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Crypto Industry Looks to the UAE; Crypto’s Environmental Concerns

South Korea approves fifth cash-to-crypto exchange. Crypto-friendly regulations see industry players setting their sights on the UAE. Earth Day report on the effects of energy-intensive blockchain technology on the environment. Pudgy Penguins mystery map sends NFT sales soaring. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Binance Gets In-Principle Approval to Operate as Crypto Broker-Dealer in Abu Dhabi

The crypto exchange is seeking to be a fully regulated virtual asset service provider throughout the Middle East and beyond.

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Finance

Dubai Attracts Crypto.com, Bybit as Friendly Rules Bear Fruit

Crypto.com is establishing an office in Dubai while Bybit is moving its global HQ.

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Policy

Abu Dhabi Free Zone Seeks Comments on NFT Rules

A consultation paper is looking to bring NFTs into the emirate's regulatory framework for virtual assets.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Finance

Russians Looking to the UAE to Unload Billions in Crypto Assets: Report

Other Russians are reportedly looking to use their crypto to invest in property in the UAE.

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Policy

Dubai Adopts Initial Crypto Law, Establishes Independent Authority for Oversight

"The future belongs to whoever designs it," tweeted Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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Policy

UAE to Issue Crypto Licenses in Bid to Become Industry Hub: Report

The Middle Eastern country is gearing up to become a global crypto hub.

Abu Dhabi (Konstantin Tcelikhin/Shutterstock)

Finance

UAE Wealth Fund Mubadala Investing in Crypto Ecosystem: CEO

While “many people are skeptics, I do not fall in that category,” said CEO Khaldoon Al Mubarak.

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Finance

UAE-Based Phoenix Technology Consultants Places Order for $650M Worth of Crypto Mining Rigs

The purchase is one of the biggest ever and puts UAE on the crypto mining map.

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Policy

mBridge Reveals 15 Use Cases and 22 Heavyweight Participants

Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Société Générale, and China’s biggest state-owned banks are part of the project.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

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