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...
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...
Ethereum DeFi reset: EF tightens support to cypherpunk-grade protocols
Meta Platforms Inc. is preparing to roll out stablecoin payouts for creators in the second half of 2026.
This time, the company isn’t trying to...
Meta to plug Stripe stablecoins into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp in 2026
Meta Platforms Inc. is planning a comeback in the stablecoin space — but this time, it’s taking a very different approach.
The company is targeting...
Bitcoin bear grind: 5 red months, 74% LTH profit rapidly eroding
Bitcoin is going through a painful stretch.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is now down about 50% from its all-time high. And the pressure has...
BNY puts its money where the blockchain is
Bank of New York Mellon is giving old-school bank deposits a modern upgrade by putting them on the blockchain.
The idea is pretty straightforward. Clients...
Torres, Pelosi lead push to bar government officials from prediction markets
A group of House Democrats is pushing a new bill that would stop federal officials from betting on prediction markets, saying the practice looks...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin urges leniency for Tornado Cash developer ahead...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is speaking out in support of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, asking the court to go easy when it comes...
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...
Pump.fun rejiggers memecoin fees to reward traders, not just creators
Pump.fun, the popular memecoin launchpad on Solana, is changing how creator fees work after realizing last year’s system pushed people to create coins instead...
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...
Ex-Zcash devs to launch CashZ wallet after mass resignation
The team that built Zcash’s main wallet is starting a new chapter after walking away from Electric Coin Company, the organization that has long...
Iraqi News
Illegal Currency Network Dismantled as Dinar Weakens
Iraqi authorities have dismantled an illegal currency exchange and money transfer network in Baghdad, arresting five suspects and seizing $240,000 in cash.
According to the...
Oil Sector Talks for Iraqi PM in New York
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi held separate meetings in New York with representatives from U.S. oil companies HKN Energy and ExxonMobil to discuss investment...
The dollar is below 157,000 dinars in Baghdad and Erbil.
The US dollar continued to fall in Iraq's currency markets on Thursday, extending the downward trend that has been seen since the start of...
Al-Marsoumi: 23,000 employees in the Ministry of Electricity without certificates
Economic expert Nabil Al-Marsoumi has shared new figures highlighting the educational levels of some government employees in Iraq, based on data from the latest...
Foreigners’ wages exceed those of Iraqis: Parliamentary committee reveals salary gap in oil projects
Iraq's Parliamentary Committee on Oil, Gas, and Natural Resources has raised concerns about the large gap between the salaries of Iraqi workers and foreign...