Numerai raises $30m to build ‘the last hedge fund’
Numerai Raises $30 Million Series C, Hits $500 Million Valuation
Numerai — the AI-driven, San Francisco–based hedge fund known for crowdsourcing global data scientists —...
Prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi bet big on web3—odds of global expansion...
Polymarket and Kalshi are accelerating their expansion strategies as both prediction-market platforms move deeper into web3, pursue international growth, and seek new regulatory approvals.
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Coinbase expands crypto credit with new ETH-backed loans
Coinbase Launches Ethereum-Backed Loans for U.S. Users, Offering Up to $1M in USDC Without Selling ETH
Coinbase has rolled out a new Ethereum-backed lending service...
Kalshi secures $1B in fresh funding as valuation jumps to $11B
Kalshi Secures $1 Billion Funding Round, Valuation Soars to $11 Billion
Prediction-market platform Kalshi has raised a fresh $1 billion in new capital, doubling its...
Bitmine buys another $49M in ETH as Tom Lee warns of...
Bitmine Expands Ethereum Holdings as Liquidity Weakness Pressures Crypto Markets
Bitmine has added another 17,242 ETH (≈ $49 million) to its reserves, according to Onchain...
Ripple, XRP eyes staking as Canary Capital ETF sparks new investor...
Ripple and XRP Ledger Explore Staking Amid Growing Investor Interest
Ripple’s XRP Ledger is reportedly considering a strategic shift toward native staking, following calls from...
WLFI breach raises eyebrows for Trump-backed crypto firm
World Liberty Financial Recovers Funds After Pre-Launch Wallet Breach
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi platform linked to President Donald Trump and his family, revealed...
BlackRock moves towards an Ethereum staking ETF with new Delaware trust
BlackRock Takes Step Toward a Staking Ethereum ETF
BlackRock is moving further into Ethereum’s staking world. The firm has registered a new trust in Delaware...
World Liberty Financial burns, reallocates $22.1M in WLFI due to pre-launch...
World Liberty Financial Recovers $22M in Compromised WLFI Tokens
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump-affiliated crypto project, has successfully recovered millions of dollars in WLFI...
Maple Finance barred from launching syrupBTC after Core Foundation injunction
Maple Finance Blocked from Launching syrupBTC After Legal Dispute with Core Foundation
Maple Finance is facing a legal roadblock after the Core Foundation, the organization...
SEC shifts focus: Crypto removed from 2026 examination priorities
U.S. Regulators Drop Crypto From 2026 Priorities in Major Policy Shift
U.S. regulators just made a big change: the SEC has completely removed crypto from...
Senator Young pushes Bessent to rethink taxes on crypto staking rewards:...
Sen. Todd Young Pushes IRS to Rethink Crypto Staking Tax Rules
U.S. Senator Todd Young from Indiana is calling on the IRS to take another...
Iraqi News
Gas Investment Plans Reviewed for Nahr Bin Umar Field
Iraq is moving ahead with plans to develop associated gas at the Nahr Bin Umar oil field in Basra province. The project was discussed...
CBI Rebuffs Speculation Over Foreign Currency Reserves
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has confirmed that its foreign currency reserves remain strong and are fully capable of meeting the country's demand...
Al-Saadi: There is no decision to raise the exchange rate at present… but financial...
Former MP Baqir Al-Saadi said there is currently no government decision to raise Iraq’s official dollar exchange rate, despite recent concerns caused by fluctuations...
Parliamentary Finance Committee: Contract regularization is not an achievement without guaranteeing employee salaries
Former Parliamentary Finance Committee member Mohammed Ibrahim has criticized the government's approach to preparing the upcoming budget, saying it appears to be repeating the...
Budget preparation: A repetition of past scenarios or a genuine solution to current crises?
Iraq is getting ready to prepare its 2027 budget and send it to Parliament in October for discussion, changes, and approval. But there are...