
← CFB Talks Digital Assets11 Jun · 59 min
Inflation Prints, Hyperliquid's Rise & the SpaceX IPO
In the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded June 11, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk, Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo, CFA, and CF Benchmarks CEO Sui Chung, with special guest Ishmael Asad, Research Analyst at Bitwise, for a wide-ranging roundtable across macro, markets, and crypto fundamentals.
With long-end yields at multi-year highs, a hot CPI and PPI print, and a new Fed chair stepping in the panel works through the following question: when do a string of "one-off" shocks cement into a structural regime? From there the conversation turns to where capital is actually flowing, contrasting a discounted crypto market, Hyperliquid's fundamentals-driven ascent and entry into the CF Large Cap, and a record-breaking SpaceX IPO drawing in a wave of retail demand.
Chapters: 00:00 – Intro, Team Welcome & Guest Introduction
02:06 – The Macro Setup: Multi-Year-High Yields, Hot CPI & PPI
04:27 – A 1970s Redux? Oil, Iran & the Incoming Warsh Fed
06:50 – How Long Can "One-Off" Inflation Shocks Continue?
09:11 – Hot Labor Data, Rate-Hike Odds & a Global Liquidity Squeeze
14:08 – A View From London: Political Shocks & Stagflation Risk
17:10 – When Good News Is Bad News: Labor Market Cracks & Capital Rotation
19:58 – Spotlight on Hyperliquid: Inside CFB's New Valuation Framework
21:25 – HYPE's Economics: ~$1B Revenue, an 83% Margin & a 61x TTM Multiple
24:20 – Why a Scalable 24/7 Model Commands a Premium