secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HYPERION DEFI, INC. (HYPD)
CIK:        0001682639
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-094565
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hyperion DeFi appoints PayPal veteran David Knox as CFO, effective immediately
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- David Knox, former PayPal Head of Capital Markets and Head of Finance for Global Credit & Financial Services, named CFO.
- Knox receives $400,000 base salary, $75,000 sign-on bonus, and 100,000 RSU inducement award (vests over 12 months).
- Company says appointment strengthens governance and accelerates DeFi strategy, positioning Hyperion as bridge between Wall Street and decentralized finance.
- Knox also granted 200,000 milestone-based RSUs under 2018 Omnibus Plan, vesting quarterly upon achievement of targets.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925094565/0001104659-25-094565-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465925094565/tm25227454d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-094565

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