The Daily: Hyperliquid set for HYPE token launch, MARA purchases $615 million in bitcoin and more
Decentralized perpetual trading platform and Layer 1 chain Hyperliquid is set to launch its HYPE token on Friday during a genesis event at 2:30 a.m. ET.Bitcoin miner MARA has acquired another 6,474 BTC, valued at around $615 million, boosting its total holdings to 34,794 BTC worth $3.3 billion — the largest of all public miners.Defunct centralized crypto lender Celsius is distributing $127 million in cash or cryptocurrency to creditors in its second bankruptcy payout.The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.