Crypto ETP issuer sets up MENA base in UAE
21Shares, one of the largest issuers of cryptocurrency exchange traded products (ETPs), has expanded to the Middle East and hired Sherif El-Haddad, to Head the...
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Qatar releases National Blockchain Blueprint
Qatar has finally started to truly embrace blockchain. The Communications Regulatory Authority has launched a national consultation paper about the “National Blockchain Blueprint for Qatar”. The paper...
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Lebanese media figure embraces crypto, blockchain and the metaverse
Well know Lebanese media figure Wissam Breidy embraces crypto and partners with UAE’s Crypto Oasis ecosystem to help educate the region on Blockchain and Web3...
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UAE based Encryptus OTC crypto trading platform partners with Azadi record label
UAE based Encryptus, a platform for the trading of institutional crypto assets as an OTC (Over the Counter) service provider, with license for “Proprietary Trading...
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Blockchain entity Belfrics sets up operations in UAE and seeks to trade digital assets
Blockchain provider Belfrics, part of Life Clips Group has set up its operation in the UAE after being admitted to DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre)...
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Dubai Virtual Assets regulator licenses digital asset fund of 1 billion USD
VARA has made public all the entities that are currently licensed under its authority. The entities fall under various categories including crypto exchanges, DeFi custodians,...
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Blockchain.com has applied for a crypto license in Dubai UAE
UK based Blockchain.com secured regulatory approval from Italy’s Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM) as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) allowing it to provide virtual...
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UAE ranks third globally in terms of number of Blockchain startups
The 2022 Worldwide crypto readiness report looks into the number of crypto ATMs, legislations, taxes surrounding cryptocurrencies, as well as the number of blockchain start-ups and the...
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UAE now home to first crypto basket investing app
Singaporean start-up, KoinBasket, which recently received a 2 million USD pre-seed funding, is launching the UAE’s first crypto basket application. The company wants to make...
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Japanese crypto custody provider receives provisional license from Dubai VARA
Komainu, a regulated digital asset custody provider created by Japanese investment bank Nomura, digital asset manager CoinShares and digital asset security company Ledger. has been granted a...
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