10 February 2026, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Zand, an AI and blockchain-powered digital bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, are partnering to help advance and support the digital economy, with innovative solutions powered by the Zand AED stablecoin (AEDZ) and […]
SmartCrowd, a Nawy Company, secures VARA in-principle approval for tokenised real estate platform
Dubai, UAE: SmartCrowd, a Nawy company, announced today that its tokenised real estate entity, Nawy Shares, has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The approval marks a major milestone in the company’s expansion into regulated tokenised real estate and represents the final step before full authorisation, pending the completion of VARA’s […]
OFZA and Trakx announce strategic collaboration to advance research on crypto tradable index methodologies
Dubai/Paris – OFZA Fintech Virtual Asset Exchange LLC (OFZA), a UAE-based regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), has entered into a non-binding strategic collaboration with Trakx, a global fintech company registered with the French financial markets regulator (AMF) and specialising in the research and design of Crypto Tradable Index (CTI) methodologies, to advance research, market insight, and […]
Universal launches UAE’s first Central Bank-registered USD stablecoin
Positions the UAE among the first major financial jurisdictions globally to implement a fully regulated framework for USD-denominated settlement for digital assets. Universal is the UAE’s first Registered Foreign Payment Token Issuer. Regulated by the FSRA (ADGM) with a Financial Services Permission to issue a Fiat-Referenced Token. USDU reserves are fully backed 1:1 with U.S. dollars, safeguarded […]
Tabadulat Partners with Fasset to Unlock Tokenised Halal Investments
Abu Dhabi, December 2025 – Tabadulat Limited (Tabadulat), the UAE-based Shariah-compliant investing platform, and Fasset Labuan Limited (Fasset), an international digital assets exchange and blockchain solutions company, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on Shariah-compliant tokenised assets. The partnership brings together Tabadulat’s fully licensed brokerage platform, the UAE’s first free […]
DKK Digital achieves VARA Advisory VASP License
Dubai, UAE – DKK Digital is proud to announce that it has been officially awarded a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) License for Virtual Asset Advisory Services by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). This license authorizes DKK Digital to provide regulated Virtual Asset Advisory Services in and from Dubai, further expanding its capabilities within one of […]
DFSA implements major updates to Crypto Token Regulatory Framework
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent banking, financial services, and markets regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has today brought into force its updated regulatory framework for Crypto Tokens in DIFC. The enhanced rules strengthen the DFSA’s regime, provide greater clarity for market participants, and support the development of a safe, […]
BingX introduces BingX TradFi, expanding access to global financial markets
Dubai, UAE: BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 AI company, is excited to introduce BingX TradFi, an innovative feature that enables users to trade futures on a diverse range of global assets, including commodities, forex, stocks, and indices. With a remarkable variety in the choice of assets, outstanding trading experience, and top-notch security, BingX TradFi […]
Tarik Erk is appointed as the new Regional Head of Binance MENAT and Senior Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi
Dubai, UAE – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, has appointed Tarik Erk as its new Regional Head for MENAT, overseeing the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey and Senior Executive Officer Abu Dhabi. The appointment reinforces Binance’s long-term commitment to the region and its focus on advancing the future of […]
Hub71 startup Maalexi announces plans to launch the world’s first agricultural asset token exchange
Abu Dhabi, UAE — In a major global development in the Web 3.0 space, Hub71 startup Maalexi, an agri-trade FinTech leader involved in derisking and transforming cross-border food and agricultural supply chains, will build the World’s First Agricultural Asset Token Exchange (MAATEX) on Avalanche, powered by real world asset (RWA) tokens, risk data, and embedded intelligence using Maalexi’s in-house and […]