Ariel update (06-20-2026)
HCL: The Oil Revenue Lock That Turns Everything Around…The sleeping behemoth is the Hydrocarbon Law.In order to stop the independent KRG exports and smuggling...
Bitcoin should be on Apple, Meta balance sheets: Draper
Billionaire investor Tim Draper has urged Apple and Meta to add Bitcoin to their corporate reserves, arguing that major companies could face financial risks...
U.S. spot XRP ETFs post strongest inflow day in four months
U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded their biggest daily inflow in nearly four months, showing growing institutional interest in XRP-related investment products.
According to data...
Bitcoin policy group joins U.S. State Department freedom tech push
The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) has joined the U.S. State Department’s new Freedom Tech Excellence Program (FTEP) as a founding partner, giving its experts...
Polymarket pushes for MiFID status as Europe weighs prediction market rules
Polymarket is stepping up discussions with regulators in Europe and the UK as it looks for financial-services regulation for its prediction contracts instead of...
US DOJ restrains $52M in crypto with Tether’s help
The U.S. Department of Justice has restrained more than $52 million in cryptocurrency as authorities moved against wallets and online channels linked to the...
Polymarket brings blockchain indexing in-house with rindexer for faster data
Polymarket has moved its main blockchain indexing system in-house, allowing the platform to detect some onchain events up to 14 blocks, or about 28...
Iraqi News
Iraq and UN Launch Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework
The Iraqi government and the United Nations officially launched the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Iraq 2025–2029 during a ceremony held at the Ministry...
Iraq-Huawei Data Centre Partnership
The Informatics and Telecommunications Public Company (ITPC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Huawei to establish data centers and strengthen international cooperation...
Rights groups are calling for an emergency session and demanding that the government reverse...
The Parliamentary Rights Bloc has called on the Speaker of Parliament and political parties to hold an urgent emergency session to discuss the government's...
The Ministry of Finance announces the suspension of the prepayment of customs duties.
Iraq's Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday that the government has suspended the implementation of the advance customs duty payment system.
According to a statement...
Parliamentary wealth: The oil minister’s statement about exporting 4 million barrels per day is...
Iraq’s Oil Minister Basim Mohammed is facing criticism after a session in Parliament where lawmakers said his answers about the country’s oil exports were...