Kraken obtains UAE License to offer direct crypto trading in dirhams

    Kraken has become the first crypto exchange to be granted a license to operate a regulated digital assets platform in Abu Dhabi, as the Middle East becomes a focus for the crypto industry. The exchange will allow its users to invest, trade, and withdraw virtual assets directly in the United Arab Emirates dirhams (AED). US…

    Abu Dhabi publishes draft rules for NFT trading

    The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market has issued a consultation paper regarding NFT rules. The paper proposed significant enhancements to the regulatory framework. As NFTs go mainstream, ADGM may soon give license operators the right to legally trade NFTs. An assessment paper captioned “proposals for enhancements to capital markets and virtual…

    Abu Dhabi-based AD Gaming partners with Attarius Network

    The company driving Abu Dhabi’s fast-growing gaming industry, AD Gaming, has signed a partnership agreement with Attarius Network, a local crypto and blockchain company. The first in the region deal aims to bring blockchain solutions to the emirate’s game developers. According to a statement, Attarius Network, focused on developing blockchain gaming, will build an all-in-one…

    Future FinTech Group subsidiary launches crypto market data platform FTFTX

    Future FinTech Group announced in Abu Dhabi the launch of FTFTX, the innovative global crypto market data platform that provides investors with real-time and reliable market data. The data is available for Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Litecoin, TRON, and other cryptocurrencies via the website and FTFTX App on mobile devices. According to a press release, Future…

    Binance appoints ex-Singapore CEO as MENA region head

    World’s biggest crypto exchange, Binance appointed Richard Teng, who joined Binance Singapore as its chief executive officer four months ago, on a new role as the global entity’s head for the Middle East and North Africa. According to his LinkedIn profile, Teng was a director for corporate finance at the MAS before. Richard Teng, who…

    Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala invests in the crypto ecosystem

    CEO of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala told CNBC about its fund’s investments in crypto and blockchain ecosystems. As Reuters reported, Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala has invested in the ecosystem around cryptocurrencies, such as blockchain technology, given the increase in the digital currency’s market value, its CEO Khaldoon al-Mubarak said in an interview on CNBC. “I…