Hyperliquid has announced the launch of an off-chain event prediction market contract

BlockBeats News, May 26th - According to official sources, Hyperliquid has now supported spec markets based on off-chain events. These markets are published by automated news feed software run by validators and are part of their day-to-day on-chain operations. Validators will vote on the launch and settlement of spec markets based on factors including the clarity of rules, correctness of outcomes, and subjective market quality.

According to the Hyperliquid official website, the first off-chain event prediction market contract launched at 20:00 on May 25th, titled "US May CPI Year-on-Year Growth Rate," had unclosed contract positions worth $12,800, with a total trading volume of $10,300 in nearly 12 hours since launch.