Crypto VC Funding: HashKey Group bags $250m, Architect raises $35m
The final week of 2025 wrapped up with strong momentum in crypto funding, as projects raised a total of $316.2 million between December 21...
MSCI delays crypto treasury firm exclusions, MSTR stock surges 6%
MSCI has decided to pause its plan to remove crypto-heavy treasury companies from its stock indexes. For now, firms like Strategy, which holds a...
‘Looking for a pardon’: Senators fire back at Sam Bankman-Fried over...
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has stirred up fresh controversy from prison after publicly supporting the proposed CLARITY Act and praising Donald Trump for...
Australia Senate committee pushes bill to bring crypto platforms under financial...
Australia is moving to put crypto exchanges and tokenized custody platforms under clear rules, with the Senate Economics Legislation Committee backing a new bill...
Shiba Inu price faces massive token outflow and steadies for swing
Shiba Inu just saw one of its biggest token movements in months. In only 24 hours, a massive 207 billion SHIB tokens were pulled...
Robinhood unveils $1.5B buyback as HOOD drops 39% YTD
Robinhood has approved a $1.5 billion share buyback program, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The plan will run...
HTX touts 38 months of fully backed PoR reserves
HTX is making headlines with its Proof of Reserves. The digital asset exchange says it has kept all core assets 100% backed for 38...
Hong Kong expands crypto licensing, stablecoin regime in 2026-27 budget
Hong Kong is doubling down on crypto.In his 2026–27 Budget speech, Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a wide set of reforms aimed at turning...
Tether Gold hits $2b as investors lock into digital bullion
Tether Gold now represents over $2 billion in value, cementing its role as a foundational asset that merges the security of physical bullion with...
Aster unveils 2026 roadmap, plans launch of layer-1 blockchain
Aster Unveils 2026 Roadmap With New Layer-1 Blockchain for High-Volume TradingDecentralized derivatives platform Aster is stepping up its game. The exchange has revealed plans...
Solo Bitcoin miner beats overwhelming odds to win $271,000 block reward
A solo Bitcoin miner beat extreme odds on December 18 by successfully mining an entire Bitcoin block after renting hashpower through the NiceHash marketplace,...
Weekly Bitcoin ETFs flow remain positive with BTC back above $66K
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw a strong rebound last week, bringing fresh money back into the market after several weeks of withdrawals.According to recent data,...
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...