Ilya Lichtenstein, Bitfinex hack launderer, wins early release under Trump law
Ilya Lichtenstein, the Russian-American tech entrepreneur convicted of laundering Bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, has been released from U.S. federal prison earlier...
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...
Metaplanet benefits from weak yen as Bitcoin holdings outperform
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury strategy is getting attention for one key reason: currency matters more than most people realize.
Because the company operates in Japan, it...
Solana co-founder weighs in on why Jupiter’s $70M buyback failed to...
Jupiter’s token buyback plan has reopened an old debate in crypto: do buybacks actually work when new tokens keep flooding the market?
In Jupiter’s case,...
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum’s latest upgrades are rewriting the blockchain rulebook
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum has reached a huge milestone that many people once believed was impossible. According to him, Ethereum has now...
Crypto VC Funding annual recap 2025: Dunamu tops $10.3 billion in...
The year 2025 was huge for crypto funding, with billions of dollars flowing into the industry through major acquisitions, public offerings, and large private...
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...
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...
BNB Chain’s 2025 upgrades slash fees 98% as daily users hit...
BNB Chain had a huge year in 2025, and this time it wasn’t just speculation driving the growth. According to a year-end recap from...
Flow outlines Phase 2 progress, targets full EVM functionality within 24...
The Flow Foundation says it has made strong progress fixing the damage from last week’s $3.9 million exploit, and parts of the network may...
Jupiter rolls out Mobile V3 with native pro trading tools and...
Jupiter just rolled out a major update to its mobile app, and it’s a big step toward making serious on-chain trading fully mobile. The...
Justin Sun-linked wallets build 5% stake in Lighter’s LIT token with...
Wallets linked to Justin Sun have quietly built a large position in Lighter’s new LIT token, picking up around $33 million worth shortly after...
Iraqi News
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...
Gas Processing Unit Opens at East Baghdad South Field
Iraq has officially opened a new gas processing unit at the East Baghdad oil field with a production capacity of 30 million standard cubic...
New Wave Offshore Energy Wins Contract for AGUP Phase 2
Sinopec has awarded a Marine Warranty Survey contract to New Wave Offshore Energy for work related to Phase 2 of the Associated Gas Upstream...
Private Banks League discusses Banking Reform with Parliament
Iraq's Parliamentary Finance Committee recently held a workshop with the Iraqi Private Banks League (IPBL) to discuss the current condition of the country's banking...
The Ministry of Finance begins funding employee salaries for the month of September.
The Iraqi Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday that it has officially started funding employee salaries for September.
According to a brief statement from the...