The DFSA or the Dubai Financial Services Authority is putting on extra efforts to provide more standardized framework solutions for their regulations toward cryptocurrency. Dubai’s financial regulators have already called on members of the public on 5th April to submit their comments on the proposed regulatory changes for cryptocurrency.
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It was announced that the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) is working together with J.P. Morgan and Bank ABC to present an ongoing cross-line transaction arrangement in advanced cash repayment pilot methods. Bank ABC alongside J.P. Morgan will guide the moving of assets from and to the Kingdom of...
BitOasis, the popular Dubai-based crypto exchange platform has managed to raise about $30M in a Series B funding round. The funding round was co-led by the Middle East region’s leading startup ecosystem enabler Wamda and US-based VC Jump Capital. The funding round was also joined by several new investors....
A new ~$2.7 billion partnership between Donald Trump's media empire, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), and cryptocurrency giant Crypto.com, spearheaded by its controversial CEO Kris Marszalek, is igniting a firestorm of criticism from financial watchdogs. Concerns are mounting over Marszalek's checkered business history and the potential for serious...
Danish exchanging and venture expert Saxo Bank is dispatching another digital crypto platform, permitting customers from the Middle East and North Africa to exchange crypto coins against some significant monetary standards. The Crypto FX will let financial backers exchange Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin against euros, dollars, and yen from...
Over the past few years, the Middle East has become one of the global hubs of cryptocurrency adoption. Some countries in the Gulf Area have taken a strong stance in promoting the use of digital assets and blockchain innovation. However, not all governments in the region are equally welcoming...
With the exponential growth of cryptocurrencies in MENA, both industry heavyweights Binance and Kraken have gained virtual asset trading licenses for the MENA region via Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) allowing both trading firms license to operate as broker-dealer of virtual assets in the region.
Binance has big plans for...
Iran announced yesterday it would ban all cryptocurrency mining for a period of 4 months to bring order in a fragile electric grid during peaks of summer heat causing hours of blackouts all over the country. This ban will be in effect until 22 September 2021.
2GW of electricity was...
Getting on board with the trends, Dubai's private entities have dispatched their own digital currency called DubaiCoin (DBIX). In view of a public blockchain, the crypto is exchanging on a select number of trades. Public blockchain will permit individuals to create their own DubaiCoin by mining them. The cost...
When it comes to the blockchain adoption in the Middle East & North Africa region, Turkey is one of the undisputed leaders. The welcoming legal climate, attractive tax approach to crypto assets, as well as the heavy government involvement in blockchain technology make the Turkish crypto market one of...
