UAE


Finance

Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings Establishing $100M Investment Firm Targeting Crypto Startups

SC Ventures and SBI Holdings' Digital Asset Joint Venture investment company will be established in UAE and focus on firms in market infrastructure, risk and compliance, DeFi and tokenization

Standard Chartered (Shutterstock)

Policy

Abu Dhabi Enacts DLT Framework for DAOs, Web3, TradFi Firms

The UAE's second-most populous emirate has taken the first steps to legalize the operations of decentralized entities such as DAOs.

Abu Dhabi (Kamil Rogalinski/Unsplash)

Finance

U.S. Crypto Regulatory Fog Keeps Standard Chartered Rooted in UAE, Asia

Standard Chartered chose Dubai as its base for launching crypto services. Reading between the lines, the message coming from banks and large institutions is that almost anywhere is preferable to the U.S.

Standard Chartered logo on an office building. (Shutterstock)

Policy

FTX Wants Dubai Unit Removed From U.S. Bankruptcy Proceedings

Liquidating FTX Dubai under UAE law would make way for the timely distribution of any outstanding liabilities, the bankrupt estate argued in court filings.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

Finance

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/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Rain Obtains License to Operate Virtual Asset Brokerage, Custody Service in UAE

Rain's Abu Dhabi-based entity can now offer institutional clients and some retail clients in the UAE the ability to buy, sell and store virtual assets.

Abu Dhabi (Kamil Rogalinski/Unsplash)

Opinion

Why Crypto Companies Are Warming to the United Arab Emirates

Regulatory agencies in UAE emirates Dubai and Abu Dhabi have provided clear rules to follow. And going by BitOasis' recent suspension, the rules will be enforced.

Dubai (Wael Hneini/Unsplash)

Policy

Dubai Regulator Suspends Crypto Exchange BitOasis' Conditional License

BitOasis said it's working closely with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to fulfil the conditions.

Dubai (Wael Hneini/Unsplash)

Finance

Julius Baer Eyes Expansion to Dubai for Crypto Services: Bloomberg

The expansion would be the private bank's first for its crypto offering beyond its native Switzerland, where it has provided digital asset services since the start of 2020.

Blockchain.com abrirá una oficina en Dubai. (Shutterlk/Shutterstock)

Videos

UAE Welcomes Digital Assets as Ripple Wins in Singapore

Blockchain firm Ripple announced that it has obtained in-principle approval for a Major Payments Institution License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation’s central bank and regulator. Host Megha Chaddah discusses the latest expansion of the firm and the state of crypto in the UAE. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world are in this episode of "Forkast IQ."

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