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Bahrain is the latest country to embrace the blockchain. It will soon be launching its Blockchain Academy to assist with the increasing demand for skilled blockchain experts. Knowledge is power,...
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Ripple is eyeing a major expansion into the Middle East and is opening an office in Dubai. Ripple is definitely not sitting on their laurels this year. The San Francisco-based...
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The middle-eastern city of Dubai becomes the first in the region to launch a government-backed blockchain platform. Dubai’s ‘Smart-City’ Ambitions The second biggest state of UAE, Dubai, plans to become...
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The United Arab Emirates intends to officially introduce initial coin offerings (ICOs) and to set forth a fully-fledged regulatory framework in 2019. The Emirates will rely on ICOs as alternative...
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Pundi X plans to make cryptocurrency microtransactions in Dubai a reality with a new stablecoin called emcash. Together with Ebooc fintech and emcredit, citizens and residents in the megacity will...
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Dubai, a blockchain friendly city, has launched a “Payment Reconciliation and Settlement” system for use within the emirate’s Department of Finance. The system will bring efficiencies of time and effort...
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It is no secret most banks do not like cryptocurrencies in the slightest. Various financial institutions effectively prevent their customers from buying cryptocurrencies. It now seems the Emirates NBD bank...