MENA

Islamic Development Bank in KSA receives Blockchain patent

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) in KSA has been granted a new Blockchain consensus mechanism patent from the United...

March 4, 2026

BlockChain

MENA entities targeting EU will require The Hashgraph Group TrackTrace by 2027

Starting from 2027, products entering the European Union especially those related including textiles, construction materials, batteries, electronics and others will...

February 25, 2026

Crypto

UAE Emirates NBD one day will invest 0.5 percent to 1 percent in Bitcoin

UAE headquartered Emirates NBD, the second-largest bank in the country is interested in allocating some of its investment into Bitcoin....

February 25, 2026

Crypto

FT Reports that Gaza might be getting its own stablecoin

Officials with the Board of Peace in Gaza Palestine, mandated to oversee postwar Gaza’s reconstruction, are reportedly exploring creating a...

February 25, 2026

Regulations

ShipFinex a Maritime asset tokenization platform receives in principle approval from VARA

UAE based, Shipfinex which aims to revolutionize ship ownership and investment by making it accessible to everyone, through fractional ownership...

February 25, 2026

Tokenization

UAE based Inveniam Capital merges with MEASA

UAE based Inveniam Capital Partners ("Inveniam"), a decentralized data infrastructure for real-world assets, and a partner and investor in Mantra...

February 24, 2026

Crypto

Antier brings VARA compliant crypto exchange software to UAE and MENA

Antier a global digital asset infrastructure and blockchain development company with a presence in UAE, has launched a white label...

February 24, 2026

Tokenization

Dubai Land Department launches tokenized real estate secondary market

The Dubai government, represented by the Dubai Land Department, (DLD), and Ctrl Alt, a tokenization infrastructure provider, launched phase two...

February 22, 2026

Regulations

Saudi Proptech Sandbox begins second cohort with tokenization at helm

Saudi Arabian Real Estate General Authority (REGA) has announced that it has launched the second cohort for real estate regulatory...

February 17, 2026

Investment

Stake to invest in AI and tokenization after raising $31 million in Series B round

UAE and Saudi based digital asset real estate investment platform, Stake, with plans to offer tokenized real estate after receiving...

February 17, 2026

U.S. based DTCC to acquire Abu Dhabi digital asset infrastructure provider Securrency

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

Crypto.com and ZagTrader Deepen Institutional Crypto Access Across MENA

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

Payward and Bahrain based Singapore Gulf Bank offer instant crypto to fiat settlement

Islamic Development Bank in KSA receives Blockchain patent

MENA entities targeting EU will require The Hashgraph Group TrackTrace by 2027

UAE Emirates NBD one day will invest 0.5 percent to 1 percent in Bitcoin

FT Reports that Gaza might be getting its own stablecoin

ShipFinex a Maritime asset tokenization platform receives in principle approval from VARA

UAE based Inveniam Capital merges with MEASA

Antier brings VARA compliant crypto exchange software to UAE and MENA

Dubai Land Department launches tokenized real estate secondary market

Saudi Proptech Sandbox begins second cohort with tokenization at helm

Stake to invest in AI and tokenization after raising $31 million in Series B round

U.S. based DTCC to acquire Abu Dhabi digital asset infrastructure provider Securrency

Saudi Arabia steps out of Mbridge digital currency project

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

Central Bank of UAE and Vermeg chose MACH DLT for tokenized security depository

UAE takes second place in crypto adoption index, but its Turkey and Bahrain that make strides

Saudi Financial Institution Signals Tokenization Push With Virtual Assets Leadership Hire