Stocks news: Wall Street muted amid bank credit jitters
U.S. Stocks Trade Mixed as Regional Bank Loan Worries Offset Trump’s Trade RemarksOctober 17, 2025 — U.S. stocks opened mixed on Friday as Wall...
Aerodrome, Velodrome merge to unified Aero network and expand to Ethereum...
The team behind Aerodrome on Base and Velodrome on Optimism, Dromos Labs, has announced a major move — merging both platforms into one powerful...
Saylor hints at Strategy’s 101st Bitcoin purchase as price slips amid...
NYDIG is pushing back against a common narrative among investors that Bitcoin behaves like a high-growth software stock, arguing that the digital asset operates...
South Korea’s ruling party pushes for January passage of new digital...
South Korea is moving quickly to finish a new digital asset law by January, after ruling and opposition lawmakers finally reached an agreement on...
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...
Ethereum stablecoin supply hits new all-time high of $162B
Sooner Than ExpectedOctober 17, 2025 — Ethereum’s dominance in decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow, with its total stablecoin supply hitting a new record...
CoinEx introduces high-yield dual investment amid volatile and sideways crypto markets
CoinEx has launched a Dual Investment product, designed to help crypto traders earn rewards even when markets are volatile or moving sideways.Here’s how it...
New Canada bill seeks full ban on crypto campaign donations
Canada is moving to tighten its election rules, with a new proposal that would ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties.The plan is part of...
Bitcoin narratives: Solana whales, NYC politics, and Buffett exit
As 2026 gets underway, Santiment has identified the key stories shaping both crypto and traditional markets. Their data shows what’s capturing attention on social...
U.S. bank regulator OKs national banks to intermediate cryptocurrency transactions
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has given U.S. national banks a new green light: they can now help customers buy...
Southeast Asia’s stablecoin future: Grab, StraitsX explore Web3 integration
Grab and StraitsX have confirmed a new deal to explore building Web3-powered payment tools across Asia, the companies said on Tuesday.The plan focuses on...
North Korea weaponizes banned Nvidia GPUs in push to steal more...
North Korea has been working on artificial intelligence for almost 30 years, and a new report from South Korea’s Institute for National Security Strategy...
Iraqi News
Kurdish opposition figure: The region’s finance ministry stole 5 trillion dinars allocated for job...
Independent Kurdish politician Saman Ali has made serious allegations against the Kurdistan Regional Government’s finance ministry, claiming more than 5 trillion dinars meant for...
Iraqi oil prices fall by 2%… Basra crude records $112
Iraqi oil prices moved lower on Wednesday, falling more than 2% as global energy markets weakened.Basra Heavy crude dropped $1.13 to $112.50 per barrel,...
Al-Kadhimi: Halting dollar shipments is American blackmail that infringes on Iraq’s sovereignty.
Former parliamentary finance committee member Mu'in al-Kadhimi criticized reports that the US halted dollar shipments to Iraq, calling the move “political blackmail” and interference...
1.6m bpd Kirkuk Export Pipeline Set for Relaunch
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil says exports through the Kirkuk-Fishkhabour-Turkey pipeline could resume soon, starting with limited volumes.The pipeline has a capacity of 1.6 million...
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...