Ethereum Foundation adds SEAL 911 co-founder to board
The Ethereum Foundation has appointed Pascal Caversaccio, widely known in the crypto community as “pcaversaccio,” to its board for an initial one-year voluntary term.
The...
U.S. sanctions Iranian maritime firm over Bitcoin payments
The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on two Iranian maritime insurance companies, accusing them of helping generate revenue for a system linked to Iran’s...
South Korea stablecoin plan could bypass crypto law delay
A new policy report is urging South Korea to introduce temporary stablecoin regulations before lawmakers finalize the broader Digital Asset Basic Act.
The report, published...
Visa CEO downplays Open USD threat to Tether and USDC
Visa CEO Ryan McInerney has made it clear that the company does not plan to favor any single stablecoin as competition in the digital...
SEC ready to act if Congress stalls on CLARITY Act
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is prepared to create its own cryptocurrency regulations if Congress fails to...
Kalshi loses emergency injunction bid in federal court
A U.S. federal judge has denied KalshiEX’s request for an emergency injunction while the company continues its appeal against New York regulators.
Judge Analisa Torres...
Zcash Ironwood upgrade: What’s changed after the Orchard bug?
Zcash has successfully completed its Ironwood network upgrade, introducing a new shielded pool designed to improve security and protect the cryptocurrency’s supply from potential...
Ripple-era SEC chair Jay Clayton confirmed as DNI
The U.S. Senate has confirmed former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton as the new Director of National Intelligence (DNI) after a...
Coinbase names new CTO after 14% workforce cut
Coinbase has appointed Rob Witoff as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as the US-based crypto exchange continues to expand its use of artificial...
Russia unveils draft rules for crypto exchanges and digital depositories
Russia’s central bank has introduced new rules for cryptocurrency exchanges, digital asset storage companies, and digital currency accounts as the country prepares to launch...
Brian Armstrong says AI agents will out-transact humans using crypto
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believes that artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency are not competing technologies. Instead, he argues that they will work together, with crypto...
CFTC warns prediction markets again over template self-certifications
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued another warning to prediction-market operators, telling them that broad, one-size-fits-all contract filings are not acceptable...
Iraqi News
Oil prices surge after Trump dismisses Iran deal
Oil prices moved higher on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected a peace proposal from Iran aimed at ending the conflict and fully...
Al-Saadawi: The Kurdistan Region receives more than its fair share in the budget.
Former Parliamentary Finance Committee member Abdul Hadi Al-Saadawi said the Kurdistan Region is receiving more than its fair share of the federal budget and...
Investment Licences for 60,000 Residential Plots in Karbala
The Iraqi government has taken another step toward tackling the housing shortage by signing four investment licenses to develop 60,000 residential plots in Karbala.
The...
The budget is on the verge of being presented to parliament… Disputes over allocations...
Iraq's financial situation is becoming more complicated as tensions in the region continue to rise following the conflict involving Iran. The crisis has put...
Basra Oil and Gas Expo concludes with 300 companies from 18 nations
The fourth Basra International Exhibition for Oil, Gas, Energy, and Petrochemicals wrapped up at the Basra International Fairground in Al-Maqal Port, bringing together around...