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Finance

Marathon Teams Up With Abu Dhabi's Zero Two for Middle East's First Large-Scale Immersion-Cooled Bitcoin Mining

The U.S.-based miner is partnering with Abu Dhabi-based Zero Two, a digital assets infrastructure development company focused on supporting the power grid of that Middle Eastern capital.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Policy

Abu Dhabi's Financial Free Zone Proposes Legal Framework for Decentralized Economy

The proposals target projects built on distributed ledger technology and aim to provide clarity on governance structures and disclosures.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Policy

FTX’s $45M Sequoia Sale Cleared, as Embed Divestment Is Delayed

A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the bankrupt company’s assets to Abu Dhabi’s investment arm.

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Finance

FTX Reaches $45M Deal to Sell Interest in Sequoia to Abu Dhabi's Investment Arm

The agreement requires approval from a Delaware bankruptcy court as the failed exchange seeks to raise funds for creditors.

(Carmen Martínez Torrón/Getty Images)

Finance

Abu Dhabi Starts $2B Initiative to Back Web3 Startups

The Hub71 + Digital Assets ecosystem will also back companies focusing on blockchain technologies.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Videos

Kraken's Head of Strategy on Crypto Winter Outlook

Recently, Kraken closed its Abu Dhabi office less than a year after securing a license in the region. This comes after the crypto exchange announced a wave of layoffs last year. Kraken's Head of Strategy Tomas Perfumo addresses reorganization, saying it was "independent of any any of event like FTX [but] born out of the notion we're trying to focus."

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Videos

Kraken's Head of Strategy on Crypto Winter, FTX Fallout

Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo discusses what's next for the exchange following a year of crypto price collapses and a wave of industry bankruptcies. Perfumo also discusses the decision to close Kraken's Abu Dhabi office and the lingering crypto contagion concerns in the wake of FTX's collapse.

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Videos

CZ Denies Report Binance Met With Middle East Investors for Crypto Recovery Fund

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has been meeting with investors in Abu Dhabi, seeking cash for the exchange's crypto recovery fund, according to a Bloomberg report. However, Zhao tweeted a reply that the report was "false" shortly after. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the latest with the FTX contagion concern and Binance's initiative to contribute to the broader crypto industry.

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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

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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