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Chainalysis: UAE crypto economy grows 32% as MENA's crypto economy flat at $443.3 billion in 2026

Chainalysis: UAE crypto economy grows 32% as MENA’s crypto economy flat at $443.3 billion in 2026

October 27, 2026 Read More

Ahmed Ismail, CEO of Daman Virtual: the future is a financial system operating on digital rails

Ahmed Ismail, CEO of Daman Virtual: the future is a financial system operating on digital rails

October 18, 2026

Bybit receives crypto exchange license from VARA Dubai

Bybit receives crypto exchange license from VARA Dubai

October 22, 2026

Alpaca secures ADGM in-principle approval for crypto brokerage and custody services

Alpaca secures ADGM in-principle approval for crypto brokerage and custody services

October 26, 2026

Trending Stories

UAE Crystal Intelligence and W3C support UAE Central Bank Payment token AML framework

UAE Crystal Intelligence and W3C engage with UAE Central Bank on Payment token AML supervision framework

October 14, 2026

Avalanche now used in DIFC Courts documentation as well as TDRA UAE Pass

Avalanche now used in DIFC Courts documentation as well as TDRA UAE Pass

October 14, 2026

Ahmed Ismail, CEO of Daman Virtual: the future is a financial system operating on digital rails

Ahmed Ismail, CEO of Daman Virtual: the future is a financial system operating on digital rails

October 18, 2026

UAE based Standard Chartered offers crypto trading through licenses from both VARA Dubai and DIFC

UAE based Standard Chartered offers crypto trading through licenses from both VARA Dubai and DIFC

October 15, 2026

Metra crypto brokerage receives preliminary approval from VARA Dubai

Metra crypto brokerage receives preliminary approval from VARA Dubai

October 16, 2026

Zodia Custody's UAE subsidiary licensed to custody tokenized securities in UAE

Zodia Custody’s UAE subsidiary licensed to custody tokenized securities in UAE

October 16, 2026

Blockchain

Dar Blockchain and The Hashgraph Association launch incubation program for Africa Hackathon Winners

Dar Blockchain and The Hashgraph Association launch incubation program for Africa Hackathon Winners

October 22, 2026

AI powered Abu Dhabi government platform goes international with TAMM Global

AI powered Abu Dhabi government platform goes international with TAMM Global

National Bank of Bahrain to join Partior Blockchain bank settlement network

National Bank of Bahrain to join Partior Blockchain bank settlement network

Avalanche now used in DIFC Courts documentation as well as TDRA UAE Pass

Avalanche now used in DIFC Courts documentation as well as TDRA UAE Pass

Investment

Robinhood now in UAE to offer crypto retail investment services

Robinhood now in UAE to offer crypto retail investment services

October 22, 2026

Tokenized private equity company WiserGates commences pre-seed funding round

Tokenized private equity company WiserGates commences pre-seed funding round

Abwab in KSA raises $4 million for AI powered credit infrastructure

Abwab in KSA raises $4 million for AI powered credit infrastructure

Qatar Investment Authority participates in Crusoe's $3.9 billion funding round

Qatar Investment Authority participates in Crusoe’s $3.9 billion funding round

Tokenization

India to test Shipfinex's maritime asset tokenization platform

India to test Shipfinex’s maritime asset tokenization platform

Ahmed Ismail, CEO of Daman Virtual: the future is a financial system operating on digital rails

Ahmed Ismail, CEO of Daman Virtual: the future is a financial system operating on digital rails

Zodia Custody's UAE subsidiary licensed to custody tokenized securities in UAE

Zodia Custody’s UAE subsidiary licensed to custody tokenized securities in UAE

Water is getting tokenized with DMCC and AQUA Index

Water is getting tokenized with DMCC and AQUA Index

Saudi Arabia to be the launch pad for Apex Group's and droppRWA Unified Trust Stack

Saudi Arabia to be the launch pad for Apex Group’s and droppRWA Unified Trust Stack

Ant International is HSBC's first client for tokenized deposit transactions

Ant International is HSBC’s first client for tokenized deposit transactions

Tokenized private equity company WiserGates commences pre-seed funding round

Tokenized private equity company WiserGates commences pre-seed funding round

Saudi Thanawi launches Shariah compliant tokenized SAFE note

Saudi Thanawi launches Shariah compliant tokenized SAFE note

PRYPCO Mint prepares for DLD and VARA's upcoming Tokenized Property Framework

PRYPCO Mint prepares for DLD and VARA’s upcoming Tokenized Property Framework

Crypto

Chainalysis: UAE crypto economy grows 32% as MENA's crypto economy flat at $443.3 billion in 2026

Chainalysis: UAE crypto economy grows 32% as MENA’s crypto economy flat at $443.3 billion in 2026

October 27, 2026

Paribu's survey crypto users in Turkey allow AI into their crypto trading

Paribu’s survey crypto users in Turkey allow AI into their crypto trading

Alpaca secures ADGM in-principle approval for crypto brokerage and custody services

Alpaca secures ADGM in-principle approval for crypto brokerage and custody services

Bybit receives crypto exchange license from VARA Dubai

Bybit receives crypto exchange license from VARA Dubai

CBDC

UAE and Morocco Central Banks sign MoUs on CBDC, payments and crypto regulations

UAE and Morocco Central Banks sign MoUs on CBDC, payments and crypto regulations

Saudi Arabia steps out of Mbridge digital currency project

Saudi Arabia steps out of Mbridge digital currency project

Standard Chartered Bank reveals tokenized deposits reaching $11 billion

Standard Chartered Bank reveals tokenized deposits reaching $11 billion

Macau utilizes mBridge CBDC for transactions with UAE and China worth $1.6 billion

Macau utilizes mBridge CBDC for transactions with UAE and China worth $1.6 billion

DeFi

FSRA in UAE pays big attention to DeFi with new consultation paper

FSRA in UAE pays big attention to DeFi with new consultation paper

Previous Head of PWC Virtual Assets in Middle East joins Fuze

Previous Head of PWC Virtual Assets in Middle East joins Fuze

UAE AI Digital Bank Zand integrates with XDC Blockchain

UAE AI Digital Bank Zand integrates with XDC Blockchain

ADI Foundation to utilize blockchain for M-Pesa payments in Africa

ADI Foundation to utilize blockchain for M-Pesa payments in Africa

AI

Dubai Chambers launches AI Solution Hub with 22 AI agents

Dubai Chambers launches AI Solution Hub with 22 AI agents

Dubai AI Sandbox offers regulatory testing environment for high-impact AI solutions

Dubai AI Sandbox offers regulatory testing environment for high-impact AI solutions

UAE CNTXT opens office in USA to support US government agencies

UAE CNTXT opens office in USA to support US government agencies

AI powered Abu Dhabi government platform goes international with TAMM Global

AI powered Abu Dhabi government platform goes international with TAMM Global

Visa and OpenAI Partner to Bring AI-Powered Commerce Into the Mainstream

Visa and OpenAI Partner to Bring AI-Powered Commerce Into the Mainstream

Saudi Arabia sees 31 percent increase in AI company registrations

Saudi Arabia sees 31 percent increase in AI company registrations

Mistral and Saudi HUMAIN to deploy AI solutions in KSA and MENA region

Mistral and Saudi HUMAIN to deploy AI solutions in KSA and MENA region

Abu Dhabi DSKV $50 million Food manufacturing entity to use AI and Blockchain

Abu Dhabi DSKZ $50 million Food manufacturing entity to use AI and Blockchain

Abwab in KSA raises $4 million for AI powered credit infrastructure

Abwab in KSA raises $4 million for AI powered credit infrastructure