Over the past few days, HyperEVM abruptly transitioned from being infrastructure dedicated to Hype into a "high-volatility trading ground"—amid HYPE hitting new all-time highs and a rapid meme rotation, the on-chain Gas on HyperEVM once surged to over ten dollars per transaction, far exceeding that of the Ethereum mainnet!
The underlying driver of this market movement stems primarily from HYPE's strong performance following Trump's endorsement. HYPE is currently priced around $79.65, up 35.4% over 7 days and 38.7% over 30 days, reaching a new all-time high of $83.27 yesterday.
Roundup of Popular Memes and Projects on HyperEVM

Meme: EGG and CHAMELEON Ignite Sentiment
EGG: The Current Sentiment Leader on the Hype Chain
EGG originates from an early tweet by Jeff Yan: "Just buy eggs with your shitcoins."
The community packaged it into a native HyperEVM meme, creating mini-games and the interactive website eggonhype.com.
Contract: 0xb75d5ee14708e7efbea939311090061d72265608
Summary: During its explosive phase, EGG saw a 24h increase of over 14,000%, with its market cap once reaching approximately $8M–9M, but it has since experienced a significant pullback.
CHAMELEON: Narratives from Jeff's Early Entrepreneurial History
CHAMELEON is tied to Jeff's real entrepreneurial history. Before Hyperliquid existed, Jeff operated Chameleon Trading, and his X account handle remains @chameleon_jeff to this day.
Contract: 0xddfed493a114d610C5709FEFd22BAEF40DC23428
Summary: CHAMELEON's market cap once surged to around $4M but has since retraced by approximately 65%–70%.
Launchpad: Motion
Motion.meme is akin to the HyperEVM version of Pump.fun. Projects first undergo price discovery via a Bonding Curve before moving to the HyperSwap V3 pool for trading.
Its fee mechanism is as follows:
· Token Launch Fee: 0.05 HYPE;
· Bonding Phase: Approximately 0.5% platform fee;
· HyperSwap Pool Fee: Approximately 0.01%;
Summary: Motion plays the "pickaxe seller" role in this round of the meme rally. If the HyperEVM Meme Season's momentum proves sustainable, Motion will significantly benefit.
Staking: Kinetiq (KNTQ)
Kinetiq is the largest liquid staking protocol on HyperEVM. Users stake HYPE to receive kHYPE, gaining staking rewards while also being able to use kHYPE for lending and providing liquidity.
KNTQ's advantage lies in its relatively clear value capture: Revenue from Markets, Launch, and part of the validator income is used to buy back KNTQ and distribute it to sKNTQ stakers.
Summary: Overall, Kinetiq appears to be the most fundamentally sound utility project in this round of HyperEVM activity.
HIP-3: Kinetiq Launch
Kinetiq Launch is a launchpad for HIP-3 perpetual trading platforms.
Deploying a HIP-3 trading platform requires staking over 500,000 HYPE, which at current prices is nearly $40M. Kinetiq Launch allows the community to crowdfund this capital and uses independent exLST tokens to isolate risks between different trading platforms.
Summary: Launch revenue earned by Kinetiq is used to repurchase KNTQ, adding the new narrative of "HIP-3 Trading Platform Incubator" to KNTQ.
Lending: HyperLend (HPL)
HyperLend is the primary lending market on HyperEVM, supporting the collateralization of assets like HYPE and kHYPE, and is positioned as the credit layer for Hyperliquid.
· TVL: Approximately $570M
· Borrowing Volume: Approximately $308M
Summary: HPL can be staked as sHPL to reduce borrowing costs, with a potential rebate cap of up to 80%. The market is bullish on it due to its "low market cap, high TVL" profile.
DEX: Project X
Project X is a concentrated liquidity AMM with leading transaction volume on HyperEVM.
· TVL: Approximately $45.8M
· 24h Volume: Approximately $152M
Summary: Among HyperEVM's native AMMs, Project X accounts for approximately 50%–60% of the trading volume share.
Conclusion:
Currently, the HyperEVM hype seems more like an ecosystem revaluation driven by HYPE's new highs. Whether this can evolve into a genuine HyperEVM Season requires further observation: the retention rate of users attracted by meme fever, and whether a series of utility projects can convert into real users and actual revenue.
Moreover, every time HyperEVM activity increases and on-chain transactions become active, the Gas fees spike noticeably. During peak periods, the cost per transaction can easily reach 10–20 U. While this increases the demand for HYPE Gas and its burn, it also caps the potential ceiling for meme trading and the long-term prosperity of the HyperEVM ecosystem.





