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Tahnoon-linked entity quietly buys into Trump-linked US crypto venture
Aryam Investment 1 agreed to acquire a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for USD 500 mn
Universal registers UAE’s first USD-backed stablecoin
The move positions USDU as the only registered foreign payment token currently permitted for compliant digital-asset settlement in the UAE
State Street opens operational center in Al Ain, another Pal Cooling investment, Dubai Ins. rolls out crypto platform, and more activity on the UAE-India corridor
State Street’s Al Ain operating hub will create 300 jobs over the coming four years
THIS MORNING: CBUAE holds rates steady + Al Habtoor exits Lebanon !_StoryHedWeb_! THIS MORNING: CBUAE holds rates steady + Al Habtoor exits Lebanon
Plus: RAK eyes investments from China and Hong Kong
What Dubai crypto firms should expect now that crypto suitability is their responsibility
The new amendments allow regulated firms to expand faster across crypto asset classes, though the compliance burden is bigger
DFSA hands crypto oversight to firms
Firms now bear full regulatory and supervisory exposure
A new regional lead at Binance
The move comes on the heels of approval for Binance to run its global platform under Abu Dhabi’s ADGM framework
THIS MORNING: Rakbank is the latest to join the stablecoin party + Contract awards fell in 2025
Plus: Health and Prevention Ministry is drafting rules to cap salt levels in food
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