62 percent of Oman crypto owners plan to increase crypto holding in 2023

62 percent of Oman crypto owners plan to increase crypto holding in 2023

About 65,000 Oman residents own cryptocurrencies, equivalent to 1.9 percent of the population. In a recent survey carried out by Oman based Souq Analyst, the largest investment... Details
UAE Crypto Oasis Ventures invests in MO: ME: NT to turn moments of public interest into NFTs in MENA

UAE Crypto Oasis Ventures invests in MO: ME: NT to turn moments of public interest into NFTs in MENA

Swiss MO:ME:NT a solution provider that instantly turns moments of public interest into Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) through a fully automated API trigger has announced that... Details
MENA based Arts DAO NFT community partners with Crypto wallet provider Ledger

MENA based Arts DAO NFT community partners with Crypto wallet provider Ledger

MENA based Arts DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) and NFT and Web3 community with presence in UAE, has partnered with Ledger, a digital asset storage provider, to offer... Details
Algerian Central Bank to adopt CBDC for national currency

Algerian Central Bank to adopt CBDC for national currency

At the end of 2022 the Prime Minister of Algeria, Aimene Benabderrahmane announced that the Central Bank of Algeria is intending to adopt a national digital currency... Details
UAE DMCC’s crypto center home to over 500 Blockchain crypto entities an increase of 231 percent

UAE DMCC’s crypto center home to over 500 Blockchain crypto entities an increase of 231 percent

UAE Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) announced that it had added 3,049 new businesses in DMCC in 2022, and the crypto center is now home... Details
A look at the top MENA crypto blockchain Google search trends in 2022

A look at the top MENA crypto blockchain Google search trends in 2022

In 2022, it appears there is a high level of public interest from the number of online keyword searches for crypto, crypto payments, blockchain, metaverse,... Details
Egyptian Central Bank forms internal and external committees for CBDC implementation study

Egyptian Central Bank forms internal and external committees for CBDC implementation study

Egyptian Central bank has announced that it is currently studying the implementation of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) which should offer a safer and more... Details
Central Bank of Morocco ends 2022 with launch of draft crypto bill

Central Bank of Morocco ends 2022 with launch of draft crypto bill

On December 20th, the Central Bank of Morocco represented by its governor Abdellatif Jouahri announced in Rabat Morocco that the draft crypto bill to regulate the use... Details
Dubai virtual asset regulator to release its Full market framework soon

Dubai virtual asset regulator to release its Full market framework soon

In a recent article on Pinsentmasons legal firm website, the article discusses Dubai VARA’s Full market product regulatory regime for virtual assets and its upcoming rollout. The... Details
Is the UAE Central Bank close to launching its own CBDC?

Is the UAE Central Bank close to launching its own CBDC?

There are 112 countries that are — in one way or another — exploring central bank digital currency (CBDC). Of this number, 11 countries have... Details