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Key takeaways:Hyperliquid defies the crypto bear market with $3 billion HYPE open interest, a 32% growth in a week.Hyperliquid’s TradFi innovation, like SpaceX pre-IPO trading, signals that the path to $80 HYPE price looks well-supported.Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE rallied 44% over five days, hitting a $76.90 all-time high on Tuesday. Despite the pullback to $73, open interest on HYPE futures reached the $3 billion mark, signaling growing institutional demand. With Hyperliquid decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes showing no signs of weakness amid the cryptocurrency bear market, traders question the odds of further HYPE gains above $80.HYPE futures aggregate open interest, USD. Source:…

UPDATE 6/16/26 6:07 p.m. ET. Corey Feldman has reportedly been released from the hospital after being transported from LAX following a mid-flight medical emergency. A rep for the actor told TMZ on Tuesday, June 16, that doctors ran multiple tests before determining Feldman was suffering from food poisoning. One day after he was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital, Feldman has been cleared to leave, per the outlet. Original story below: Corey Feldman was hospitalized after experiencing a medical emergency while flying to Los Angeles, multiple outlets report. The 54-year-old actor was traveling from Chicago to L.A. on Monday, June…

The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening telemedicine services to improve access to quality healthcare across the state. The Commissioner for Health, Afam Obidike, stated this during an interactive session with doctors overseeing the telemedicine services on Tuesday in Awka. Mr Obidike said the government was working to expand the programme to ensure that residents could access medical consultations regardless of their locations. “Every resident in Anambra should be able to access a doctor in any part of the state through telemedicine. “Our goal is to make quality healthcare available and accessible to all through technology,” he…

Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser, Nigeria Every June 12, Nigeria returns to a wound that never fully healed. For older Nigerians, it is the memory of a democratic mandate stolen by military fiat. For younger generations, it is an inheritance of grief, sacrifice, and unfinished history. More than three decades after the annulment of the 1993 presidential election won by Chief MKO Abiola, June 12 remains more than a date on the calendar. It is a reminder that democracy was neither gifted nor accidental; it was fought for, suffered for, and in some cases, paid for with exile, imprisonment,…

President Bola Tinubu has warned criminal elements across the country that they will have no hiding place, following the killing of a notorious bandit leader in Kogi State by Nigerian troops. The President gave the warning on Tuesday while commending the Armed Forces and other security agencies for what he described as a decisive operation that led to the elimination of Ibrahim Bastuji, a feared bandit kingpin accused of terrorising communities in Kogi and neighbouring states. He described the development as a significant blow to criminal networks terrorising communities in the state and its neighbours. In a statement signed by…

Residents of Festac Town in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State, under the aegis of the Take Back Festac Movement, have raised the alarm over the alleged sale of critical public infrastructure in the estate. The residents, during a peaceful protest in the estate on Saturday, identified some of the facilities as including sewage treatment facilities, waterworks, parks and buffer zones, warning that the development poses serious environmental and public health risks. The group also accused officials of the Federal Housing Authority of disposing of facilities originally designated for public use. Speaking during the protest, the president of the group,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress said they will restart negotiations with the Federal Government over a new national minimum wage, warning that workers can no longer cope with rising living costs as inflation continues to erode real incomes. The unions are pushing for what they described as a “genuine living wage” to replace the current framework, which they said no longer reflects Nigeria’s economic realities, particularly sharp increases in food, transport, housing, and healthcare costs. The position was contained in a joint address delivered at the 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva on Monday, where the…

Valencia striker Sadiq Umar has said he is considering retiring from international football following his continued absence from the Super Eagles under coach Eric Chelle, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 29-year-old has not featured for Nigeria since November 2024 and has found himself further down the pecking order despite an encouraging end to the 2025/26 season in Spain. Sadiq was invited for Nigeria’s World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe in March 2025 but remained an unused substitute in both games. Since then, he has been overlooked for subsequent national team assignments, including the Unity Cup and recent friendlies against…

A bipartisan group of US senators led by Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has urged the Treasury to ensure that state authorities are given the ability to regulate stablecoin issuers as the department considers how to implement the GENIUS Act.In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday, the lawmakers said it was critical that the Treasury implement a section of the law giving a pathway for certain issuers to be regulated by the states “in a manner that preserves and promotes State participation.”The GENIUS Act allows issuers that have a stablecoin with a market value of $10 billion or…

Ted Lasso star Cristo Fernández is out to prove that fútbol really is life.  Fernández, 35, who played fan favorite Dani Rojas on the Apple TV+ soccer comedy, signed with El Paso Locomotive FC of the USL Championship League as a forward earlier this year, fulfilling a childhood dream. “It’s crazy. I’m a crazy man,” Fernández exclusively told Us Weekly via his partnership with Tequila CAZADORES. “But I’ve just always done things because I want to, because I like to, because they come from the heart. There might be people who don’t agree, or maybe think I shouldn’t. Even sometimes…