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Global

The week that shook crypto

Scott Chipolina and Katie Martin In January, Mike Novogratz — hedge fund rock star turned crypto heavy hitter —...

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Regional

This is the year cryptocurrency will come of age in the Middle East

Areije Al Shakar is the senior vice president at Bahrain Development Bank & director at Al Waha Venture Capital Fund of Funds Banks...

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Bahrain

Rain raises $110 million in Series B funding co-led by Paradigm and Kleiner Perkins

Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange Rain, has raised $110 million in its Series B funding round co-led by Paradigm and Kleiner Perkins...

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U.A.E

Cryptocurrency trading platform HAYVN closes Series A round

Abu Dhabi-based digital currency trading platform HAYVN has closed its Series A funding round for an undisclosed amount, led by Red Acre...

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Bahrain

Bahrain’s CoinMena secures $9.5 million Seed round

Bahrain-based crypto exchange CoinMena has raised $9.5 million in its first Seed funding round, from Beco Capital, Kenetic, Arab Bank...

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U.A.E

Morningstar Ventures invests $15 million in blockchain technology in Dubai

UAE-based accelerator Morningstar Ventures has announced a $15 million investment into Elrond related initiatives to provide strategic...

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Bahrain

Rain secures $6 million Series A

Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange Rain has raised $6 million in its Series A round of funding. The round was led by Middle East Venture...

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Global

Why are governments hoarding Bitcoins?

Khurram Shroff is the chairman of UAE-based private equity firm IBC Group which has invested in over 4000 different Blockchain products....

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U.A.E

SCA approves crypto assets regulation

Source: Unlock The UAE SCA ,(Securities and Commodities Authority) during its recent Board of Directors virtual meeting headed by H.E....

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Emirex Exchange raises investment from Alpha Sigma

UAE-based Emirex Exchange has raised an undisclosed amount from US-based blockchain and crypto fund Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC). Founded...

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U.A.E

O1ex invests in India's Cashaa

Source: Economic Times Crypto banking services platform Cashaa said it has raised $5 million from Dubai based O1ex, a blockchain...

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Saudi Arabia

The benefits of the Saudi-UAE joint initiatives

In January, the UAE and Saudi Arabia announced the launch of seven strategic initiatives to further integrate the countries’ two...

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Regional

In conversation with Ola Doudin of the UAE's BitOasis

Ola Doudin co-founded BitOasis, the Middle East’s first cryptocurrency exchange back in 2015. Its platform enables users to buy and...

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U.A.E

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange to create infrastructure for cryptocurrency assets

Source: Bitcoin.com The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has released a paper aimed at creating the infrastructure necessary to accommodate...

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Regional

Deciphering the fintech boom in the Mid East

Financial Technology (fintech) is a vast and all-encompassing term that evokes hope, cynicism and plenty of confusion. From Bitcoins to...

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Global

TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington on cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and tech in the MENA [Podcast]

Since 2005, TechCrunch, founded by Michael Arrington, has been a primary source for global tech and innovation news, trends, and...

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Global

The paradigm shift cryptocurrencies brought us [Opinion]

It is an uncontested fact that capitalism, from its most unbridled to its shiest versions, is the organizing force of our international...

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U.A.E

Team of payments veterans launch a cryptocurrency startup based on Ethereum

A team of payments veterans announced today the launch of a new cryptocurrency startup based on Ethereum: Verify, planning and ICO in...

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Global

Genesis of a cryptoeconomy [Opinion]

This article does not cover any of the technical aspects of the blockchain or cryptocurrencies. The objective of this introductory article...

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U.A.E

UAE sees first sharia compliant cryptocurrency

Ibrahim Mohammed moved from London to Dubai 10 years ago. In those years he launched and developed a series of successful financial...

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