S&P assigns Michael Saylor’s Strategy a B- junk rating citing Bitcoin...
In a historic first for the cryptocurrency sector, S&P Global Ratings has officially issued a B- “junk” credit rating for Strategy Inc., the Bitcoin-treasury...
Global Bitcoin ETPs are just starting: Sygnum Bank
Iraq Participates in World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings — Focus on Reform, Investment, and Economic DiversificationWashington, D.C. — October 18, 2025Iraq’s Minister of...
Arthur Hayes moves $2.5M in ETH and tokens to market makers:...
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes just moved about $2.5 million worth of Ethereum and other tokens to big market makers like Flowdesk, FalconX, and Wintermute...
Firelight pushes XRP into DeFi cover as staked total tops 50M
Firelight says it is building a new on-chain protection system backed by staked XRP, as decentralized finance projects face growing security risks.The project recently...
Altcoin capitulation deepens as 38% of tokens trade near ATL
On-chain analytics from CryptoQuant indicates that 38% of tracked altcoins are trading near all-time lows, highlighting a deeper drawdown than observed during the post-FTX...
Will Ethereum price recover to $2,440 as it bounces off a...
Ethereum is currently trading around $2,255 in April 2026, and it’s starting to show signs of strength again.Over the past month, ETH is up...
Grayscale’s Dogecoin and XRP ETFs approved for NYSE listing later today
Grayscale just got the green light to list its new Dogecoin and XRP ETFs on the New York Stock Exchange — and they’re set...
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...
What broke Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade? Prysm post-mortem reveals the cause
Prysm developers have released a post-mortem explaining what went wrong during the Fusaka upgrade on December 4 and how it briefly put the Ethereum...
Bluesky reveals $100 million Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto
Bluesky, the decentralized social platform, revealed it raised $100 million in a Series B round back in April 2025.Key points:The round was led by...
Coinbase wants some stablecoin pie, enters late-stage talks with BVNK
Coinbase Global Inc. is reportedly in late-stage talks to acquire BVNK, a London-based payments startup that helps businesses transfer money globally using stablecoins —...
Sanctioned crypto exchange Grinex suspends trading after $14M hack
A crypto exchange already under heavy scrutiny just got hit — and it wasn’t a small attack.Grinex has stopped all trading after losing around...
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...