Digital Economy
Middle East investors lead global digital asset allocations as adoption accelerates
Middle East investors are leading their global peers in digital asset allocations as institutional adoption moves increasingly from exploration to implementation, according to...
Federal Reserve proposes new stablecoin rules under GENIUS Act
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has requested public comment on two proposals aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers supervised...
Stablecoins, digital payments and tokenization are reshaping the future of finance, says IMF
Stablecoins, digital payments, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and tokenization are reshaping the future of finance while creating new challenges for regulators and...
ADX partners with DFNS to deploy digital asset wallet and tokenization capabilities for on-chain assets
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group and DFNS announced on Tuesday that they entered into a strategic agreement to provide digital asset...
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,...
