Modular Decentralized Trading Protocol Valantis announces the acquisition of Hyperliquid's second-largest liquid staking platform StakedHYPE on the HyperEVM blockchain, taking over all of its operations and development. Addison Spiegel, the founder of the entity behind StakedHYPE, Thunderhead, will join Valantis as an advisor. Valantis announced the completion of a $7.5 million funding round last November, with a valuation of $40 million. (The Block)