Coinbase Establishes Abu Dhabi Tokenization Hub After Securing ADGM Financial Services Permission

Coinbase Establishes Abu Dhabi Tokenization Hub After Securing ADGM Financial Services Permission

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 […]

Flowdesk Secures Full VARA License to Provide Broker-Dealer Services in Dubai

Flowdesk Secures Full VARA License to Provide Broker-Dealer Services in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Flowdesk, a global liquidity provider and virtual asset trading technology firm, today announced that its Dubai entity, Flowdesk Omega FZE, has received its full license from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to conduct Broker-Dealer Services. The full VARA license authorizes Flowdesk Omega FZE to provide regulated broker-dealer services to Qualified […]

Bitget Institutional Launches $300M Fund to Support Quant Firms and Asset Managers Across MENA

Bitget Institutional Launches $300M Fund to Support Quant Firms and Asset Managers Across MENA

Bitget aims to support 50+ promising projects in the next six months with this capital Dubai, August 11, 2026:  Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has launched Project Archimedes, a $300 million institutional capital program for quantitative trading firms, asset managers and market makers. With the vision of backing minds that move markets, Project […]

ADI Chain and Shipfinex partner to establish the first regulated tokenized maritime asset class in the RWA market

ADI Chain and Shipfinex partner to establish the first regulated tokenized maritime asset class in the RWA market

Maritime Asset Tokens developed under the partnership will be available exclusively on ADI Chain Shipfinex brings an initial pipeline of around 35 vessels valued at approximately US$500 million. The partnership addresses a commercial fleet valued at approximately US$2.17 trillion, against total global ship finance of approximately US$680 billion ABU DHABI, UAE – ADI Chain and Shipfinex […]

Dubai Duty Free becomes first airport retailer in the Middle East to Introduce Crypto.com Pay™ as Digital Payment Option

Dubai Duty Free becomes first airport retailer in the Middle East to Introduce Crypto.com Pay™ as Digital Payment Option

Dubai, UAE – Dubai Duty Free has officially launched Crypto.com Pay™, becoming the first airport retailer in the Middle East to introduce the regulated digital payment solution. Eligible customers can now use Crypto.com Pay™ when shopping at Dubai Duty Free both in Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Al Maktoum International Airport (AMIA), as well as online […]

MultiBank Group's crypto exchange Arm, mb.io, integrates botim to enable in-app account Funding for UAE Users

MultiBank Group’s crypto exchange Arm, mb.io, integrates botim to enable in-app account Funding for UAE Users

Dubai, UAE — mb.io, the regulated digital asset platform of MultiBank Group, has partnered with botim, the UAE’s leading fintech platform, to streamline how mb.io app users in the UAE fund their accounts. mb.io provides access to digital asset trading through an app experience supported by MultiBank Group’s institutional infrastructure and regulatory standards. Through this […]

Emirates and Crypto.com Give Customers a New Way to Pay for Flights

Emirates and Crypto.com Give Customers a New Way to Pay for Flights

Dubai, UAE, 28 July 2026: Emirates has officially launched Crypto.com Pay™, allowing its customers to use the digital payment solution on the airline’s website and app platforms. Customers with a Crypto.com account booking on emirates.com and the Emirates App can now select  Pay™ at checkout, with transactions processed securely and in compliance with UAE regulatory standards. […]

Dubai-based Bitget expands to New Zealand with Financial Services Provider registration

Dubai-based Bitget expands to New Zealand with Financial Services Provider registration

Dubai: Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has been registered as a Financial Services Provider on New Zealand’s Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR). The registration supports Bitget’s financial services framework and covers registered service categories including foreign currency exchange, domestic and cross-border money transfers, client asset custody, portfolio and money management, and the execution […]

ADI Chain and Tangem launch Co-Branded Hardware Wallets to Virgin Megastores across the UAE

ADI Chain and Tangem launch Co-Branded Hardware Wallets to Virgin Megastores across the UAE

Tangem cold wallet brings self-custody of ADI Chain ecosystem tokens, including $ADI and DDSC, to one of the UAE’s leading retailers, giving retail buyers a simple path to secure self-custody for digital assets. Abu Dhabi, UAE: ADI Chain and Tangem, the Swiss hardware wallet maker, are launching a co-branded hardware wallet available for purchase at Virgin […]

Revolut Receives In-Principle Approval to Provide Crypto Services in UAE

Revolut Receives In-Principle Approval to Provide Crypto Services in UAE

Revolut has secured in-principle approval for its Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) Licence from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai 15 July 2026, Dubai, UAE –  Revolut, the global financial leader with over 75 million customers worldwide, today announced it has received in-principle approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai […]