HYPE Event Contract Uses CF Benchmarks RTI for Aug. 23 5 a.m. Price, With $78 Odds at 91¢
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Updated · robinhood.com · Aug 23
HYPE Event Contract Uses CF Benchmarks RTI for Aug. 23 5 a.m. Price, With $78 Odds at 91¢
3 articles · Updated · robinhood.com · Aug 23
Summary
$78-or-higher HYPE contracts traded at 91¢ ahead of the Aug. 23, 2026, 5 a.m. EDT event, while $79-or-higher stood at 62¢ and $100-or-higher at 0¢.
CF Benchmarks' Real Time Index will determine the outcome: 60 RTI readings collected in the final minute before expiration are averaged to set the official price.
The market trades nearly 24 hours a day, pausing only from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. ET on Thursdays, with payouts usually made within an hour after resolution.
Robinhood Derivatives offers the event contract through exchanges including KalshiEX, extending the same RTI-based settlement method used in the prior Aug. 22 HYPE contract.
With HYPE trading near $78 today, what hidden catalyst could trigger a massive surge past $100 before Robinhood's midnight settlement deadline?
Could Robinhood's highly specific 60-second settlement window leave event contract traders vulnerable to sudden whale manipulation on the benchmark index?
As Hyperliquid burns billions in fees, will this unprecedented tokenomic engine propel HYPE past $100 tonight, or is a crash imminent?