Tag: UAE

UAE-based crypto-asset exchange BitOasis has closed a $30 million Series B funding round led by Chicago-based Jump Capital and Dubai-based Wamda. The round was also joined by Alameda Research, Global Founders Capital, and existing investors, including Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, and NXMH. The new funds will be used to expand the company’s presence in…

This week, Mineplex has celebrated its maiden year at Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in Dubai. The unprecedented CrossFi Mineplex successfully launched and operating the blockchain by indicating stability in its PLEX token during the hard days of the crypto market. More than 150 guests lauded its stable performance around the year. Mineplex…

Dubai Economy has signed an agreement with leading licensing authorities, such as Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, Dubai Multi-Commodities Center, and Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority, to participate in the Know Your Customer Blockchain Platform through the Unified Business Registry Platform. It will facilitate faster and more secure customer onboarding and allow sharing of verified e-KYC…

The UAE’s financial regulator has approved a regulatory framework for trading crypto assets in one of Dubai’s free trading zones. The United Arab Emirates’ Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has signed an agreement with the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) to support regulation of cryptocurrencies within DWTCA’s free zone, Reuters reports. The new initiative…

The Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP) issued its third Distributed Ledger Technologies license (DLT) to ZelaaPayAE, which works to advance tokenization, promotes non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and develops payments infrastructures and various blockchain applications. ZelaaPayAE CEO, Mr. Sahil Arora said in a press release: “We chose to set up at SRTIP because of their…

The level of digital transformation in payments in the UAE has changed consumer behavior, showing the growing appetite for crypto and blockchain, claimed John Hensel, co-founder and CEO of Securrency, an Abu Dhabi-based technology firm. In a survey conducted by The National News two months ago, half of UAE citizens said they plan to use…