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UAE named among a top 5 global crypto hub for investors | World News

The UAE ranks fifth globally, offering zero crypto taxes and strong government-backed blockchain innovation programs/Representative Image The UAE has emerged as one of the world’s most attractive destinations for crypto investors, securing a spot among the top five global crypto-friendly jurisdictions in the 2025 Crypto Wealth Report by Henley & Partners. With a perfect tax […]

UAE’s RAK Properties partners with Hubpay to enable global crypto payments for real estate purchases | World News

RAK Properties now accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT for Mina homes via Hubpay’s regulated platform/Representative Image In a strategic move to broaden global investor access and embrace financial innovation, RAK Properties has teamed up with fintech firm Hubpay to allow international buyers to purchase real estate in Ras Al Khaimah using cryptocurrencies. The initiative targets […]

RAKBANK becomes first UAE conventional bank to offer crypto trading to retail customers | World News

RAKBANK’s mobile app now lets customers trade major cryptocurrencies using UAE dirhams/Image: Instagram TL;DR: RAKBANK is the first traditional UAE bank to enable retail crypto trading via its mobile app. The service is delivered in collaboration with Bitpanda Broker MENA DMCC, a licensed VARA-regulated platform. Customers can buy, sell and swap Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and […]

Crypto surges: Cryptocurrency mcap reaches record high at $4 trillion; What’s driving the rally?

The global cryptocurrency market capitalisation touched a record $4 trillion on Friday, positioning the sector as a major investment option from a fringe class, as per the Coingecko data, cited by Reuters.This fresh milestone comes amid renewed investor optimism, increased institutional inflows, and clearer regulatory signals from major economies. Notably, the US House of Representatives […]

Donald Trump’s Genius Act: Major crypto bill for stablecoins passed in US; here is what to know

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the “GENIUS Act,” a new law aimed at regulating payment stablecoins, marking a significant step toward bringing legitimacy and oversight to the cryptocurrency industry. The law, officially titled “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins,” represents a major policy shift for digital assets in the US. The […]

‘Wake up’: Trump’s crypto czar David Sacks says Silicon Valley will be on Zohran Mamdani’s dinner menu

David Sacks reacted to Zohran Mamdani’s opinion that there should be no billionaire in NYC. President Donald Trump’s crypto czar David Sacks said NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s statement against billionaires should serve as a wake-up call to Silicon Valley as Mamdani said he doesn’t think there should be billionaires. Speaking on NBC’s Meet the […]

France charges 25 suspects in crypto abduction cases | World News

France charges 25 suspects in crypto abduction cases (Photo: AFP) Twenty-five people, including six minors, were charged in Paris over a spate of kidnappings and attempted abductions of top figures in France’s cryptocurrency world, prosecutors said on Saturday.“Eighteen people have been placed in pre-trial detention, three have requested a deferred hearing, and four have been […]

Italian tourist escapes NYC house of horror where crypto investor tortured him with a chainsaw for password

Crypto investor John Woeltz was arrested from his NYC pad where he tortured an Italian tourist for weeks. A 28-year-old Italian tourist who came to New York was held captive in a posh Manhattan apartment where he was given electric shock, forced to take cocaine and threatened to have his limbs cut off with an […]

Donald Trump to host private dinner for top crypto investors in his memecoin | World News

US President Donald Trump is set to host a dinner for the top investors in his personal cryptocurrency venture at his Virginia golf club on Thursday. The gala will host 220 largest holders of $TRUMP memecoin, a crypto memecoin launched by the US president in January. As per the event website, the top 25 investors […]

French crypto boss hails son-in-law, neighbour for thwarting kidnap attempt | World News

Kidnap attempts were made on the family members of a crypto executive at 8am in Paris. French cryptocurrency boss Pierre Noizat on Friday praised his “heroic” son-in-law and a neighbour wielding a fire extinguisher for preventing the kidnap attempt of his pregnant daughter and young grandson.This week’s attempted abduction was the latest attack on a […]