DOJ charges two Robinhood engineers with insider trading on Hyperliquid perpetual futures

The U.S. Department of Justice charged two Robinhood engineers, Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang, with using confidential knowledge of upcoming token listings to trade Hyperliquid perpetual futures ahead of the announcements, allegedly netting more than $50,000 each. Multiple outlets reported the charges on September 15, 2026.

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