Augustus raises $180M to build stablecoin-era clearing bank
Financial infrastructure startup Augustus has raised $180 million in a Series B funding round, pushing the company's valuation to $1 billion and officially making...
Crypto research firm Hazeflow to shut down as founder steps away...
Hazeflow, a crypto research firm founded by Pavel Paramonov, is shutting down, according to an announcement made by Paramonov on X.
Paramonov said the decision...
Satsuma shareholders approve Bitcoin sale and London delisting
Satsuma Technology shareholders have voted to sell the company's Bitcoin holdings, return most of the money to investors, and remove the company from the...
Ramp launches Solana-powered stablecoin accounts for businesses
Ramp has expanded its business payments platform by introducing Solana-powered stablecoin accounts, allowing companies to hold and use USDC and USDT for international payments...
Polymarket refers nearly 100 wallets amid $200M insider-trade concerns
Polymarket has referred nearly 100 cryptocurrency wallets to law enforcement authorities as the prediction market platform increases efforts to detect possible insider trading and...
Base, Coinbase near 1:1 tokenized stocks as Robinhood leads
Base founder Jesse Pollak says Base and Coinbase are getting close to launching tokenized stocks that would be backed 1:1 by real shares, marking...
CLARITY Act negotiations move ahead with tougher customer protection measures
Senate negotiations over the CLARITY Act are continuing, and Democratic lawmakers have successfully pushed for stronger customer protection measures as part of the latest...
Bernie Sanders vows to take on crypto ahead of 2026 elections
Senator Bernie Sanders has once again criticized the cryptocurrency industry's growing political influence, this time while campaigning for Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan in...
Kalshi sports prediction markets blocked in Washington court ruling
A Washington state judge has dealt another legal setback to Kalshi by granting a preliminary injunction that will block the company from offering sports-related...
South Korea unveils roadmap for won stablecoins and currency reforms
South Korea has announced a major plan to modernize its financial system, with a strong focus on making the Korean won more globally accessible...
Circle president backs USDC as new rival pressures CRCL stock
Circle President Heath Tarbert is defending the company’s long-term strategy as Circle’s stock continues to trade far below the highs it reached shortly after...
Cardano activates van Rossem hard fork as Leios upgrade draws closer
Cardano has officially activated the van Rossem hard fork, upgrading its mainnet to Protocol Version 11. The update went live on July 18 at...
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...