UAE

Dubai's Virtuzone will accept crypto for payment. (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
Dubai-Based Virtuzone to Accept Crypto Payments via Binance Pay
The business formation services provider is joining a number of other UAE companies using Binance Pay for crypto payments. 
Dubai's Virtuzone will accept crypto for payment. (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

UAE authorities want to trace real estate payments made in bitcoin and ethereum. (Michel Suesse/EyeEm/Getty Images)
UAE to Clamp Down on Crypto Real Estate Money Laundering
The authorities want to trace payments made in bitcoin and ethereum as the country develops as a crypto hub.
UAE authorities want to trace real estate payments made in bitcoin and ethereum. (Michel Suesse/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Dubai leaders want to turn the UAE city into a hub for the metaverse community by 2030. (Captured Blinks Photography/Getty Images)
Dubai Unveils Metaverse Strategy, Aims to Attract Over 1,000 Firms
The strategy is expected to support the creation of more than 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030.
Dubai leaders want to turn the UAE city into a hub for the metaverse community by 2030. (Captured Blinks Photography/Getty Images)

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
OKX Secures License in Dubai and Plans to Open Regional Hub
The exchange has followed in the footsteps of FTX and Kraken in securing a license in the UAE.
Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

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)

Crypto Industry Looks to the UAE; Crypto’s Environmental Concerns
Crypto Industry Looks to the UAE; Crypto’s Environmental Concerns
South Korea approves fifth cash-to-crypto exchange. Crypto-friendly regulations see industry players setting their sights on the UAE. Earth Day report on the effects of energy...
Crypto Industry Looks to the UAE; Crypto’s Environmental Concerns

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)

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
Dubai Attracts Crypto.com, Bybit as Friendly Rules Bear Fruit
Crypto.com is establishing an office in Dubai while Bybit is moving its global HQ.
Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

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)

Dubai, UAE (Shutterstock)
Russians Looking to the UAE to Unload Billions in Crypto Assets: Report
Other Russians are reportedly looking to use their crypto to invest in property in the UAE.
Dubai, UAE (Shutterstock)