Middle East


Finance

Crypto Exchange Bitget Opens Dubai Office, Plans Middle East Expansion

The crypto trading platform plans to hire up to 60 new members of staff in the region.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Finance

Num Finance Raises $1.5M, Will Expand Stablecoins in Latin America, Middle East

Decentralized finance protocol Num Finance will offer stablecoins in Brazilian real, Colombian peso, Mexican peso and Bahrain dinar within the next month.

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Policy

Crypto Exchange Bybit Opens Global Headquarters in Dubai

The city recently unveiled its licensing requirements for crypto entities.

Crypto.com has moved closer to getting a license to operate in Dubai. (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance CEO Seeking Funds From Middle East Investors for Crypto Recovery Fund: Bloomberg

Binance plans to start a recovery fund to help projects with strong fundamentals, but suffering from a liquidity crisis.

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO de Binance, en el evento Consensus Singapore 2018. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Investment Product Firm 21Shares Launches Bitcoin ETP in Middle East

21Shares’ physical bitcoin exchange-traded product will list on the Nasdaq Dubai.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Videos

Interest Surges in Bitcoin Speculation; MENA Was Fastest-Growing Crypto Market: Chainalysis

Open interest in bitcoin perpetual swaps has spiked to an all-time high. Plus, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was the fastest-growing market for crypto adoption from July 2021 to June 2022 according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.

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Finance

Middle East/North Africa Was Fastest-Growing Crypto Market Over Past 12 Months: Chainalysis

MENA-based users received $566 billion in cryptocurrency from July 2021 to June 2022

Crypto usage has surged in the Middle East and Africa. (Arek Socha/Pixabay)

Finance

Blockchain.com to Open Dubai Office After Securing Preliminary Regulatory Approval

The crypto exchange joins a number of companies expanding to the Middle East as Dubai aims to turn itself into a leading cryptocurrency hub.

Blockchain.com abrirá una oficina en Dubai. (Shutterlk/Shutterstock)

Policy

Afghan Authorities Shut Down 16 Crypto Exchanges in One Week: Report

Police reportedly closed the exchanges and arrested their staff after Afghanistan's central bank stated that digital currency trading should be stopped, citing problems and scams.

Police forces in the Herat province of Afghanistan have reportedly shut down 16 crypto exchanges and arrested staff. (Johannes Krey/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Finance

Middle East Oil Producers Move Into Bitcoin Mining With Crusoe Energy Stakes

The U.S. startup – which uses flared natural gas to power bitcoin mining rigs – counts the sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi and Oman as investors.

Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller with Mulham Basheer Al Jarf, deputy president of OIA and chairman of Oman oil company OQ (Crusoe)

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