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Dubai's Rise as a Blockchain Conference Capital in 2026
Dubai's regulated blockchain sector, with AED 2.5 trillion in transaction volumes, draws global conferences and institutional investors to the emirate / agbi.com In This Article 1. What Does 100 Licensed Blockchain Entities Mean for Dubai? 2. Why Is Tokenisation Driving UAE's Regulatory Surge? 3. How Does Regulatory Depth Shape Dubai's Conference Appeal? 4. What Position Does MENA Blockchain Week Hold in This Landscape? Dubai is the world's leading blockchain conference dest

MENA Blockchain Week
Jul 113 min read


How UAE Digital Asset Custody Enables Institutional Finance
UAE institutional blockchain infrastructure trends. Gulf News / Unsplash+ In This Article 1. What Is Driving Institutional Capital Into UAE Blockchain Markets? 2. Why Digital Asset Custody Is the Critical Enabler 3. How VARA, CBUAE, DFSA, and ADGM Enable Institutional Participation 4. What Does This Mean for GCC Markets? 5. FAQ: UAE Digital Asset Custody The UAE is no longer approaching institutional blockchain adoption as a future prospect; it has arrived. According to Ahme
MoeX Mohamad Alhusseini
Jul 103 min read


Swift Blockchain Pilot: What UAE Banks Stand to Gain
In This Article 1. Swift's Blockchain Ledger Goes Live 2. Which Banks Are In — And the UAE Connection 3. How the MENA Region Benefits 4. Programmable Money: The Bigger Picture Swift's launch of a live blockchain-based shared ledger for 17 global banks marks the most significant step yet in mainstream institutional adoption of tokenised finance. For the UAE and MENA region — where over 100 virtual asset entities are now licensed across five regulatory authorities — the develop

Fatima Al Husseiny
Jul 103 min read


DDSC Opens VARA Retail Access for UAE Dirham Payments
In This Article 1. From Institutions to Individuals: What the VARA Approval Means 2. How DDSC Works: ADI Chain, CBUAE, and the Dirham Peg 3. Why This Matters for Dubai and the GCC Digital Economy 4. Frequently Asked Questions The UAE's first regulated dirham-backed stablecoin, DDSC, has received approval to operate on exchanges licensed by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), marking a pivotal shift from institutional settlement to everyday consumer use. Developed

MENA Blockchain Week
Jul 103 min read


Bitcoin Suisse Wins ADGM Licence for UAE Institutional Crypto
ADGM's FSRA grants Bitcoin Suisse regulatory authorisation for institutional digital asset services in the UAE. In This Article 1. ADGM Grants Bitcoin Suisse Full Regulatory Authorisation 2. What the FSRA Licence Enables for Institutional Clients 3. Abu Dhabi's ADGM Digital Assets Framework 4. MENA Relevance and the GCC Institutional Custody Race 5. FAQ Bitcoin Suisse Group's subsidiary BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. has received Financial Services Permission from the Financial Serv
MoeX Mohamad Alhusseini
Jul 94 min read


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