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Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $63,000 on Friday as markets adjusted to geopolitical and macro changes.Key points:Bitcoin takes a time-out near week-to-date lows after a broadly hawkish Fed interest-rate meeting.US-Iran tensions slowly resurface with the Strait of Hormuz oil route in the firing line.A trader suggests that a “black swan” event could still come in this Bitcoin bear market.BTC price lack upside momentum after hawkish Fed cuesData from TradingView showed BTC/USD locked in a tight trading range on low time frames after dropping to eight-day lows.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewWeakness had entered after the US Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate decision, which…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Flat flip-flops feel like the ultimate summer staple — until you catch your reflection and realize your shoes are dragging your whole outfit down. The breezy linen dress you splurged on deserves better, and there’s definitely a cuter option to pair with your trendy capris. Kitten heel flip-flops are the shoe style that’s begging to be added to your rotation. A major trend for summer 2026, this quiet luxury footwear choice is one that wealthy women love, wearing it everywhere…
No fewer than 50,000 athletes from more than 50 universities across the country are expected to participate in the 2026 Nigeria Universities Games Association (NUGA) Games, which the University of Calabar (UniCal) will host. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Offiong Offiong, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Calabar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 28th edition of the biennial sporting event is scheduled from 14 November to 24 November. The vice-chancellor said athletes would compete in 28 sporting events during the games. He expressed the institution’s readiness to host the competition, describing it as a platform…
The US Defence Department will ask Congress to approve around $80 billion to cover costs from the Iran war and other expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. President Donald Trump has faced backlash from Americans who accuse him of pouring billions of taxpayer dollars into the Middle East conflict while oil prices and inflation skyrocket in the United States. Deputy Defence Secretary Stephen Feinberg shared the request with lawmakers this week, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the discussions. Pentagon leaders have said they risk running out of money for operations in the coming months unless Congress passes…
An Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, has convicted and sentenced eight individuals for indiscriminate waste disposal within the Abeokuta metropolis. In a statement by the Ogun State Waste Management Authority on Friday, the offenders were arrested and prosecuted on a two-count charge by the Medical Officer of Health of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Kehinde Ogunsola. Ogunsola told the court that, “The defendants were apprehended between 6:15 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. while allegedly dumping refuse on public roads at Isale-Igbein, Car-Wash and Abiola Way within the Abeokuta Magisterial District.” He stated that the act produced offensive odours…
The Oyo State chapter of the African Action Congress has condemned the revocation of the bail granted to its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, by the Federal High Court in Abuja, describing the decision as a politically motivated attack. Justice Muhammad Umar of the Federal High Court had revoked Sowore’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest after the activist failed to appear in court for the continuation of his trial over alleged cybercrime-related offences. Reacting in a statement signed by the Oyo State AAC Chairman, Kayode Babayomi, and made available to PUNCH Online on Friday, the party alleged…
The United States and Australia will look to book their place in the World Cup knockout rounds on Friday, while Brazil aim to kickstart their campaign against Haiti. After tournament co-hosts Mexico sealed their place in the last 32 on Thursday with a 1-0 victory over South Korea, the USA or the Socceroos can join them with a victory in their Group D game in Seattle. After an unconvincing build-up, the Americans made a flying start to the World Cup last week with a stylish 4-1 demolition of Paraguay in Los Angeles. That result has left Mauricio Pochettino’s USA team…
If you’ve been following my reporting on the Trump phone, you’ll know that Trump Mobile doesn’t exactly keep open lines of communication with the media. That doesn’t look to be changing, with the company no longer working with its long-term media relations firm.Poplar Group has represented Trump Mobile since at least last June, when the company’s founding partner Chris Walker gave a statement to USA Today, insisting at the time that “T1 phones are proudly being made in America.” That, of course, is not true, which even Trump Mobile now admits.I’ve spoken to Walker a few times, and he offered…
Binance’s faltering European Union Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license application in Greece has raised questions about whether the bloc’s central bank may have played an informal role in the process, despite not having formal authority over licensing decisions.Even though MiCA assigns approval of crypto-asset service provider (CASP) licenses to national competent authorities (NCAs), lawyers told Cointelegraph that its wording does not prevent other EU institutions, including the European Central Bank (ECB), from communicating with those regulators during the review process.“Nothing in the MiCA framework would prevent a third party like the ECB from offering its opinion to that national…
Another day in the Love Island USA villa means another night where a couple has sex in front of everyone — and then gets mocked for it. During the Friday, June 18, episode of the show, Jen Terry and Gabriel Vasconcelos celebrated their recoupling by hooking up — again — in full view of the other Islanders. The next day the others poked fun at Jen and Gabriel covering themselves up with a sheet despite everyone knowing what they were up to. The episode ultimately ended with Gabe being banished from the villa by the girls. Jen and Gabriel previously…
