Tag: UAE

  • UAE to Become Leading Destination for Blockchain-Related Businesses in 2019, Experts Say

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    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking to join the list of leading destinations for blockchain-related businesses in 2019 due to promising new crypto legislation. Experts commented on the situation to the UAE’s daily newspaper The National on Monday, Dec. 24. As the UAE has announced a new legal framework for initial coin offerings (ICO) and hinted about possible regulation for crypto […]

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  • UAE and Saudi Arabian Central Banks to Jointly Launch a Cross-Border Cryptocurrency

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    It’s confirmed. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia will work on cross-border digital currency. The exact date when it would be issued is still unknown but we know one thing, the digital currency is not targeted at consumers. It’s strictly for banks. Arabian news outlet Gulf News reports that the central bank of the UAE, […]

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  • Dubai Police Warns Against Crypto Scams, Predicts Electronic Money Will Replace Cash

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    Dubai Police currently investigating a Dh 300 million ($81.7 million) international fraud case have issued a warning about the potential role of digital assets in terms of facilitating crime in the UAE. Speaking at a forum on Sunday September 16, Major-General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, assistant-commander of criminal investigation department (CID) at the Dubai Police warned […]

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