Arrival of war-weary Russians turbo-charges Dubai’s tech scene

    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…

    UAE’s grocery delivery service YallaMarket adopts crypto payments

    YallaMarket, a grocery delivery platform in the UAE, announced Wednesday that they now accept crypto payments for customer orders, while the UAE is crypto-friendly and considered to be the center of cryptocurrency in the Middle East. United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been one of the most aggressive with its crypto adoption strategy. They have talked…

    Lebanese-Canadian ex-pat restarts startup in Dubai eyeing a crypto and metaverse future

    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…

    UAE to see rapid growth in crypto activities

    The UAE will see rapid growth in crypto activities, Sandhya D’Mello predicts in Khaleej Times. Meanwhile, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has already 11 fully licensed and approved in-principle virtual asset players in its community. The UAE known to be at forefront of innovation and emerging technologies will witness more global players descend on…

    Crypto firms constitute 16% of DMCC free zone’s Q1 company registrations

    Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has revealed crypto and blockchain firms constituted 16% of the 655 new company registrations that were recorded in Q1 of 2022. The surge in crypto-related registrations also coincided with a quarterly period in which the DMCC is reported to have recorded its highest quarterly performance since inception. One of the…

    Spanish entrepreneur in the UAE bets on mass crypto adoption

    Mani Thawani, a Spanish entrepreneur, aims to lead the mass crypto adoption movement in Dubai. His company Blockmatica now oversees five crypto-related businesses, including the TV reality show ‘Block Talent’ and a metaverse project. As Khaleej Times reported, Thawani’s holding company Blockmatica Group has already executed exciting projects, such as ‘Block Talent,’ a funding incubator…