Announcements

Bank of America, one of the largest banks on Wall Street, has launched its first digital asset research, looking to scale its crypto trading business. Led by Alkesh Shah, Global Crypto, and Digital Asset Strategist at Bank of America (BoA), the bank has released its first report on cryptocurrencies. The report titled “Digital Assets Primer:…

October 5, Arab Bank Switzerland announced its plan to integrate staking, custody, and trading services onto XTZ, the Tezos blockchain’s native token, to provide a digital asset environment for institutions, corporations, and high net-worth individuals. This announcement comes amid the token’s recent price surge, which led it to a new all-time high. The press release…

UAE-based crypto-asset exchange BitOasis has closed a $30 million Series B funding round led by Chicago-based Jump Capital and Dubai-based Wamda. The round was also joined by Alameda Research, Global Founders Capital, and existing investors, including Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, and NXMH. The new funds will be used to expand the company’s presence in…

On October 14-15, 2021, Dubai, one of the largest cities in the UAE and a new regional blockchain hub, will host the World of WEB3 Summit, the largest blockchain event in the Middle East. According to a press release, the WOW Summit will become a connection place for thousands of blockchain leaders, developers, crypto traders,…

Dubai Police has teamed up with cryptocurrency trading platform BitOasis to educate investors and traders about crypto fraud. The collaboration aimed to educate investors and traders more about the sector. As Arab News reported, Ola Doudin, CEO of Crypto exchange BitOasis said: “We have been working with key policymakers to help them build regulation that…

TikTok announced it is releasing an NFT collection called TikTok Top Moments. The first one is set to be released in collaboration with Lil Nas X. According to a press release issued by TikTok, the company sees NFTs as an untapped growth vector in its ongoing efforts to help drive content monetization for creators. The…