Abu Dhabi

Kraken's Head of Strategy on Crypto Winter Outlook
Kraken's Head of Strategy on Crypto Winter Outlook
Recently, Kraken closed its Abu Dhabi office less than a year after securing a license in the region. This comes after the crypto exchange announced a wave of layoffs last yea...
Kraken's Head of Strategy on Crypto Winter Outlook

Kraken's Head of Strategy on Crypto Winter, FTX Fallout
Kraken's Head of Strategy on Crypto Winter, FTX Fallout
Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo discusses what's next for the exchange following a year of crypto price collapses and a wave of industry bankruptcies. Perfumo also disc...
Kraken's Head of Strategy on Crypto Winter, FTX Fallout

CZ Denies Report Binance Met With Middle East Investors for Crypto Recovery Fund
CZ Denies Report Binance Met With Middle East Investors for Crypto Recovery Fund
Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has been meeting with investors in Abu Dhabi, seeking cash for the exchange's crypto recovery fund, according to a Bloomberg report. However, Z...
CZ Denies Report Binance Met With Middle East Investors for Crypto Recovery Fund

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Binance CEO Seeking Funds From Middle East Investors for Crypto Recovery Fund: Bloomberg
Binance plans to start a recovery fund to help projects with strong fundamentals, but suffering from a liquidity crisis.
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller with Mulham Basheer Al Jarf, deputy president of OIA and chairman of Oman oil company OQ (Crusoe)
Middle East Oil Producers Move Into Bitcoin Mining With Crusoe Energy Stakes
The U.S. startup – which uses flared natural gas to power bitcoin mining rigs – counts the sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi and Oman as investors.
Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller with Mulham Basheer Al Jarf, deputy president of OIA and chairman of Oman oil company OQ (Crusoe)

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
Dubai Real Estate Developer to Accept Crypto Payments Amid UAE Push for Crypto Hub Status
Several of the world's biggest crypto exchanges have flocked to the emirates in the last few months.
Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Abu Dhabi's skyline. (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)
Kraken Receives UAE License to Operate as a Regulated Crypto Exchange
The exchange joins several counterparts plotting moves to or gaining licenses in the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi's skyline. (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

MobiKwik Pulls Crypto Support; Twitter NFT Hacker Strikes Again
MobiKwik Pulls Crypto Support; Twitter NFT Hacker Strikes Again
Binance wins Abu Dhabi nod for another Middle Eastern outpost. India’s MobiKwik pulls crypto support. South Korea’s president-elect forges ahead with crypto policies. Twitter...
MobiKwik Pulls Crypto Support; Twitter NFT Hacker Strikes Again

Abu Dhabi (Konstantin Tcelikhin/Shutterstock)
Binance Gets In-Principle Approval to Operate as Crypto Broker-Dealer in Abu Dhabi
The crypto exchange is seeking to be a fully regulated virtual asset service provider throughout the Middle East and beyond.
Abu Dhabi (Konstantin Tcelikhin/Shutterstock)

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)
Abu Dhabi Free Zone Seeks Comments on NFT Rules
A consultation paper is looking to bring NFTs into the emirate's regulatory framework for virtual assets.
The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)