Update: UAE Denies TON golden visa claim

Update: UAE Denies TON golden visa claim

After TON claimed a staking program would offer golden visas for holders to enter the United Arab Emirates, the country’s news agency shot down the idea of a partnership. Update (July 6, 12 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include comments from Sigil Fund partner Joe HedgeHog. Editor’s Note: This article has been…

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UAE company invests 0M in Trump family-backed crypto business

UAE company invests $100M in Trump family-backed crypto business

The reported business deal would make the “Web3-native fund” one of World Liberty Financial’s biggest tokenholders, with more than Tron founder Justin Sun. World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company backed by US President Donald Trump and his family, has reported that a United Arab Emirates-based company purchased $100 million worth of the platform’s governance token,…

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Dubai regulator sets compliance deadline for updated crypto rules

Dubai regulator sets compliance deadline for updated crypto rules

Dubai’s VARA has enhanced oversight across multiple virtual asset activities, standardizing key terms and aligning risk management rules to reduce ambiguity and ease compliance for VASPs. Dubai’s crypto regulator has given licensed digital asset companies until June 19 to comply with its updated activity-based Rulebooks to enhance market integrity and risk oversight.  On May 19,…

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Cointelegraph and TheBlock announce strategic media partnership to strengthen global Web3 and virtual asset collaboration

Cointelegraph and TheBlock announce strategic media partnership to strengthen global Web3 and virtual asset collaboration

Cointelegraph partners with TheBlock to boost tokenization, compliance and real-world asset adoption in the MENA region through joint events and coverage. Dubai, UAE – May 2025 — TheBlock, the International Chamber of Virtual Assets, has announced a strategic partnership with Cointelegraph, the world’s leading Web3 media platform. The collaboration brings together two major players in…

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