CFTC probes “well-timed” oil traders involving Trump administration Iran announcements
US regulators are looking into whether insider information about military plans in Iran was used to make money in oil markets.The probe is being...
Galaxy Research sounds alarm on Crypto Bill’s remaining challenges
A new deal around stablecoin rewards has given fresh hope to the CLARITY Act — a major crypto law that’s been stuck for months.The...
CFTC lets crypto collateral take center stage in US derivatives market
CFTC Launches New Pilot Program Allowing Bitcoin, Ether, and USDC as CollateralThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has kicked off a new pilot program...
Espresso co-founder reports $30k crypto theft through ThirdWeb contract vulnerability
Crypto entrepreneur Jill Gunter, a co-founder of Espresso, said her crypto wallet was hacked after a flaw was found in a Thirdweb contract.In a...
CIA adopts AI “co-workers” to help analysts spot spies and predict...
The Central Intelligence Agency is preparing a major shift toward AI-powered intelligence work, aiming to embed “AI co-workers” directly into its core systems within...
Bitcoin shows divergence against gold as analyst identifies potential rotation pattern
A new chart shared by crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe is catching attention, as it shows a bullish signal for Bitcoin when compared...
Ethereum co-founder Buterin allocates 256 ETH to privacy messaging projects
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has quietly given out a major grant to support online privacy. According to on-chain records shared by CryptoSlate, Buterin sent...
Obyte marks ninth anniversary with on-chain governance and new DeFi tools
Obyte is celebrating its ninth anniversary, marking nine years since it first launched back in 2016 under the name Byteball. Over the years, it...
Crypto market news this week: Circle earnings and key token unlocks
Crypto Market Mixed as Privacy Tokens Surge and Bitcoin StrugglesThe crypto market had a rollercoaster week. Big names like Bitcoin, XRP, and Cardano slipped...
HashKey wins HKEX approval to advance planned $500m IPO
HashKey Holdings, the company behind Hong Kong’s biggest licensed crypto exchange, has just cleared a major hurdle: the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has approved...
AI-powered Polymarket bot turns $2k into $75k on Maduro arrest bet
A programmer says he made $75,000 in one day after using an AI-powered alert bot to track unusual betting activity on Polymarket, a popular...
Japan’s SBI Holdings teams up with Startale on proposed yen-backed stablecoin
Japan is taking another big step into digital finance. SBI Holdings and Startale are working together to launch a yen-backed stablecoin that could be...
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,...