Hayes Has $150 Target, Samani Once Called HYPE Everything Wrong With Crypto

The wager carries extra weight given the history between the two. Samani called Hyperliquid “everything wrong with crypto” in February, criticizing its closed-source architecture and accusing the protocol of facilitating illicit activity. 

Despite those public criticisms, on-chain analysts later found wallets linked to Multicoin Capital had purchased over $40 million worth of HYPE.

Hayes has held a $150 price target on HYPE since March, predicting it reaches that level by August 2026 if annualized protocol revenue returns to $1.4 billion. 

He expects the market to rerate the token from roughly 12 times earnings…

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