Digital Economy
Changer.ae and Tether partner to explore cross-border USD₮ settlement solution, advance UAE’s digital finance ecosystem
Changer.ae Limited announced on Tuesday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Tether to explore opportunities to support regulated virtual asset transactions using USD₮,...
Emirates NBD becomes first bank in region to enable blockchain cross-border payments on Partior
Emirates NBD has become the first financial institution in the Middle East to go live on the Partior network, enabling real-time, blockchain-based cross-border...
Dubai’s VARA issues 50th VASP license as virtual assets market continues to grow
The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently announced the issuance of its 50th Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license, marking an important...
DMCC to launch BlockDown Dubai for the first time in 2027 with EAK Digital
DMCC announced on Monday that it has partnered with Web3 marketing agency EAK Digital to launch BlockDown in Dubai for the first time,...
Bank of England eases stablecoin rules, imposes £40 billion cap per stablecoin
The Bank of England (BoE) on Monday eased parts of its proposed stablecoin regulations in its final policy and draft rules, after industry...
Dubai accelerates blockchain and tokenization push with DMCC-Tether partnership
Dubai is stepping up its push to become a global hub for blockchain and digital finance after DMCC signed a strategic Memorandum of...
How unverified smart contracts are drawing growing interest from attackers
Attackers are increasingly turning their attention to a less visible corner of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem: unverified smart contracts. While most major...
Crypto exchanges could channel $2 trillion, 300 million new investors into global markets by 2031
New projections by Binance Research reveal that crypto exchanges could collectively channel $2 trillion in incremental capital and nearly 300 million new investors...
