Hyperion DeFi hires ex-PayPal executive as Chief Financial Officer
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 29 2025
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Source: SeekingAlpha
New CFO Appointment: Hyperion DeFi has appointed David Knox as chief financial officer, effective immediately, who previously worked at PayPal as Head of Capital Markets and Finance for Global Credit.
Stock Performance: Following the announcement, HYPD shares rose by 3.8% in premarket trading, and Knox received a 100,000-share restricted stock unit award as part of his appointment.
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About HYPD
Hyperion DeFi, Inc. is engaged in building a long-term strategic treasury of Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE. The Company is focused on providing simplified access to the Hyperliquid ecosystem. It is also developing its proprietary Optejet User Filled Device (UFD) that is designed to work with a variety of topical ophthalmic liquids, including artificial tears and lens rewetting products. The Optejet is useful in chronic front-of-the-eye diseases due to its ease of use, enhanced safety and tolerability, and potential for superior compliance versus standard eye drops. Together, these benefits may result in higher treatment compliance and better outcomes for patients and providers. It has launched its cryptocurrency treasury reserve, which is native to the decentralized digital asset exchange and Layer-1 blockchain, Hyperliquid. Hyperliquid is a layer one blockchain (L1) written and optimized from first principles.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
