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Key takeaways:War, rising oil prices and Strategy’s Bitcoin sales put extra pressure on BTC’s $60,000 support.Strategy’s Bitcoin sales and fears that a global regulatory crackdown on crypto is being reignited are adding to fragile crypto market conditions.Bitcoin traded down 3.5% on Wednesday as new developments in the US-Iran war pushed oil prices higher and Japan’s bond markets faced renewed stress. That combination triggered broader de-risking across markets. At the same time, concerns over potential Bitcoin sales from Strategy intensified, with traders now bracing for a possible correction below $60,000.Nasdaq-100 futures (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD (right). Source: TradingViewBitcoin’s failed attempt to reclaim…

Glen Powell and Michelle Randolph took their romance from a Texas dance floor to a full-blown Instagram debut in less than a year. The Anyone But You actor and the Landman star started as a casual fling in October 2025 and were exclusive by the following summer, meeting each other’s families and planning trips together. Keep scrolling for their complete relationship timeline: November 2025 The pair were first linked after a TikTok user posted a video of them dancing together at a bar in Powell’s hometown of Austin, Texas. “Benefits of going to university in Austin, TX,” the fan captioned…

As Nigeria continues to grapple with escalating security challenges across different parts of the country, First Daily will, on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, host a high-level National Dialogue on Security at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The theme of the dialogue is: “Declaration of State of Emergency on Insecurity: Matching Words with Action.” The event is designed to provide a non-partisan national platform for frank, practical and solution-driven conversations on Nigeria’s security architecture, with the ultimate goal of generating actionable recommendations capable of strengthening national security and restoring public confidence. The Chairman of the occasion is Martin…

Policy experts, academics, and researchers have stated that strong public policy implementation and debt management can drive good governance in Africa. They made these remarks during the just-concluded African Finance and Economics (AFEA) 2026 conference, held in Abuja from 3 to 5 July.  Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES, Evans Osabuohein, a professor of economics, said that the discussions at the event focused on public policy and debt management, which are affecting human capital development in Africa. “It [is] about how public debt can be managed more efficiently in Africa, so that we can tap into the resources for human capital and…

Stablecoin-settled perpetual contracts tied to traditional financial assets topped $1.1 trillion in trading volume during the first half of 2026, according to Binance Research, underscoring the growing role of stablecoins in tokenized financial markets.According to Binance Research, stablecoins are increasingly being used to settle TradFi-linked perpetual contracts, a market that’s grown to roughly 11% of all crypto perpetual trading volume in the first five months of 2026.TradFi perpetual volume and Binance market share. Source: Binance Research Beyond derivatives trading, Binance Research said stablecoins are increasingly being used as long-term stores of value rather than temporary trading assets. It found that…

While fans were eagerly awaiting to see who attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, there was just as much interest regarding which stars missed the event. Prior to the nuptials on Friday, July 3, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that Swift’s former BFF Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, did not make the invite list after their falling out. “Blake understands why she wouldn’t be invited and that it would be a media frenzy,” the insider revealed. “She also understands that she and Taylor don’t have the same level of friendship they once had. She isn’t upset…

The controversial Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has softened his earlier position on the alleged involvement of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, in issuing him the ‘appointment letter’ for the now-disowned agency. Speaking with social media influencer and activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, Mr Adeyemi said he could not say for certain whether Mr Gbajabiamila was involved or not. According to him, he spoke with Mr Gbajabiamila on the phone through the late Dolapo Tanimola, whom he claimed helped him get the appointment letter, but couldn’t confirm if it…

An Air Peace aircraft scheduled to evacuate stranded Nigerians from South Africa was unable to operate after its windshield reportedly shattered in Johannesburg, forcing the airline to deploy a replacement, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Sources familiar with the evacuation operation told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, where the aircraft had been scheduled to pick up about 270 Nigerians. The sources said the aircraft, operating Flight P47668, could not continue with the evacuation after its windshield shattered before the evacuation began. Air Peace subsequently dispatched another aircraft to complete the evacuation. A source familiar…

The Television Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, with HBO Max’s medical drama The Pitt emerging as the most-nominated programme after securing 25 nods. The nominations, announced in Los Angeles on Wednesday, recognise television programmes aired during the eligibility period from 1 June 2025 to 31 May, 2026. Actors Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere), alongside Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego, revealed the nominees. Comedy series Hacks followed closely with 24 nominations, setting a record for the most nominations received by a comedy series in a single year. Apple TV+’s newcomer Widow’s…

President Bola Tinubu has welcomed former Sokoto State governorship candidate, Sa’idu Umar Ubandoma, back to the All Progressives Congress, describing his return as a positive development for the party. Ubandoma was received by the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday night after being presented by the APC leader in Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, following his recent defection to the ruling party. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Aliyu Tukur on behalf of Ubandoma, Tinubu expressed delight over the former governorship candidate’s decision to rejoin the APC and assured him of his support and full…