The United Arab Emirates is a country of unique business opportunities. Lenient taxes and a free trade zone allow for deriving maximum profits. However, only a couple of years ago the attitudes towards cryptocurrency projects here were conflicting. Now a lot is changing and the region is becoming more and more attractive for crypto companies….
Major bank Standard Chartered is launching a cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage platform, giving its clients access to crypto assets, like Bitcoin and Ether. Standard Chartered gets in a growing list of major banking corporations worldwide that have accepted cryptocurrency. On Wednesday, the bank declared that a Standard Chartered PLC unit aims to start a cryptocurrency…
Google has announced an update to its existing financial products and services policy, including a policy on cryptocurrency advertising. According to its notice on Wednesday: “This policy will apply globally to all accounts that advertise these financial products.” The new rules will take effect on August 3, and all prior crypto exchange certifications will be…
Now in the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority it is possible to obtain a business license for companies trading in cryptocurrency assets. Companies trading with crypto assets can now obtain a business license at the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) in a new agreement that supports the mainstream use of blockchain technology. The free…
Dina Saman tells about CoinMENA’s concept, cryptocurrency trading, expansion plans, gives an overview of operations and tells how she got involved with crypto. CoinMENA is a fully-regulated, onshore, and Sharia-compliant crypto assets exchange What is the concept behind Coinmena? Within the Middle East and North Africa, there is a growing appetite from both retail and…
A Tokyo city assemblyman has spoken out about ambitious plans to transform the Japanese capital into a crypto-powered financial hub – claiming that embracing cryptoassets could help put the city on a par with London and Hong Kong. Speaking to Finders (via Yahoo Japan), Yuu Ito, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly currently serving…