Bithumb delays IPO plans to post-2028 amid regulatory scrutiny
Bithumb is hitting the brakes on its IPO plans. Instead of going public soon, the company is now aiming for sometime after 2028.The reason...
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...
Lummis says CLARITY Act must pass this year as Senate eyes...
Sen. Cynthia Lummis says the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act must be finished by the end of 2026, with Republicans planning a Senate Banking...
Stablecoins go mainstream as transaction volumes hit $33 trillion
Stablecoins quietly hit a major milestone in 2025, and most people barely noticed. But behind the scenes, they’ve become a core part of how...
BlackRock moves towards an Ethereum staking ETF with new Delaware trust
BlackRock Takes Step Toward a Staking Ethereum ETFBlackRock is moving further into Ethereum’s staking world. The firm has registered a new trust in Delaware...
BNP Paribas brings crypto ETNs to investors in France
BNP Paribas is expanding its digital asset offerings in France by introducing six crypto-linked investment products for everyday investors.Starting Monday, clients will be able...
Bitcoin ETFs log strongest inflows in six weeks as macro risks...
Fresh money is flowing back into Bitcoin funds, giving the market a bit of support after recent weakness.On Monday, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw...
Balancer Labs shuts down after hack and revenue strain
Balancer Labs is set to shut down as the team behind the DeFi protocol looks to cut costs after months of financial pressure. Moving...
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...
CFTC Approves Spot Cryptocurrency Trading on Regulated U.S. Exchanges
U.S. Regulator Clears Way for Spot Crypto Trading on Federal ExchangesFor the first time, U.S. investors can trade spot cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum...
White House reviews rule on IRS access to offshore crypto data
The White House is looking at a new proposal that could give the IRS wider access to information about U.S. taxpayers who trade crypto...
Gold-backed stablecoins nearly triple to $4b as one token dominates 2025
Gold-backed stablecoins are having a big year. In 2025, their total market value has climbed to nearly $4 billion, almost three times higher than...
Iraqi News
Kurdish opposition figure: The region’s finance ministry stole 5 trillion dinars allocated for job...
Independent Kurdish politician Saman Ali has made serious allegations against the Kurdistan Regional Government’s finance ministry, claiming more than 5 trillion dinars meant for...
Iraqi oil prices fall by 2%… Basra crude records $112
Iraqi oil prices moved lower on Wednesday, falling more than 2% as global energy markets weakened.Basra Heavy crude dropped $1.13 to $112.50 per barrel,...
Al-Kadhimi: Halting dollar shipments is American blackmail that infringes on Iraq’s sovereignty.
Former parliamentary finance committee member Mu'in al-Kadhimi criticized reports that the US halted dollar shipments to Iraq, calling the move “political blackmail” and interference...
1.6m bpd Kirkuk Export Pipeline Set for Relaunch
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil says exports through the Kirkuk-Fishkhabour-Turkey pipeline could resume soon, starting with limited volumes.The pipeline has a capacity of 1.6 million...
DNO issues Update on Production
Norwegian energy company DNO has given an update on its operations in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, saying it is preparing to ramp production back up...