Crypto Exchanges Compete for Middle East As Kraken Receives License To Operate in United Arab Emirates

US-based crypto exchange Kraken is receiving a license to operate a virtual assets platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a new interview with CNBC, Kraken Managing Director Curtis Ting was as...

Bitcoin, Ethereum and finding the middle ground with maximalism

On the latest episode of the Bankless podcast, Vitalik Buterin expanded on his blog article, “In Defense of Bitcoin maximalism.” In fact, he also touched upon why he thinks maximalism is good, a count...

Vacation rentals across Middle East look to capitalize on ‘revenge tourism’

Luxury Explorers has properties like Villa Botanica in the exclusive Emirates Hills, often referred to as the “Beverly Hills” of the UAE. Luxury Explorers’ Collection DUBAI, United A...

NBA Fines Nets’ Kyrie Irving $50,000 For Giving Middle Finger To Boston Crowd

Topline The NBA hit Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving with a $50,000 fine Tuesday for making obscene gestures to the crowd during his team’s game-one playoff loss against the Boston Celtics, which the ...

Nestle Rolls Out First NFTs in the Middle East & North Africa for a Humanitarian Cause

Nestle, a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate, has launched an exclusive limited series of two non-fungible tokens (NFTs) called TRIX Globe for a charitable cause in the Middle ...

DEWA IPO Breaks Record as Middle East’s Largest in Years

Dubai is still a growing region and with its integral role as the utility provider, DEWA is in a pole position to benefit immensely from this growth, and this is billed to translate to higher profitab...

Binance Continues Middle East Expansion, Gets Approval From Abu Dhabi Regulators – crypto.news

Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance was recently awarded a regulatory license to operate in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), signaling the company’s continuous expansion in ...

Abu Dhabi Approval Sees Binance Expand Further Into Middle East

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume has received in-principle approval to operate in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Despite receiving initial approval to operate as...

Binance deepens Middle East expansion with Abu Dhabi approval

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the company is “not shunned elsewhere” and that there’s “more to come.” Wei Leng Tay | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cryptocurrency exchange Bi...

Middle East’s largest alternative asset manager starts raising blockchain fund

The Middle East’s largest alternative asset manager is raising a new fund for investing in startups developing blockchain technology.  According to a post on Investcorp Holdings’ website t...

Big Crypto Miners Are Shifting Towards Europe, Middle East; Here’s Why

Major crypto miners in North America are looking to expand into regions with more power resources and less regulatory pressure. At the Bitcoin Conference 2022 in Miami on Thursday, crypto miners such ...

Survey Shows Crypto Usage in the Middle East on the Rise

Crypto adoption in the Middle East is gaining pace with the United Arab Emirates third only to Indonesia and Brazil in terms of ownership. And in Israel half of all crypto owners are women. Gemini Exc...

Russia Now Has Little Hope Of Becoming A Major Middle East Arms Supplier

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely prove to be the final nail in the coffin of Moscow’s goal of becoming a major supplier of military hardware to the Middle East and North Africa. On...

Bitcoin In Middle of Bull Run, BTC Price Primed to Hit $55K Soon ! – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media

Bitcoin has surpassed $48,000, achieving its highest valuation since December of last year. Bitcoin has risen 17 percent in the last week, although it is still approximately 30% off the record high of...

“Bitcoin (BTC) Is In The Middle Of A Bull Run”- Analyst

Bitcoin is poised to finish Q1 of 2022 on a strong footing. Bitcoin on-chain metrics continue to point to more bullish potential for the market, with the latest being Bitcoin velocity.  Bitcoin veloci...

Dubai School Makes History As First In Middle East To Accept Bitcoin & Ether Payments

A school in Dubai has announced that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum as payment. Dubai is a city that has continued to introduce new and favorable laws regarding cry...

Middle East Investors Step Back From Russia Amid Ukraine Conflict

Qatar’s foreign affairs minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaking at the … [+] Doha Forum in Qatar on March 26, 2022. (Photo: KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)...

Dubai School Becomes First In Middle East to Accepts Crypto Payment for Tuition Fee

Citizens School, an educational institution in Dubai, has become the first school in the Middle East to accept cryptocurrencies as payment for tuition fees. Citizens School to Accept Crypto Payments A...

Ripple Expands Operations into Middle East as Partner Bank Opens

Ripple’s partner bank, QNB, says it has successfully launched a corridor on Ripple’s global financial network technology, RippleNet, between QNB Qatar and QNB Finansbank (Turkey), thus exp...

Oil Climbs as Traders Gauge War in Ukraine, Middle East Tensions

(Bloomberg) — Oil advanced as the war in Ukraine neared the end of its first month, and investors tracked geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermedia...

Shiba Inu Could Be Listed on Leading Middle Eastern Exchange

Alex Dovbnya Middle East cryptocurrency exchange Rain is intending to add support for Shiba Inu cryptocurrency Middle East cryptocurrency exchange Rain has announced that it is considering listing the...

Binance Strengthens Middle East Presence with New Dubai License

Binance has become one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges to gain approval from the newly established Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai. The exchange has been granted a Virtual Ass...

Binance To Extend Operations In Middle East, Gets Crypto License In Bahrain

Binance, one of the world’s biggest digital currency exchanges engaged in transactions of 600 plus cryptocurrencies, stated on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, it has won a license to perform digital assets o...

Binance’s Middle East Progress Continues With Operating License in Dubai

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Crypto Exchanges FTX, Binance Gain Licenses in Middle East

Cryptocurrency exchanges FTX and Binance have announced new licenses to operate in Dubai and Bahrain respectively.  FTX’s European affiliate—FTX Europe & MENA—yesterday announced it had been licen...

Binance Strengthens Foothold in Middle East With Bahrain’s Crypto Asset Service License

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been awarded a crypto-asset service provider license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). As the company continues to face increased scruti...

Binance Wins Crypto License In Bahrain Amid Middle East Expansion

Binance processed $504 billion worth of spot trades of cryptocurrencies in January alone, according … [+] to data provider CryptoCompare. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Binance, which ...

Binance seeks to open shop in Dubai, strengthening its foothold in the Middle East

Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s biggest centralized crypto exchange by trading volume, is in talks with authorities in Dubai over a license to operate in the Gulf city-state. If granted, the licens...

FTX Announces Launch of Europe and Middle East Division

The seventh-biggest crypto exchange has established FTX Europe after receiving a license from regulators in Cyprus. The new business will be headquartered in Switzerland with a regional office in Cypr...

FTX Launches a Regulated Branch in Europe and the Middle East

The Sam Bankman-Fried-led cryptocurrency exchange has received licensing from the Cyprus Financial Market Regulator (CySEC) to launch FTX Europe. The idea of the new venture is to enhance the company’...

How the UAE became the Middle East’s digital asset champion

The United Arab Emirates is reportedly getting ready to start issuing federal licenses for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) by the end of the first quarter of 2022. The move is expected to beco...

Bahrain Emerges as New Middle East Crypto Hub

When one thinks of crypto in the Middle East, Dubai usually comes to mind as the dominant digital asset hub, but there could be another contender for that accolade due to a proactive central bank. Glo...