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Bitcoin should be on Apple, Meta balance sheets: Draper
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Ripple powers Absa digital asset custody launch in Africa
Ripple and Absa Corporate and Investment Banking have launched a new digital asset custody service in South Africa, bringing Ripple’s institutional custody technology into...
Parliamentary Finance Committee: Contract regularization is not an achievement without guaranteeing...
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Bitcoin cannot activate any soft forks for now, LayerTwo Labs CEO...
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Budget preparation: A repetition of past scenarios or a genuine solution...
Iraq is getting ready to prepare its 2027 budget and send it to Parliament in October for discussion, changes, and approval. But there are...
Uniswap founder says SBF paid seven figures for domain
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MultiversX hit by Upbit warning after mainnet exploit
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Iraq News Posted by Tishwash at TNT 9-21-2026
Tishwash: Al-Zaidi meets Trump in New York ahead of the end of the coalition's mission.
All eyes are on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister...
Hyperliquid posts strong $429M revenue, leads 2026
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Monday Coffee with MarkZ. 09/21/2026
Monday Coffee with MarkZ. 09/21/2026
Some highlights by PDK-Not verbatim
MarkZ Disclaimer: Please consider everything on this call as my opinion. People who take notes do...
Jeff update (09-21-2026)
Iraq will gain military autonomy on October 1st. Political sovereignty will be theirs. However, they won't have economic independence or monetary sovereignty unless they...
Iraqi News
World Bank Discusses Support for Iraq’s Electricity Sector
The World Bank has discussed expanding its cooperation with Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to support priority projects aimed at improving the country’s power infrastructure.
World...
Proposed Changes to Iraq’s Investment Law
Iraq’s parliamentary Investment and Development Committee has held a workshop to discuss proposed amendments to Investment Law No. 13 of 2006. The session was...
Iraq and World Bank in Talks on Procurement Reforms
Iraq’s Ministry of Planning has held talks with the World Bank on reforming the government procurement system, including plans to introduce electronic procurement and...
Parliamentary Finance Committee criticizes Al-Zidi’s budget: promises of appointments but no revenue solutions
Former Parliamentary Finance Committee member Mohammed Al-Shabaki has criticized Prime Minister Al-Zidi’s government for following the same budget policies as previous governments without developing...
Al-Tamimi clarifies the legality and feasibility of paying salaries in dollars instead of dinars.
Legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi has explained why Iraq cannot currently pay government employees’ salaries in US dollars instead of Iraqi dinars without changing existing...