Daily update · Tuesday, May 12, 2026

DeFi Income Daily Update — May 12, 2026

Share price hit $991.01 — triggering our 7th dividend of 2026. You're receiving $6.87/share today. Eight consecutive up sessions, zero red days since the reset. Here's why ↓

6.95%
2026 year-to-date
~19.4%
2026 annualized pace
Current Returns — 2026
~19.4%
annualized pace
7 dividends paid in 131 days — 29 total since launch — and running steady
6.95%
YTD Return
$6,950
Income on $100K
7
Dividends Paid in 2026
Dividend DateYieldIncome on $100K
January 7, 20261.09%$1,090
January 28, 20262.23%$2,230
March 5, 20260.99%$990
March 25, 20260.64%$640
April 10, 20260.65%$650
April 29, 20260.65%$650
May 12, 20260.70%$700
2026 Total$6,950
This Cycle — 8 Sessions, Zero Red Days
SessionPriceChange
Thu Apr 30$980.85+0.09%
Fri May 1$981.42+0.06%
Mon May 4$983.91+0.25%
Tue May 5$985.58+0.17%
Wed May 6$986.26+0.07%
Thu May 7$987.89+0.17%
Fri May 8$988.54+0.07%
Mon May 11 — Trigger$991.01+0.25%
Eight consecutive up sessions. Zero red days. Trigger hit at $991.01. New cycle begins at $980.
Our share price hit $991.01 (+0.25%) on Monday May 11 — triggering our 7th dividend of 2026. $6.87/share (0.70%) is being paid today. Share price resets to $980. 29 dividends paid since launch, $6,950 earned on $100K in 2026, currently running at ~19.4% annualized with eight straight up sessions and zero red days since the last reset.
Dividends are paid after corporate taxes and our 20% management fee. We're currently working on moving the corporation offshore, which will eliminate the corporate tax layer and increase net dividends going forward.
Past Returns
2023
45.1%
ann. (launched Oct 18)
2024
31.42%
return
2025
40.25%
return
2026
~19.4%
ann. pace · steady
Total · 29 Dividends · Since Oct '23
123.72%
2023
$9,150 earned
45.1% annualized9.15% actual4 dividends
$1,880
$4,250
$1,310
$1,710
Nov 16
Dec 7
Dec 14
Dec 28
2024
$31,420 earned
31.42% return7 dividends
$1.4K
$1.8K
$1.6K
$2.7K
$11.6K
$6.2K
$6.1K
Jan 4
Jan 11
Feb 15
Feb 27
Mar 7
Mar 14
Dec 5
2025
$40,250 earned
40.25% return11 dividends
$26.3K
$2.1K
$1.5K
$680
$1.7K
$2.5K
$770
$1.2K
$540
$760
$2.3K
Jan 9
May 21
Jun 12
Jun 27
Jul 11
Jul 30
Aug 8
Aug 22
Sep 3
Sep 18
Sep 30
How ~19.4% Compares to Everything Else
Bank Savings
3.8%
⚠ Losing purchasing power after taxes and inflation
US Treasuries
4.1%
⚠ Money locked · loses value if rates rise
REITs
4.5%
⚠ Tied to property values · mortgage REITs carry extreme leverage
Junk Bonds
6.2%
⚠ Lending to companies that might not pay you back
Best Income Funds
9.3%
⚠ Full stock market crash risk · upside capped
Private Lending
11.5%
⚠ Capital locked for years · rising defaults
DeFi Income
~19.4%

Our income comes from trading fees — not from lending to risky borrowers or betting on the stock market. We hedge our positions to minimize exposure to market swings. The income fluctuates with trading volume, but it's not tied to interest rates, government debt, corporate defaults, or property values.

More than 2x the best income fund on Wall Street. Over 5x a bank savings account. From a fundamentally different source.

What's Going in Our Favor

Eight Up Sessions, Zero Red Days — And Dividend #29 Just Hit

Since the last reset, the share price has climbed in eight consecutive sessions — Apr 30, May 1, May 4, May 5, May 6, May 7, May 8, and Monday May 11. Zero red days. On Monday the price crossed $991.01 (+0.25%) — triggering our 7th dividend of 2026 and our 29th since launch. $6.87/share (0.70%) is being paid today.

Why does HYPE matter? Because we hold positions on the Hyperliquid exchange, and HYPE is the token that captures the value of every trade on the platform. When trading volume stays elevated and HYPE holds steady, our positions accrue value cleanly — which is exactly how share price appreciation becomes dividends in your pocket.

This wasn't a single explosive move. It was eight straight sessions of steady gains — the cleanest run we've seen in months. The strategy is doing exactly what it was built to do: convert consistent trading activity into reliable income.

→ Dividend #29 paid. Eight up sessions, zero red days, trigger hit on schedule. Steady wins.

Why the Exchange Keeps Getting Busier — And Why That's Your Edge

The Iran conflict hasn't cooled. Oil is still elevated. Tariff uncertainty continues to rattle global markets. The S&P is still underwater for the year. And in the middle of all of it, traders around the world are doing what they always do when the world gets chaotic: they trade more.

Every one of those trades generates a fee at the exchange where we earn. Hyperliquid is one of the few platforms in the world where you can trade perpetual futures on crypto, commodities, and macro assets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — including weekends when traditional markets are closed. That's why volume stays elevated even when stock exchanges shut down on Friday afternoon.

Our positions are hedged to minimize exposure to market swings. We don't care whether HYPE goes to $60 or pulls back to $30 — we earn on the activity. The more traders show up, the more fees are generated, the more income flows to you.

→ Volatility is our fuel, not our risk. More chaos = more trades = more fees = more income. And right now, there's no shortage of chaos.

S&P Still Down. Bonds Still Squeezed. We're Up 6.95% — With #29 Just Paid.

Here's the 2026 scorecard: the S&P 500 remains down for the year. Bond investors are still getting squeezed by sticky inflation and elevated energy costs. Gas is above $4. Traditional portfolios are treading water — or worse.

Meanwhile, DeFi Income is up 6.95% YTD — $6,950 earned on every $100K — and just paid its 7th dividend of 2026, the 29th since launch. Running at ~19.4% annualized. Eight straight up sessions, zero red days since the last reset.

→ While traditional markets struggle, our income engine keeps grinding. Seven dividends in 131 days. Twenty-nine total. Steady.

New Cycle Begins at $980

Next trigger: $990. Call Dean to add to your position before the reset.

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