Swiss digital asset custodian and manager enters UAE with acquisition of Securrency Capital

Swiss digital asset custodian and manager enters UAE with acquisition of Securrency Capital

Swiss based Copper, an institutional digital asset infrastructure provider focusing on custody and collateral management, has acquired  Abu Dhabi based Securrency Capital Limited, a full-service,... Details
$100 million digital asset venture Investment Company launched by Standard Chartered and SBI holdings in UAE

Standard Chartered and SBI to launch $100 million digital asset venture company in UAE

Standard Chartered’s , venture arm SC Ventures, an innovation and fintech investment arm has partnered with Japanese SBI Holdings to establish a Digital Asset Joint... Details
Latham Watkins advisors for UAE ADGM on the DLT Foundations regulations

Latham Watkins advisors for UAE’s ADGM DLT Foundations regulations

Latham Watkins announced that it advised UAE’s Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), financial free zone in the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Foundations regulations, which aims... Details
UAE Gold tokenization pioneers applaud HSBC gold tokenization initiative furthering growth

UAE Gold tokenization pioneers applaud HSBC gold tokenization initiative furthering growth

Recently HSBC announced that it would be tokenizing physical gold using Blockchain technology. The tokenized gold stored in HSBC London Bank vaults, will offer tokens... Details
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange utilizes HSBC Blockchain to develop digital securities

UAE ADX Exchange utilizes HSBC Blockchain for digital securities

UAE ADX (Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange)and HSBC Bank Middle East Limited have announced that they will develop digital fixed income securities leveraging the investment product... Details
Qatar Financial Center and Blockchain company Settlemint to tokenize shares and equities

Qatar Financial Centre and Blockchain company Settlemint, to tokenize private shares and equity

In a recent LinkedIn post, Henk Jan Hoogendoorn, Chief Financial Sector Officer at Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) announced the commencement of next steps with... Details
Blockchain tech settlement provider WadzPay receives initial regulatory approval in UAE

Blockchain settlement entity WadzPay receives initial regulatory approval in UAE

WadzPay has been granted "Initial Approval" by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), marking a pivotal step in Wad pay’s journey towards obtaining a Virtual... Details
Qatar launches QFC Innovation Dome for Digital assets to tokenize securities, real estate, bonds, shares on Blockchain

Qatar launches “QFC Innovation Dome” for Digital assets to tokenize securities, real estate, bonds, shares on Blockchain

On Sunday October 29th, Qatar announced one of the biggest digital assets initiatives in the country and the GCC region, the Qatar Innovation Dome for... Details
Blockchain enabled UAE ACX exchange goes live with first two trades for carbon credits

UAE air carbon exchange goes live with first two trades for tokenized carbon credits

Blockchain tokenization platform ACX (AirCarbon Exchange) is now live with key trades executed and settled on the platform with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and... Details
DIFC Courts partners with RAK digital assets Oasis for greater digital economy services awareness

DIFC Courts partners with RAK digital assets Oasis for greater digital economy services awareness

The UAE Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has signed an agreement with Ras Al Khaimah Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO) the world’s first and... Details