Karm partners with ScaleCompliance to expand crypto services in the UAE

    Dubai-based legal advisory firm Karm has partnered with ScaleCompliance, a European crypto compliance specialist that recently expanded into the UAE. Founded in 2018 by Kokila Alagh, Karm specializes in helping clients understand and navigate the legal complexities of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain, cybersecurity, robo advisory, and medtech. Partnering with ScaleCompliance, “we can…

    Crypto Trends Weekly Feb. 12 – 18

    Breaking crypto news from the last week (Feb. 12 – 18, 2022): Feb. 12: The supply ratio has shrunk by 3%, and Bitcoin exchange supply is the lowest in 37 months. BTC exchanges now hold only 10.8% of the supply. Amid global adoption and holding trends, BTC owners have substantially moved their digital assets from…

    European Union is open to crypto, Commissioner says

    EU Commissioner for Home Affairs said that the European Union is open to digital assets but with fraud-preventing regulation. Regulation and cybercrime in the crypto industry sparked the discussion around crypto at the Munich Security Conference 2022. The commissioner spoke at the Munich Security Conference on February 18, 2022, attended by the CEO of FTX,…

    Can crypto-assets be a threat to financial stability?

    In a recent interesting report, the Financial Stability Board argues that cryptocurrency markets are evolving at a rate that could pose a threat to global financial stability, writes Nikolaos Akkizidis from LegacyFX. The three main reasons for this assessment are: Their scale. Their structural vulnerabilities. The increasing interconnectedness with the traditional financial system. Also, the…

    UAE readies national crypto licensing to become a global crypto hub

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is formulating a licensing regime for virtual asset service providers to formalize the crypto economy and become a global industry hub. Meanwhile, various free zones in the country had introduced crypto regulations as early as 2018. According to Bloomberg citing government officials, the UAE is readying to issue federal licenses…

    MetaWeek in Dubai to bring together artists, NFT creators, investors, and blockchain Masterminds

    A week-long event, set for March 7-10, 2022, will cover how paradigm-shifting technologies revolutionize and scale in industries like finance, art, cybersecurity, media and investment. Organized by NexChange Group, MetaWeek will run from 7th to 10th of March, 2022. The week’s central event, MetaWeek Summit, is scheduled March 8th and 9th and will take place…