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Phantom integrates Ventuals team to enhance trading capabilities

Phantom integrates Ventuals team to enhance trading capabilities

Phantom said Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia and Aris Samad have formally joined its trading and data team after building perpetual futures products in the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

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Fact Check
Phantom's official blog post 'The Ventuals team is joining Phantom' directly confirms all key facts in the claim: Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia, and Aris Samad joined Phantom's trading and data teams after building Ventuals, a perpetual futures product on Hyperliquid. This is corroborated by CoinDesk and Cryptobriefing, both dated June 30, 2026. The primary source is authoritative (company's own announcement by its CEO).
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Summary

Phantom said Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia and Aris Samad, core members of Ventuals, formally joined the company this week to work on its trading and data team as the crypto wallet provider expands its market infrastructure. Ventuals previously built advanced perpetual futures products in the Hyperliquid ecosystem and at one point exceeded $1 billion in annualized trading volume. The hires add specialized trading expertise as Phantom pushes deeper into open markets and perpetuals, extending an earlier effort to make trading a more central part of the wallet’s product offering.

Terms & Concepts
  • perpetual futures: Derivatives contracts that track an asset’s price without a fixed expiration date.
  • Hyperliquid: A crypto trading platform and ecosystem known for on-chain perpetual futures markets.
  • annualized trading volume: A projection of trading activity over a full year based on a shorter period’s run rate.