MANAMA, BAHRAIN – Binance Bahrain is expanding the ways eligible users can access crypto, with easier fiat access, familiar funding methods and a clearer onboarding journey through Binance Bahrain B.S.C., a crypto-asset service provider licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain as a Category 4 The development reflects Binance Bahrain’s focus on making it […]
The business will hire local and international talents to support its growth over the next six months Lugano, Switzerland / Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Fuze Finance, a regulated crypto assets infrastructure provider that has made rapid inroads in emerging markets, has announced its expansion to Switzerland. The growth marks Fuze’s first entry to Western Europe, complementing […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Standard Chartered today announced the expansion of its institutional Bitcoin (BTC/USD) and Ether (ETH/USD) spot trading in the UAE through ‘Standard Chartered DIFC’. This makes Standard Chartered the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to offer the capability in the market and the only global bank currently offering institutional digital asset spot […]
Dubai, UAE: BitOasis, a CoinDCX company and one of the Middle East and North Africa’s pioneering regulated digital asset platforms, has appointed Jonathan Rigg as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding co-founder Ola Doudin, who has led the company since its founding in 2016. The leadership transition marks a new phase for BitOasis as the company looks […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has expanded its Islamic Account with 20 additional Shariah-compliant trading pairs, the first batches that will bring the total number of new pairs to 100 this year. The newly added pairs include: NIGHT/USDT, XPL/USDT, SOMI/USDT, MON/USDT, IP/USDT, RECALL/USDT, CC/USDT, SEI/USDT, ZKC/USDT, ZORA/USDT, […]
Cryptocurrency is no longer sitting at the edge of the financial system. In the UAE, virtual assets are increasingly becoming part of investment strategies, trading platforms, payment ecosystems, token projects and wider digital-finance models. However, from a VAT perspective, crypto does not always fit neatly within conventional tax concepts. As virtual-asset business models become more […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Zand, an AI and blockchain-powered digital bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today announced plans to expand its stablecoin infrastructure capabilities through support for USDC, issued by regulated entities of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL). The initiative aims to support use cases, including payments, settlement, treasury operations, trading, […]
Dubai, UAE – 24 August 2026: Rakbank today announced that Rakbank Islamic customers can buy, sell and hold Bitcoin through Bitpanda’s regulated virtual asset trading platform directly from the Rakbank mobile app. The new service combines the convenience of banking with the opportunities of virtual assets, allowing customers to access Bitcoin through Rakbank Islamic while […]
Islamabad, Pakistan — August 21, 2026: The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has notified its Licensing Regulations and opened the licensing portal for service providers (VASPs), completing the regulatory framework for licensing and supervision of the virtual asset sector in Pakistan. Issued under the Virtual Assets Act, 2026, the regulations establish 10 licence categories […]
Coinbase has received Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the FSRA to establish its international tokenization hub in ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the most significant step we have taken yet toward building the infrastructure for a more open, more accessible global financial […]