MANTRA, a layer-1 network designed for compliant real-world assets (RWAs), has announced that its flagship event, Agentic., will take place on Oct. 21-22 in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has become the Gulf’s proving ground for compliant digital-asset innovation. The emirate is drawing asset managers, market-infrastructure firms and builders seeking a jurisdiction that blends prudential oversight…
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), the agricultural regulator for the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced a ban on using agricultural land for crypto mining. Violators will face a 100,000 AED fine ($27,229), and the ADAFSA will suspend municipal services, confiscate mining hardware, and disconnect the farmland from…