Abu Dhabi regulator introduces its ‘guiding principles’ for crypto
The FSRA is taking a pro-market stance but pledges to comply with international safety standards.
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Cointelegraph expands to Middle East and North Africa with a new franchise
Cointelegraph MENA will cover the top news and technological developments in each country in the region in Arabic.
Prince Philip of Serbia calms rumors of Arab country Bitcoin adoption
In an interview with Cointelegraph, the hereditary prince nuanced his views on Bitcoin adoption in the middle east and shed light on Bitcoin in Serbia.
Syrian refugee turned civil activist found calling as blockchain evangelist
Yale graduate student Karam Alhamad created the ZeFi Foundation to educate future crypto users and address problems facing Syria and Iraq.
Here’s how blockchains are helping to advance the global energy grid
Governments and environmentalists are quick to criticize the amount of electricity Bitcoin mining uses, but investors’ growing interest in crypto is leading to positive steps in the energy sector.
US energy company opens crypto mining facility in Middle East to use stranded natural gas
Denver-based Crusoe Energy will help the Middle East nation to cut the gas flaring with the pilot project scheduled for the end of 2022.
Kraken awarded crypto trading license in the United Arab Emirates
With the new operational license in Abu Dhabi, Kraken aims to provide access to global liquidity to local investors via dirham (AED) trading pairs.
Law Decoded: Arab States of the Gulf open up to digital asset services, March 14–21
Crypto comes to the Persian Gulf, U.S. Congress moves sideways, Australia is looking at regulating DAOs.
It’s official: Binance secures a license to operate in Dubai
It becomes the company’s second license in a Middle East jurisdiction obtained this week.
Binance stopped ‘all activities focused on Israel’ following regulatory request: Report
"Following the intervention of the capital market, Binance has at this stage stopped marketing to Israelis and all activities focused on Israel until we examine the issue of licensing,” said…