{"id":"hyunsu-jung","hidden":false,"ipfs":"QmRZimnZTDTMi1ZLUCDXBAAdtihwW3RCbDve6asReJT6gC","language":"en","transactionHash":"0xc919fd10f4ff3753bae69c94c647b470750661a614d37533e57d0572de0aa8d5","created":"2026-08-20T19:21:12.023Z","updated":"2026-08-20T19:21:12.023Z","title":"Hyunsu Jung","summary":"Hyunsu Jung is the CEO of Hyperion DeFi, Nasdaq's first listed company focusing on DeFi in the Hyperliquid blockchain. Previously, he was CIO at Hyperion DeFi and a Portfolio Manager at DARMA Capital.","content":"**Hyunsu Jung** is the Chief Executive Officer of Hyperion DeFi, Inc. (NASDAQ: HYPD), the first Nasdaq-listed company focused on developing a strategic treasury of HYPE, the native token of the [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain).[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-42c89779-4c6d-4b3e-af2d-aa004a7192e1)​[\\[8\\]](#cite-id-gw68o6hnrk) Previously, he served as the Chief Investment Officer of Hyperion DeFi and was a Portfolio Manager at DARMA Capital, a $1 billion+ asset manager registered with the CFTC and NFA.[\\[9\\]](#cite-id-0fp7q1mp1a)​[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-42c89779-4c6d-4b3e-af2d-aa004a7192e1)​\n\n## Early Career and Education\n\nHyunsu Jung began his career as a Consultant at EY-Parthenon, where he led finance and digital transformation workstreams for major enterprise M\\&A deals. His experience in strategic consulting informed his understanding of financial structuring and digital innovation.[\\[9\\]](#cite-id-0fp7q1mp1a)​\n\nHe received a B.A. from Vassar College in 2018.[\\[9\\]](#cite-id-0fp7q1mp1a)​\n\n## Career at DARMA Capital\n\nAt DARMA Capital, Jung held the position of Portfolio Manager. His role there involved designing and deploying digital asset strategies that focused on new scalable, revenue-generating approaches, including optimizing on-chain utility across assets such as [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) and [Filecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/filecoin), with a focus on scalable, revenue-generating strategies.[\\[9\\]](#cite-id-0fp7q1mp1a)​\n\n## Hyperion DeFi\n\n### Transition and Strategic Direction\n\nHyunsu Jung joined Hyperion DeFi in June 2025 as Chief Investment Officer and was involved in the company's strategic shift. At the time of his joining, Hyperion DeFi closed a $50 million private placement and established a cryptocurrency treasury reserve focused on acquiring more than 1.5 million HYPE tokens.[\\[8\\]](#cite-id-gw68o6hnrk)​[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-e18526a1-90ba-46d9-8d28-a8012d9ff47e)​\n\nHyperion DeFi was originally known as Eyenovia, Inc., a digital ophthalmic technology company. The rebranding to Hyperion DeFi reflects the company's pivot toward decentralized finance and blockchain-based financial products and services.[\\[8\\]](#cite-id-gw68o6hnrk)​[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-e18526a1-90ba-46d9-8d28-a8012d9ff47e)​\n\n### CEO Appointment and Statements\n\nIn January 2026, Jung was appointed as the CEO of Hyperion DeFi, effective January 5, 2026. The company described the leadership change as \"an important milestone in the Company's leadership evolution.\"[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-42c89779-4c6d-4b3e-af2d-aa004a7192e1) On his appointment, Jung said: \"Our focus is on building a leading Hyperliquid-native DeFi company that supports global adoption, monetizes growth through disciplined on-chain strategies, and provides shareholders with meaningful exposure to the expansion of the [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid) ecosystem.\"[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-42c89779-4c6d-4b3e-af2d-aa004a7192e1)​\n\n### HYPE Token and Technology Integration\n\nHyperion DeFi describes itself as the first U.S. public company to develop directly on the [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), with HYPE tokens playing a central role in its operations.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-888fc4cf-17c5-4c99-99ce-d5b7b683c932)​[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-e18526a1-90ba-46d9-8d28-a8012d9ff47e) The company utilizes HYPE for multiple purposes: fee reduction on the [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid) exchange, launching real-world asset perpetual markets via HIP-3, the [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid) protocol mechanism for creating perpetual markets for tokenized real-world assets, and using HYPE as [collateral](https://iq.wiki/wiki/collateral) or [gas](https://iq.wiki/wiki/gas) for on-chain [smart contracts](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract) in that context. Jung contrasted this with [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin), which he described as offering more limited yield-generating utility, characterizing it as \"digital gold.\"[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-888fc4cf-17c5-4c99-99ce-d5b7b683c932)​\n\nPer the company, more than 37 million HYPE tokens had been purchased and sequestered on the [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid) blockchain via [trading fees](https://iq.wiki/wiki/trading-fee) generated on the network, as of a January 2026 snapshot.[\\[10\\]](#cite-id-67ch51k3qg)​\n\n### Partnerships and Industry Engagement\n\nHyunsu Jung has participated in industry panels and partnerships related to digital asset treasuries and institutional [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid) activity. Hyperion announced a co-branded [validator](https://iq.wiki/wiki/validator) partnership with [Kinetiq](https://iq.wiki/wiki/kinetiq) to expand institutional [Hyperliquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hyperliquid) [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) infrastructure.[\\[10\\]](#cite-id-67ch51k3qg)​\n","recentActivity":null,"operator":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"Ethereum"},{"id":"Founder"},{"id":"Investor"}],"images":[{"id":"QmZc2W75hChQZFtMJkLL1GFWyAopuqnjitCMV4w1HaQ2Py","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[{"name":"images (42).jfif","id":"QmY12bNS23gorF41C478B6XYbVm3XjkBkJpXF3uB4sY6Yt","size":null,"type":null,"source":"IPFS_IMG"}],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":[]},"events":[{"title":"Earned B.A. from Vassar College","date":"2018-06-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar 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