United Arab Emirates

The Abu Dhabi skyline. (Nick Fewings)
Crypto Mining Retailer Phoenix Looks at IPO in UAE: Bloomberg
The UAE-based firm is developing one of the region’s largest mining facilities.
The Abu Dhabi skyline. (Nick Fewings)

(Carmen Martínez Torrón/Getty Images)
FTX Reaches $45M Deal to Sell Interest in Sequoia to Abu Dhabi's Investment Arm
The agreement requires approval from a Delaware bankruptcy court as the failed exchange seeks to raise funds for creditors.
(Carmen Martínez Torrón/Getty Images)

BBC Investigation Reveals New Details About OneCoin Pyramid Scheme
BBC Investigation Reveals New Details About OneCoin Pyramid Scheme
A long-term BBC investigation has discovered OneCoin, which fraudulently branded itself as a cryptocurrency, received significant support from high-ranking government leaders in both the United Arab Emirates and Bulgaria. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest in one of the biggest Ponzi schemes of all time.
BBC Investigation Reveals New Details About OneCoin Pyramid Scheme

Ruja Ignatova (OneCoin Corporation)
The Missing CryptoQueen Has Friends in (Very) High Places
With evidence of complicity at the very highest levels of government, the BBC’s years-long investigation into the OneCoin pyramid scheme returns.
Ruja Ignatova (OneCoin Corporation)

UAE Cracks Down on Crypto Real Estate Money Laundering
UAE Cracks Down on Crypto Real Estate Money Laundering
The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stated on Monday that real estate agents will have to alert money laundering authorities of any property sales paid for in crypto. “The Hash” panel discusses what this means for crypto adoption and regulation in the UAE.
UAE Cracks Down on Crypto Real Estate Money Laundering

UAE Minister On Crypto Regulation and Innovation
UAE Minister On Crypto Regulation and Innovation
Omar Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), joined CoinDesk at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss UAE’s plans for regulating and driving innovation in the blockchain and crypto space.
UAE Minister On Crypto Regulation and Innovation

What Will a Metaverse Embassy for Barbados Look Like?
What Will a Metaverse Embassy for Barbados Look Like?
The island nation of Barbados is preparing to legally declare digital real estate sovereign land by establishing a metaverse embassy. Barbados Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Gabriel Abed shares insights into the initiative. What does it mean to have an embassy in the metaverse? How will Barbadians use it and benefit from it?
What Will a Metaverse Embassy for Barbados Look Like?

MidChains CEO on UAE's Crypto Landscape
MidChains CEO on UAE’s Crypto Landscape
As of this February, cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ether, and stablecoin tether have been accepted as a form of payment at the KIKLABB free trade zone in Mina Rashid, Dubai, which became the first UAE government to officially embrace bitcoin.
MidChains CEO on UAE's Crypto Landscape

Crypto Captures the Mideast Market
Crypto Captures the Mideast Market
“The Crypto Lawyer” Irina Heaver explains the state of crypto in the Middle East, discussing why the region could be the best place to set up shop for international crypto companies. Plus, Blossom Labs Founder & CEO Matthew Bartin discusses how his firm is helping solve the challenge of halal financial access.
Crypto Captures the Mideast Market

uae
Samsung-Backed Blocko Launches in UAE After Dubai Blockchain Push
Enterprise blockchain provider Blocko has launched in the UAE after raising capital in Asia and Europe.
uae