readability):

What the Ecosystem Truly Needs

The story of HUSD is about how to disrupt a multi-billion dollar stablecoin market. Hyperliquid initially emerged as a leading perpetual contract decentralized exchange (perp DEX), outperforming older players like DYDX and GMX. As the product continues to attract new users and gradually introduces a spot market, Hyperliquid is evolving into a competitor to Binance/Coinbase. The next target for the ecosystem to challenge is the duopoly of fiat stablecoins—Circle and Tether.

Currently, approximately $2.5 billion of cross-chain USDC is locked in HyperCore's order book, earning about 4.3% interest. This revenue generates around $107.5 million annually for Circle Internet Financial, flowing into its private balance sheet. Every new deposit of USDC into Hyperliquid further expands Circle's cash flow. But what if this value did not flow to Circle, but instead was used to strengthen the Hyperliquid ecosystem? Given the opportunity to break free from the existing framework, why should we remain bound by the outdated traditional stablecoin model like USDC?

Opportunity Cost of Continuing with Old Stablecoins

As Hyperliquid's influence in on-chain trading continues to grow, net deposits of fiat stablecoins also increase, providing liquidity for the perpetual contract and spot markets. In a future where Hyperliquid grows 10x, 100x, or even 1000x, the opportunity cost of continuing to use traditional stablecoins will also rise. The value from the stablecoin layer will either continue to flow into Circle and Tether's balance sheets or be redirected back into Hyperliquid's own ecosystem.

A New Stablecoin Model Tailored for Hyperliquid

The "Assistance Fund" has proven that the cash flow generated by the protocol can and should be directly returned to the community through automatic repurchases of HYPE. In just the past 30 days, the Assistance Fund has reclaimed millions of dollars in HYPE from the market.

HUSD continues this strategy, but it operates at the stablecoin level: initially, a significant portion of the interest income generated by HUSD will be used to purchase HYPE, which will then be deployed across various growth directions within the Hyperliquid ecosystem. In other words, every time you use HUSD, it increases buying pressure on HYPE and reinvests value back into the development of Hyperliquid.

How Will the Repurchased HYPE Be Used?

HUSD: Fueling the Future of Builder Code

HUSD plays a key role in driving the explosion of the "Builder Code" business model. Builder Code is Hyperliquid's native feature that allows an interface operator to charge a fee for spot or contract trades submitted on behalf of users. Its goal is to provide a monetization method for Hyperliquid's "last-mile distribution"—meaning anyone who can effectively attract and retain users can establish a trading business without being limited by technology or liquidity.

The unit economics of such businesses can be quite substantial, but at this early stage, new brands still face "cold start" issues, and the competitive moat between different interfaces is not yet clear. The emergence of HUSD can help these "Hyperliquid hybrids" get started while providing a way for them to differentiate themselves.

By subsidizing the fees for Builder Code with HUSD, interfaces can charge users higher fees without increasing user costs. Interfaces can earn revenue in real-time and further allocate these funds to growth strategies.

For example: suppose Interface XYZ has a rebate budget of 100 HUSD. All contract trades with its Builder Code will be tracked by the system, and the corresponding users' rebate balances will continue to grow. Before users actually start incurring costs, the interface can handle approximately $100,000 in contract trading volume (i.e., 100 HUSD divided by a 0.1% fee rate). Meanwhile, the interface operator can reinvest the income generated by Builder Code into user acquisition or retention.

This is how HUSD powers "real-time growth" for the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

Conclusion

HUSD integrates two core insights: unifying the pricing asset (stablecoin) used for trading and the cash flow it generates within the trading platform system. The end result is a stablecoin with the nature of a "public good," transforming the originally static reserve interest into proactive, compound growth for the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

HUSD is a public product project operated by Felix and supported by community members, which will be launched through the Felix Points system. This deployment is also built on the foundation laid by @m0foundation, whose vision for a "global stablecoin platform" has made HUSD possible.

Hyperliquid has already disrupted the landscape of centralized exchanges, and HUSD is preparing to do the same to traditional fiat stablecoins.