Dubai

Australia’s BTC Markets partners with Mastercard for payment options. Crypto.com, Bybit book tickets to Dubai to set up bases. India’s crypto taxes scaring away younger investors. More on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

29 mar 2022

As of this February, cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ether, and stablecoin tether have been accepted as a form of payment at the KIKLABB free trade zone in Mina Rashid, Dubai, which became the first UAE government to officially embrace bitcoin.

16 sept 2021

"The Crypto Lawyer” Irina Heaver explains the state of crypto in the Middle East, discussing why the region could be the best place to set up shop for international crypto companies. Plus, Blossom Labs Founder & CEO Matthew Bartin discusses how his firm is helping solve the challenge of halal financial access. Could the UAE emerge as the world's next crypto hub?

6 ago 2021

“Community Crypto” host Isaiah Jackson is joined by Fred Pye, CEO of 3iQ, the Middle East’s first bitcoin fund listed on Dubai’s Nasdaq, along with Dalma Capital Founder & CEO Zachary Cefaratti. They discuss their insights and outlook for institutional interest in crypto and the state of corporate investment in the Middle East.

6 ago 2021

A press release listed on PR Newswire attracted attention to a new Dubai-based crypto called DubaiCoin–but it turns out DubaiCoin was a fraud. The nation’s authorities are warning the press release was fake and the operation is a front for an elaborate phishing scheme.

29 may 2021