ICE eyes $5b bet on MoonPay as Wall Street dives deeper...
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the company that owns the New York Stock Exchange, is reportedly in talks to invest in MoonPay, a crypto payments firm...
Galaxy Digital weighs market making role for Polymarket, Kalshi prediction markets
Prediction-market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are getting fresh attention from big players, and now Galaxy Digital is looking to join in as institutional interest...
Bitwise president calls for ‘10x better’ money system as tokenization race...
Bitwise says a new financial system—what it calls “Finance 2.0”—is starting to take shape, and it’s being driven by crypto, not traditional banks.The idea...
Ethereum co-founder Buterin praises Fusaka upgrade
Ethereum has officially rolled out its Fusaka upgrade, a major step aimed at boosting how many transactions the network can handle—without sacrificing security or...
Bitcoin bulls face make-or-break test in Lugano’s real-world payments push
In the Swiss city of Lugano, asking “Can I pay this in Bitcoin?” is no longer a joke. Thanks to the city’s Plan ₿...
Genius Group sells entire Bitcoin treasury in Q1 as debt repayment...
Genius Group has made a big shift in its strategy. In the first quarter of 2026, the company sold all of its remaining Bitcoin...
French Hill says CLARITY Act could fix gaps left by GENIUS...
French Hill, chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, said the CLARITY Act could help solve issues left unresolved by the GENIUS Act.In...
Hong Kong allows crypto exchanges to tap global liquidity under new...
Hong Kong’s top financial regulator has announced plans to allow licensed cryptocurrency platforms to connect with global order books, a move aimed at boosting...
SEC chair Paul Atkins outlines plans for crypto token classification
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins says the regulator is preparing to roll out a new framework for how digital assets...
Changpeng Zhao bets on stablecoin 2.0 as BNB Chain sheds ‘undervalued’...
Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s founder, isn’t slowing down after his pardon. In 2025, he shifted from running an exchange to mentoring, investing, and building long-term...
NFT sales skyrocket 37% to $88.2M, Bitcoin sales jump 144%
NFT markets had a huge week, with sales jumping 37% to $88.3 million, up from $65.6 million last week, according to CryptoSlam. Both buyers...
China takes custody of alleged Huione Group chairman Li Xiong
Li Xiong, a key figure linked to the Huione network, has been extradited from Cambodia to China, where he now faces fraud and money...
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...