Crypto

Hyperliquid token HYPE seen at $250, but Santiment warns of overheating risk

Hyperliquid’s token HYPE has set fresh record highs and risen to ninth place by market value, overtaking Dogecoin, as some social media accounts talk as if $250 is assured. Market analytics firm Santiment warned that optimism on social platforms is running ahead of actual market conditions and urged caution over overheating sentiment. Santiment founder Maksim Balashevich noted HYPE is around $64 and would need about a 290 percent gain to reach $250.

Industry

NASA steps up permanent moon base plans; Blue Origin to handle lander

NASA has released a preliminary schedule to carry out up to three additional moon missions by the end of 2026 as it pushes ahead with plans for a long-term lunar outpost. The missions focus on testing rovers and landers and surveying the lunar surface environment. Blue Origin, Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines will provide landers, while Astrolab’s FLIP rover is also slated for deployment. The plan highlights NASA’s separate contracts for landers, rovers and payload transport.