Key Highlights:
- Hyperliquid Policy Center has been launched in Washington DC.
- Jake Chervinsky has been named as the CEO of this initiative.
- The main aim of this initiative is to focus on rules for perps and DeFi markets.
In less than three years, Hyperliquid has grown fast and is now competing with big trading platforms like Binance and Coinbase in terms of trading volume. Now, the platform is stepping up into politics as well. Today, February 18, 2026, the Hyperliquid Policy Center launched in Washington DC.
We are Hyperliquid Policy Center.
HPC is a research and advocacy nonprofit focused on advancing a clear path for decentralized finance to thrive in the USA.
We will introduce policymakers to @HyperliquidX and bridge the gap between law and next-generation market infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/9bbQZboJWs
— Hyperliquid Policy Center (@HyperliquidPC) February 18, 2026
The goal here is to help create clear rules so that decentralized finance (DeFi) can grow legally and safely without any hurdles across the US market.
Leadership from a Crypto Policy Veteran
The new center will be headed by Jake Chervinsky, an experienced crypto lawyer who knows exactly how things work on Capitol Hill. He has also been associated with the Blockchain Association, the investment firm Variant, and the global law firm Baker McKenzie. The announcement was made today on X by the lawyer.
1/ I am proud to announce the launch of Hyperliquid Policy Center, where I will serve as CEO.
HPC is an independent research and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that DeFi can flourish in the United States.
The future of finance will be decentralized. https://t.co/ObDFGsjlwj
— Jake Chervinsky (@jchervinsky) February 18, 2026
Chervinsky says that this center fills an important gap as more crypto groups set up in Washington, which includes the DeFi Education Fund. The lawyer in the X post also emphasized that the future of finance is decentralized and stated “Financial markets are already moving onto public blockchains. DeFi is poised to become the base layer of global finance.”
For the lawyer, this project is a personal mission that he had been pursuing for nearly a decade, with a goal to improve transparency, efficiency, and resilience in finance through public blockchains.
The Main Aim
The project aims of this initiative is to educate Congress and regulators on complex topics like perpetual derivatives and decentralized markets, offering deep expertise to shape the future of DeFi in the US.
Chervinsky also announced the founding team, which includes Policy Counsel Brad Bourque and Policy Director Salah Ghazzal. The lawyer stated the team to be exceptional and announced that HPC is hiring to expand its mission.
Moreover, according to Chervinsky, perps are popular overseas but they are very rare in the US finance and hence they want HPC to help bring them into US rules as well.
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