Canadian analysts project increased XRP adoption in fintech sector
Canadian Analysts See XRP Gaining Ground in Digital PaymentsCanadian fintech experts are now predicting that XRP could see much wider use in digital payment...
zkSync Lite to shut down next year as ecosystem shifts to...
zkSync has officially begun preparing to retire its original ZK-rollup, setting the stage for a full transition to newer and more advanced technology across...
Bitcoin corporate buying almost vanishes as weekly net purchases sink 99.93%
Corporate Bitcoin buying has almost completely slowed down, according to new data from SoSoValue.Last week, publicly listed companies only bought about $70,000 worth of...
U.S. Treasury flags crypto ATMs as rising fraud risk in new...
The U.S. Treasury has raised a red flag about crypto ATMs, saying scammers are increasingly exploiting them. A report submitted to Congress under the...
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...
Vitalik Buterin outlines ‘DVT-lite’ plan to simplify distributed Ethereum staking
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a plan to make distributed staking on Ethereum much simpler, arguing that running validator nodes shouldn’t require technical...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushes back on UK stablecoin caps
Ethereum is sharpening its focus on what decentralized finance (DeFi) should really stand for: open access, strong security, and real privacy.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin...
Ripple, XRP eyes staking as Canary Capital ETF sparks new investor...
Ripple and XRP Ledger Explore Staking Amid Growing Investor InterestRipple’s XRP Ledger is reportedly considering a strategic shift toward native staking, following calls from...
Bubblemaps rejects claims linking Maduro Polymarket bet insider to WLFI cofounder
Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps has pushed back against claims that a big Polymarket bet on Nicolás Maduro’s removal was linked to a cofounder of...
Trump Defends China Tariffs Amid Ongoing Crypto Market Crash
October 17, 2025 — Global crypto markets tumbled on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed his plan to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese...
Bitmine buys another $49M in ETH as Tom Lee warns of...
Bitmine Expands Ethereum Holdings as Liquidity Weakness Pressures Crypto MarketsBitmine has added another 17,242 ETH (≈ $49 million) to its reserves, according to Onchain...
Rain raises $250m series C to expand stablecoin payments infrastructure
Rain, a company that helps businesses use stablecoins for real-world payments, just raised a huge $250 million in new funding.This was a Series C...
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,...