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We’ve lost something in the past 15 years. Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Apple; they’ve all convinced us that streaming is the best way to watch movies and shows at home. With everything at our fingertips, there’s no need to run to Blockbuster for the weekend’s entertainment, or wait for a DVD rental to arrive in the mail. And going to the movie theater is a luxury — one that keeps getting more expensive.But we were, all of us, deceived. We traded quality for convenience. And while TVs have improved drastically, we feed them inadequate, bitrate-starved, internet-throttled streams that won’t let our…

Binance is allowed to provide crypto trading access to users in the Philippines through its arrangement with BlockShoals Technologies, but neither company is authorized to handle peso transfers or perform other activities regulated by the country’s central bank, according to legal adviser Marie Antonette Quiogue.Quiogue, head of legal at BlockShoals, told Cointelegraph in an interview on Friday at Philippine Blockchain Week 2026 that Binance’s local operations fall under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto asset service provider (CASP) framework. She said BlockShoals serves as a crypto asset intermediary, introducing Philippine users to Binance’s global trading platform.The arrangement forms part…

Even sports stars can get caught up in a case of mistaken identity. New York Knicks guard Tyler Kolek found himself at the center of an awkward mix-up during the team’s NBA Championship parade on Thursday, June 18, when New York Police Department officers appeared to mistake him for a member of the crowd. ESPN reporter Kimberley A. Martin shared a video via X that showed Kolek, 25, enthusiastically celebrating with fans along the parade route, stopping to high-five supporters as he made his way through the festivities. At one point, two officers approached the basketball player and appeared to…

Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and his former disciple, Chikadibia Edoziem, have announced conflicting leadership changes in IPOB. Mr Kanu, who is currently in Sokoto prison, reportedly dissolved the third Directorate of the State (DOS) of the IPOB and inaugurated the fourth DOS administration headed by Chris Nwaọgụ. The third DOS administration was headed by Mr Edoziem, who was appointed into the position by Mr Kanu in 2017 during the IPOB leader’s initial detention at Kuje prison. Established in 2012 by Mr Kanu, the DOS is the administrative arm of the IPOB…

Nollywood actor Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known as Aki, has expressed surprise after discovering that football fans were being charged $30 to watch a FIFA World Cup match at a fan viewing area in Dallas, United States. Ikedieze shared his reaction in a video posted on his Facebook page on Thursday while attending a fan festival for Wednesday’s Group K World Cup clash between DR Congo and Portugal. In the video, Ikedieze expressed surprise at the $30 fee charged to fans watching the match on giant screens, adding a rough conversion to Nigerian currency, saying it was about ₦40,000 in Nigeria.…

The management of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe has appealed to the public to help identify and locate the relatives of an unidentified man whose body has remained unclaimed in the hospital’s mortuary weeks after his death. In a statement issued on Friday by the hospital’s Public Affairs Unit, the deceased was described as a man believed to be about 35 years old who was involved in a road traffic accident in the Government Reserved Area of Gombe. According to the hospital, the victim was brought to the facility by an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after…

Bitcoin (BTC) could reach its new “macro bottom” by September, as price action continues to surprise traders.Key points:Bitcoin may “front run” exchange order-book liquidity to produce a bear-market low between $50,000 and $60,000.A trader sees “complete disbelief” if price reverses with only a partial liquidity grab.”Aggressive” shorting from Binance traders returns on low time frames.BTC price bottom could spark “complete disbelief”New analysis from pseudonymous trader Killa on Friday focuses on a sub-$60,000 liquidity grab next quarter.Crypto exchange order-book liquidity is key to short-term price moves, as large-volume traders coerce the market into wiping nearby positions, causing volatility.Killa, however, is looking…

Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll may have called it quits, but that doesn’t mean their baby plans are also over. In the Thursday, June 18, episode of her “Dumb Blonde” podcast, Bunnie, 46, revealed that the exes are planning to continue their fertility journey with the aim to start a family — despite going their separate ways as a couple. “You guys are going to be shocked to hear this but we’re still having a baby,” Bunnie said on the podcast. Before filing for divorce after 10 years of marriage, Bunnie and Jelly Roll had embarked on an emotionally and…

Ekiti State will head into the 20 June off-cycle governorship election with its largest voter register in history. Still, the expansion in numbers is unlikely to fundamentally alter how elections are decided in the state. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the state now has 1,059,360 registered voters, rising steadily from 989,224 in 2022 and 909,585 in 2018. On paper, this suggests a widening democratic base. In practice, however, Ekiti elections continue to be shaped by a much smaller and more consistent pool of active voters. INEC also reports that 1,028,929 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected,…

British energy giant Shell Plc has appointed Elohor Aiboni as its new Executive Vice President and Country Chair for Nigeria, following the departure of Marno de Jong after more than six years leading the company’s operations in the country. In a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday, Shell said Mr de Jong would step down after overseeing a period of strong operational performance and major investment decisions in Nigeria. “Shell appoints Elohor Aiboni Executive Vice President and Country Chair Nigeria, as Marno de Jong bows out after more than six years at the helm of Shell in…