Ilya Lichtenstein, Bitfinex hack launderer, wins early release under Trump law
Ilya Lichtenstein, the Russian-American tech entrepreneur convicted of laundering Bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, has been released from U.S. federal prison earlier...
Bitcoin millionaires vanish as 7.5k addresses drop out in 2025 shakeout
Bitcoin lost 7,485 millionaire addresses in 2025, even as wallets holding more than $10 million worth of BTC increased, signaling rising wealth concentration on...
Metaplanet benefits from weak yen as Bitcoin holdings outperform
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury strategy is getting attention for one key reason: currency matters more than most people realize.Because the company operates in Japan, it...
Solana co-founder weighs in on why Jupiter’s $70M buyback failed to...
Jupiter’s token buyback plan has reopened an old debate in crypto: do buybacks actually work when new tokens keep flooding the market?In Jupiter’s case,...
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum’s latest upgrades are rewriting the blockchain rulebook
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum has reached a huge milestone that many people once believed was impossible. According to him, Ethereum has now...
Crypto VC Funding annual recap 2025: Dunamu tops $10.3 billion in...
The year 2025 was huge for crypto funding, with billions of dollars flowing into the industry through major acquisitions, public offerings, and large private...
NFT sales skyrocket 37% to $88.2M, Bitcoin sales jump 144%
NFT markets had a huge week, with sales jumping 37% to $88.3 million, up from $65.6 million last week, according to CryptoSlam. Both buyers...
Bitcoin price bulls shrug off XRP’s $1B escrow unlock memo scare
Ripple kicked off 2026 with its first scheduled XRP escrow unlock, releasing 1 billion XRP right at midnight on January 1. The tokens were...
BNB Chain’s 2025 upgrades slash fees 98% as daily users hit...
BNB Chain had a huge year in 2025, and this time it wasn’t just speculation driving the growth. According to a year-end recap from...
Flow outlines Phase 2 progress, targets full EVM functionality within 24...
The Flow Foundation says it has made strong progress fixing the damage from last week’s $3.9 million exploit, and parts of the network may...
Jupiter rolls out Mobile V3 with native pro trading tools and...
Jupiter just rolled out a major update to its mobile app, and it’s a big step toward making serious on-chain trading fully mobile. The...
Justin Sun-linked wallets build 5% stake in Lighter’s LIT token with...
Wallets linked to Justin Sun have quietly built a large position in Lighter’s new LIT token, picking up around $33 million worth shortly after...
Iraqi News
Iraq’s Central bank denies US suspension of cash flows
The Central Bank of Iraq has pushed back on reports claiming the United States suspended dollar flows tied to Iraq’s oil revenues.Financial expert and...
Digital IQD Proposal targets $7-12bn Economic Gains
Cylinder Seal presents a very ambitious idea: use a digital Iraqi dinar not just as a payment tool, but as an engine to push...
Basrah crudes lead regional oil benchmarks
Iraq’s Basrah crude prices slipped slightly on Thursday, with both Basrah Heavy and Basrah Medium down about 0.5%.Basrah Heavy fell 56 cents to $111.94...
Al-Tamimi: Freezing Iraqi funds in New York violates sovereignty and contravenes international conventions.
Legal expert Ali al-Tamimi said reports about the US withholding Iraqi funds raise serious concerns about financial sovereignty and legal agreements governing those funds.He...
30 MPs in the Sudanese bloc threaten to withdraw if Al-Awadi is nominated for...
An informed source says tensions are rising inside Iraq’s Reconstruction and Development bloc over the choice of the next prime minister.According to the source,...