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Finance

S. Korean Prosecutors Say Reports of Do Kwon's Stopover in Dubai 'Not False': Bloomberg

Kwon's Terra ecosystem collapsed in May with $60 billion in value imploding, after which he faced charges of violating capital markets laws in South Korea.

Do Kwon in April 2021 (Terra, modified by 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

Dubai’s Big Plans for Web3 and the Metaverse

Is Dubai the new crypto-promised land? Plus, host Joel Flynn discusses the Islamic Coin, a Shariah-compliant digital money. This story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Crypto Exchange CoinCorner Eyes Middle East Expansion Via Partnership With Emirates CEO's Private Office

Through the partnership with Seed Group, CoinCorner will establish a platform for the buying, selling, sending, receiving and storing of bitcoin and offer local businesses services to transact in crypto.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Policy

Binance Secures License in Dubai to Offer More Crypto Services

The exchange had previously secured a license to offer limited crypto exchange products and services to qualified investors in Dubai.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

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)

Finance

Dubai-Based Virtuzone to Accept Crypto Payments via Binance Pay

The business formation services provider is joining a number of other UAE companies using Binance Pay for crypto payments. 

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Policy

UAE to Clamp Down on Crypto Real Estate Money Laundering

The authorities want to trace payments made in bitcoin and ethereum as the country develops as a crypto hub.

UAE authorities want to trace real estate payments made in bitcoin and ethereum. (Michel Suesse/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Finance

PwC Crypto Head Departs to Set Up $75M Digital Asset Fund in Dubai: Report

Henri Arslanian's new fund, Nine Blocks Capital Management, has been granted provisional regulatory approval in the Gulf city.

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

Finance

Komainu Receives Provisional Virtual Assets License in Dubai

The digital assets custodian joins prominent crypto companies including exchanges FTX and Binance in getting clearance.

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