UAE

Bitgrit Launches AI-Focused Blockchain Network Under ADGM’s DLT Foundation Regime
Bitgrit Launches AI-Focused Blockchain Network Under ADGM’s DLT Foundation Regime

Bitgrit, a pioneering AI startup originally founded in Japan, has launched the BGR Network—the world’s first blockchain-based platform for AI assets—under the regulatory framework of the Abu Dha...

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InvoiceMate and ADIB: A New Chapter in SME Finance with Stablecoins
InvoiceMate and ADIB: A New Chapter in SME Finance with Stablecoins

InvoiceMate has been announced as the winner of the ADIB Ventures Digital Assets Innovation Challenge, organized in partnership with the DIFC Innovation Hub. The award sets the stage for a potential c...

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HODL 2025 Opens in Dubai, Ushering in the Next Era of Web3 and Global Finance
HODL 2025 Opens in Dubai, Ushering in the Next Era of Web3 and Global Finance

HODL 2025, organised by Trescon, the world’s longest-running Web3 event, officially opened today at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of blockchain and decentralized...

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UAE Wants You Here: Irina Heaver on Web3 Regulation, Founders, and the Future of Digital Assets
UAE Wants You Here: Irina Heaver on Web3 Regulation, Founders, and the Future of Digital Assets

Few people have been more immersed in the UAE’s transformation into a global crypto hub than Irina Heaver, Managing Partner at NeosLegal and one of the region’s most respected legal voices in Web3...

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Abu Dhabi Launches Ambitious Quantum-Resistant Blockchain Program in Partnership with Agile Dynamics
Abu Dhabi Launches Ambitious Quantum-Resistant Blockchain Program in Partnership with Agile Dynamics

Abu Dhabi is embarking on a pioneering journey to build a sovereign, quantum-resistant blockchain infrastructure, marking a major step towards fortifying its digital economy and cementing its role as ...

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Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Tahnoon Meets Top White House Adviser to Discuss Tech Partnerships Ahead of Trump’s UAE Visit
Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Tahnoon Meets Top White House Adviser to Discuss Tech Partnerships Ahead of Trump’s UAE Visit

Abu Dhabi’s Deputy Ruler and UAE National Security Adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, recently met with David Sacks, a leading White House adviser on cryptocurrency and artificial intellig...

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HashKey Secures Dubai VASP License, Expands Digital Asset Services into MENA
HashKey Secures Dubai VASP License, Expands Digital Asset Services into MENA

HashKey Group, a prominent digital asset financial services provider in Asia Pacific, has officially entered the UAE market after receiving a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubaiâ€...

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UAE Digital Asset Regulation: The Global Benchmark?
UAE Digital Asset Regulation: The Global Benchmark?

This was the central theme of a closed-door roundtable hosted before the TOP 20 Performing CEO event in Dubai on April 29th. Held under Chatham House rules, the gathering brought together a cross-sect...

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AltNovel and 3iQ Launch First Digital Asset Multi-Strategy Fund in the Middle East
AltNovel and 3iQ Launch First Digital Asset Multi-Strategy Fund in the Middle East

Abu Dhabi-based AltNovel, a private markets platform regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), has partnered with global digital asset investment firm 3iQ to launch the AltNovel...

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Hong Kong’s SFC Strengthens Crypto Ties with UAE, Lifts Staking Ban
Hong Kong’s SFC Strengthens Crypto Ties with UAE, Lifts Staking Ban

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is expanding its international footprint, with senior officials visiting the UAE last week to engage in regulatory discussions on virtual assets.

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