Crypto cronies: SEC looks the other way, especially for Trump pals
It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes even the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission takes a step back and says, “Let’s ease up a bit.”...
Aster rolls out Shield Mode focused on private high-leverage trades
Aster has rolled out a new feature called Shield Mode, built for traders who want fast trades and high leverage without putting their positions...
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...
Barclays flags down-year risk for crypto as spot volumes slide into...
Barclays is taking a cautious view on crypto in 2026, calling it a slow and transitional year rather than a big growth phase.In a...
Exor says no to Tether’s Juventus acquisition proposal
Exor has officially said no to Tether’s attempt to take control of Juventus Football Club.On December 13, Exor announced that it had unanimously rejected...
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...
Phantom Wallet rolls out on-chain debit card to U.S. users
Phantom Wallet has started rolling out its new debit card in the United States, giving users a new way to spend stablecoins like everyday...
UK to roll out cryptocurrency regulations by 2027 under FCA oversight
The UK government wants to bring the crypto industry fully under the same kind of rules used in traditional finance, and it hopes to...
Silver hits record high as treasury yields climb, Schiff cites policy...
Silver is on fire right now. Prices have pushed to record highs, and at the same time, U.S. Treasury yields are climbing fast. That...
DeepSeek AI projects price scenarios for XRP, Solana, Dogecoin
A Chinese AI platform called DeepSeek has shared its price outlook for three big cryptocurrencies—XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin—looking ahead to the end of 2025....
Ripple, Circle receive conditional national bank charter approvals from OCC
U.S. regulators just made a big move in the crypto world.On Friday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) gave conditional approval...
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...
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,...