Middle East News

Regional policy, exchange hubs, tokenization, and sovereign initiatives across the Middle East.

Stories 44 in this category

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Basket of Bitcoin-themed eggs on a rainy city sidewalk outside a closed financial building, reflecting markets paused for the weekend ahead of a key jobs report

Macro

Bitcoin is the financial Easter Bunny this weekend as markets close Friday amid critical jobs report

Bitcoin acts as the only live market as key economic data lands during Easter shutdown while war stress continues.

3 days ago

Adoption

Kraken secures regulatory approval to set up shop in Abu Dhabi

Kraken has become the latest crypto exchange to secure regulatory approval for a regional HQ in the UAE.

4 years ago

NFTs

Floyd Mayweather to fight Don Moore in the world’s first-ever NFT sports event in Dubai

The worlds first NFT pay-per-view boxing match is taking place in Dubai, and it features two undefeated boxers, Floyd Mayweather and Don Moore.

4 years ago

NFTs

Emirates airline launches NFT as it flies into the Metaverse

Emirates airline has revealed that it is going to convert its pavilion at the Expo 2020 in Dubai into a Web3, NFTs, and Metaverse projects center.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Binance gets in principle approval to operate in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi has become the third Middle Eastern jurisdiction to grant Binance regulatory approval after Dubai and Bahrain.

4 years ago

Crime

Turkey wants crypto scammer jailed for life

The founder and CEO of Thodex exchange has been on the run since last year after his firm was discovered to have perpetrated a fraud.

4 years ago

Adoption

Exchanges in the Emirates: Crypto.com and Bybit to set up shop in Dubai

Crypto.com and Bybit have become the latest crypto firms to secure approval for full scale operations in the UAE.

4 years ago

Metaverse

Turkey goes all-in on the metaverse, but is the public ready?

At Turkey's Forum Metaverse, President Erdoğan and the Minister of Education announced the plan to implement the metaverse into the education system.

4 years ago

Adoption

Top Israel bank to start offering crypto trading services

Bank Leumi’s customers would be able to use Pepper Invest to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum.

4 years ago

FTX Europe becomes the first crypto exchange licensed under Dubai’s regulatory framework

Regulation 4 years ago

Binance seeks to open shop in Dubai, strengthening its foothold in the Middle East

Exchanges 4 years ago

Roll-up developers StarkWare to raise $100M at a $6B valuation

Investments 4 years ago

Dubai establishes watchdog to regulate virtual assets under first crypto law

Regulation 4 years ago

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Bitcoin is the financial Easter Bunny this weekend as markets close Friday amid critical jobs report

Kraken secures regulatory approval to set up shop in Abu Dhabi

Floyd Mayweather to fight Don Moore in the world’s first-ever NFT sports event in Dubai

Emirates airline launches NFT as it flies into the Metaverse

Binance gets in principle approval to operate in Abu Dhabi

Turkey wants crypto scammer jailed for life

Exchanges in the Emirates: Crypto.com and Bybit to set up shop in Dubai

Turkey goes all-in on the metaverse, but is the public ready?

Top Israel bank to start offering crypto trading services

FTX Europe becomes the first crypto exchange licensed under Dubai’s regulatory framework

Binance seeks to open shop in Dubai, strengthening its foothold in the Middle East

Roll-up developers StarkWare to raise $100M at a $6B valuation

Dubai establishes watchdog to regulate virtual assets under first crypto law