Hyperliquid Foundation democratizes low-latency data node access for infrastructure providers at under $1,000/month, reducing barriers from 10,000 HYPE staking requirement.
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Hyperliquid Foundation has expanded access to its low-latency on-chain data nodes by opening them to qualified infrastructure providers at standardized pricing below $1,000 monthly. This move lowers the barrier to entry for operators seeking to offer such services, previously restricted to parties meeting stricter participation criteria.
Direct node access had been gated behind two requirements: holding 10,000 HYPE tokens and achieving Tier 1 maker rebate status, which entailed generating more than 0.5% of weighted maker volume over a 14-day window. By routing access through infrastructure providers operating under uniform rate structures, the protocol effectively decouples node availability from individual staking and trading thresholds.
The change does not clarify whether the $1,000-per-month pricing is fixed or subject to adjustment, nor does it detail qualification standards for infrastructure providers themselves or the timeline for rollout beyond the current indication.