CCTF, the largest hacker competition for blockchain hackers, is returning to Dubai in May, the UAE is emerging as a regional hub for crypto activities. The finalists of the CCTF, which purports to be the world’s largest “legal” crypto hacking competition, will compete on a yacht in the Emirati city for a $15,000 prize. The…
The 22nd global edition of the World Blockchain Summit (WBS) in Dubai saw a lot of the top speakers, including Frederik Gregaard, Faryar Shirzad, Alex Mashinsky, Furqan Rassul, and many more. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Juma Ahmed Juma Al Maktoum, a member of the ruling family of Dubai, the summit hosted more…
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…
Lebanese-Canadian ex-pat resident Rayan Najdi, 29, relaunched his business in the UAE in 2020 after an economic collapse at home forced him to look for an alternative. A personal story about a former electrical design engineer who now designs online courses for students in the UAE, published on Gulf News. ‘Cost efficiency is a mentality…
Will Dubai, the Middle East’s new crypto oasis, go global, essays Liam Gibson for Wealth of Geeks. Dubai has big ambitions to become a regional and global destination for cryptocurrency. It is well-positioned as the most populous of the United Arab Emirates’ seven emirates and the region’s undisputed travel and trade hub. Located at the…
Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is recruiting over 100 positions in the UAE and is helping to shape Dubai’s new virtual assets’ regulations, its MENA regional head said. As Reuters reported, Binance’s activity in the Gulf state has boosted in recent months as the UAE tries to style itself as the world’s…