Expect blockchain adoption to increase in the year ahead, in addition to the culture wars surrounding it – predicts Mahesh Vellanki on Cointelegraph. This year has been a particularly tumultuous one for the crypto market, with many decentralized and centralized entities failing or struggling to stay afloat. It feels as though we are in the…
Top crypto news from the Middle East region over the last week (Dec. 24–30, 2022): Abu Dhabi backs tech in aim to become global business hub Abu Dhabi Finance Week showcased the ambitions of the capital city of the United Arab Emirates to become a global business hub. Having previously run as a conference dedicated…
Breaking crypto news from the last week (Dec. 17–23, 2022): Dec. 17: Fireblocks, a crypto custody tech provider, has received the Cryptocurrency Security Standard (CCSS), a first-of-its-kind certification – a security standard for crypto wallets and custody. The CCSS was created in 2014, but no crypto company has met the necessary standards so far. Dec….
Top crypto news from the Middle East region over the last week (Dec. 10–23, 2022): MAG partners with CoinMENA to facilitate property transactions using cryptocurrency MAG, the leading real estate developer in the UAE, has signed an agreement with CoinMENA, a leading crypto asset service provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to…
Jameson Lopp, the co-founder of Casa, shared CoinGecko’s report on the cryptocurrencies that collapsed after being listed on CoinGecko from 2014 to 2022. 3,322 coins introduced during the “meme season” of 2021 are now defunct. According to the report from Julia Ng, CoinGecko’s head of growth, 3,322 cryptocurrencies listed on CoinGecko in 2021 have collapsed,…
Breaking crypto news from the last week (Dec. 10–16, 2022): Dec. 12: The Royal Bahamas Police Force arrested FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, following the US authorities filed criminal charges against him. The Bahamas intends to extradite Bankman-Fried after US officials request it. Meanwhile, the “surprising” arrest comes just a day before a scheduled hearing before…