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Pravica website
Pravica, the Cairo-based blockchain startup that they’ve successfully managed to raise an undisclosed direct investment from the leading Swiss venture capital firm and incubator which are popular for specializing in global blockchain business investments, Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC). Pravica has been providing blockchain technology to offer better online...
Bitcoin bubble
It’s been already established among the crypto fans that bitcoins are the new hot investment trends that will stick to the economy. But unfortunately, professional investors think otherwise and completely opposite referencing from the BofA survey and that’s not all. The survey was pretty solid and among those surveyed in...
Abu Dhabi, UAE – The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) is set to make history with the listing of the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) first distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based digitally native bond. This landmark move follows the commencement of the pricing stage for the instrument, issued by...
İşbank logo
It was announced back on May 27 that the private loan specialist IÅŸbank turned into the main Turkish bank to offer secure transactions in foreign exchanges via blockchain innovation. As per what the bank stated on this move, the exchange, wherein Turkish glass manufacturer ÅžiÅŸecam, German-based chemical organization Kuraray...
DeFi logo
There are a continuous barrage of DeFi projects sprouting from UAE. We have selected 5 which we think are of interest. ZPAYae ZPAYae, which is leading the way in DeFi. The platform is decentralized and simpler to store, exchange, or use assets such as cryptocurrencies. ZPAYae enables you to pass AED...
Sympl logo
Egypt-based fintech and online payment solution provider Sympl that they have managed to raise their first funds from local VC which has a regional focus of A15 and that’s not all. By raising this first fund, this particular investment has managed to mark the platform launcher for the fintech,...
IR4LAB logo
The KSA based blockchain startup IR4LAB has managed to raise about $1.5M in an investment fund round. The round was led by Wa’ed which is the entrepreneurship arm of Aramco. IR4LAB was founded back in 2017 and they’ve been offering access to corporations to root out resumes and professional...
Bahrain central bank
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...
Azadi tower in Tehran
For most people interested in Bitcoin and other digital assets, Iran remains a very exotic country. The situation of Iranian blockchain enthusiasts is mostly unknown to the general public in foreign countries. But people who would think that Bitcoin is not popular in Iran would be greatly mistaken -...
Morocco Bitcoin ban
It's been recently announced in Morocco that cryptocurrencies are restricted. But that didn't stop the soaring of purchases of shared bitcoin exchanging platform LocalBitcoins. Ironically, they are actually announcing record-breaking exchanging highs this year despite the bans on cryptocurrency. Back in February this year, was the best month for this...