FOMC meeting December 2025: Date, schedule, and key Federal Reserve announcements
Investors are gearing up for the Federal Reserve’s last FOMC meeting of 2025, scheduled for December 9–10, which could set the tone for markets...
Binance founder’s attorney denies pay-to-play speculation after CZ’s pardon
CZ’s Attorney Says Pay-to-Play Claims Are False: “There’s No Evidence, No Crime, No Secret Deals”Teresa Goody Guillén, the personal attorney for Binance founder Changpeng...
$50M USDT stolen after victim falls for address-poisoning attack
A crypto trader just lost almost $50 million in USDT, and it all happened in less than one hour.This wasn’t a hack.There was no...
Coinbase rolls out new feature for autonomous AI crypto transactions
October 23, 2025 — Coinbase has unveiled a groundbreaking new protocol that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to directly manage crypto wallets and stablecoin...
Sanctioned Russia’s VTB Bank eyes regulated spot crypto trading rollout
VTB Bank, Russia’s second-largest lender, is preparing to test spot crypto trading for wealthy clients in 2026. This makes VTB the first major Russian...
Ripple taps Mastercard to trial RLUSD in card settlement flows
Ripple has announced a landmark pilot program with Mastercard, WebBank, and Gemini to test the use of its RLUSD stablecoin for credit card settlement...
South Korea financial groups race to issue stablecoins
South Korea’s Banks Team Up with Big Tech to Launch StablecoinsSouth Korea’s biggest financial institutions are racing to launch stablecoins, and they’re turning to...
SpaceX moves another 281 BTC as wallet shuffle continues
After a busy week of wallet activity, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has once again moved part of its Bitcoin holdings — this time, 281 BTC...
Gemini integrates Solana staking directly into credit card
Gemini Launches Solana Credit Card With Auto-Staking RewardsNew York – October 20, 2025Gemini is bringing blockchain mechanics into everyday finance with the launch of...
NFT sales spike 6% to $161.7m, Pudgy Penguins sales jump 165%
NFT Sales Jump Nearly 6% to $161.7 Million — Pudgy Penguins Lead the Comeback 🐧🚀The NFT market is showing signs of life again!According to...
VanEck CEO warns about Bitcoin encryption and privacy
VanEck Raises Red Flags About Bitcoin’s Future as Quantum Threats GrowVanEck, one of the world’s major asset management firms, is sounding the alarm on...
Seismic secures $10m for blockchain privacy infrastructure
Seismic Raises $10 Million to Bring Real Privacy to Public BlockchainsA new blockchain startup called Seismic just raised $10 million in a funding round...
Iraqi News
DNO issues Update on Production
Norwegian energy company DNO has given an update on its operations in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, saying it is preparing to ramp production back up...
Al-Jalabi: No new candidate will be nominated for prime minister without Maliki’s official withdrawal.
A member of Iraq’s Coordination Framework, Zuhair al-Jalabi, has clarified the current situation around choosing the next prime minister.He said that Nouri al-Maliki is...
In pictures: Temporary opening of Iraq’s longest bridge
Iraq’s Ministry of Construction and Housing has announced the temporary opening of the Hamrin Lake Bridge in Diyala to traffic.The move is meant to...
USD/IQD exchange rates climb in Baghdad and Erbil
The US dollar opened higher in Iraq on Tuesday, rising in early trading across key markets.In Baghdad, rates at the main exchanges, including Al-Kifah...
The Ministry of Finance denies canceling contracts for 150,000 job positions.
Iraq’s Ministry of Finance has denied reports claiming that 150,000 three-year budget contracts have been cancelled.In a statement, the ministry said the news is...