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Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin Will Power Digital Credit Revolution in the Middle East

Strategy founder Michael Saylor used his Bitcoin MENA 2025 keynote in Abu Dhabi to lay out a sweeping vision for digital capital, digital credit, and digital money — and he…

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Abu Dhabi’s ADGM Adds USDT to Approved Token List Across Major Blockchains

Abu Dhabi’s financial regulator has formally added the stablecoin USDT to its list of accepted fiat-referenced tokens, extending its availability across several major blockchains as the emirate deepens its push…

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Abu Dhabi Investment Council Expands Bitcoin ETF Position Threefold in Q3 2025

Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) more than tripled its holdings in Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) during the third quarter of 2025, according to newly released regulatory filings. Abu Dhabi’s…

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Nexo Secures Preliminary VARA Approval to Launch Crypto Lending and Brokerage Services in Dubai

On Tuesday, Nexo announced its Dubai entity, Nexo DWTC, had secured preliminary approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to engage in virtual asset lending, borrowing, and broker-dealer activities…

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UAE researchers launch blockchain carbon trading platform at COP28

The institute said it adopted a lightweight and efficient blockchain not intended to be computationally wasteful, where trading can be facilitated at little to no cost.

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Abu Dhabi grants virtual asset firm M2 permission to offer crypto services

M2 platform will launch later in 2023, allowing UAE-based retail and institutional clients to buy, sell and custody virtual assets.

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Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital hit with another SEC subpoena

The first subpoena was given to Marathon in the third quarter of 2021, concerning whether it may have violated federal securities laws relating to its data center in Hardin.

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