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Crypto exchange Bybit has launched credit and debit card payments, allowing its users to buy crypto directly with their credit or debit cards using fiat currencies. According to a press release, the service will make buying crypto as simple as making any purchase, such as books and clothes, online. Users can simply enter their details,…

Arrival of crypto entrepreneurs and software programmers from Russia comes as the bustling city emerges as a startup hub for the region, reports Sean Mathews on Middle East Eye. In early March, Gleb Mikhailov boarded a flight from Moscow to Dubai. “I saw no future left in Russia,” said the founder of Teamatix, a startup…

YallaMarket, a grocery delivery platform in the UAE, announced Wednesday that they now accept crypto payments for customer orders, while the UAE is crypto-friendly and considered to be the center of cryptocurrency in the Middle East. United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been one of the most aggressive with its crypto adoption strategy. They have talked…

In partnership with TRM Labs, Uniswap Labs is now blocking crypto wallets that are found to be engaged in illegal behavior. The move reveals a trend in the DeFi sector of blocking crypto addresses sanctioned by the US Treasury Department. Uniswap Labs, the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol’s main developer, has begun blocking crypto wallet addresses…

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is launching a new technological research lab to focus on innovation and problem solving as the world of crypto and blockchain expands and matures. The new team of a16z Crypto Research is staffed with academics aiming to provide deeper insights for the firm’s portfolio companies. In a new press…

Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange Coinbase, recapped what it did in Q1 and what it sees happening in crypto over the rest of the year. One of the most active venture capital firms in the crypto market made 71 investments over the first three months of the year, with a record $12.5…