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Bill Qian told Bloomberg he hopes Cypher Capital will focus on nurturing crypto startups across web3 and internet of things.

Turkish financial watchdog stretched rules to allow crypto donations to help with disaster relief on Feb. 7. 

Dubai's virtual assets watchdog said any crypto company looking to set up in the region must secure licensing before it can begin operation.

Saudi Arabia signs agreement with The Sandbox — details unknown, but pumps SAND price roughly 30% towards $1 milestone.

A Turkish singer convinced the country's watchdog to allow three wallets to collect funds, even though the act isn't currently legal in Turkey.

Kraken discharged eight members of its MENA team, keeping the managing director Benjamin Ampen to oversee the transition in the region.

Turkey's opposing coalition released its doctrine as the elections approach — which included 13 matters aiming to increase crypto adoption.

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The country's central bank will continue its tests in early 2023.

NFT technology adoption and blockchain gaming reported to be on the rise in African and Middle-East markets with significant growth expected up to 2028.

CEO of Elixxir and cryptography pioneer, David Chaum, expressed that the ongoing issues in centralized finance might hopefully be able to "stimulate the adoption of this next generation of technology" without the vulnerabilities.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority published a report to announce its CBDC project, mBridge's key accomplishments, use cases, and areas of improvement.

As part of Busan's numerous efforts to embrace blockchain, the city has signed a business agreement with crypto exchanges, Crypto.com and Gate.io.

Microsoft Cloud UAE COO Ihsan Anabtawi revealed the company's plans and products in development for supporting companies in the metaverse.

35 people were arrested from eight cities for mediating the transfer of money earned from illegal crypto-betting platforms.

Israel will look to reduce costs and shorten the duration of issuance and clearing of government bonds using blockchain technology.

Arbitrium's Offchain Labs acquires leading Ethereum client, 21Shares launches its spot BTC ETP in Dubai, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.

21Shares latest Bitcoin ETP adds to the company's growing list of 46 ETP products listed across 12 exchanges in seven countries.