UAE Central Bank Governor Mubarak Rashed Al Mansouri issued critical remarks about bitcoin during an event this week.
Representatives from the blockchain industry are in the United Arab Emirates this week on a trade mission backed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
A UAE-based public blockchain startup has received $817,000 in funding from a private investor.
A less-hyped blockchain trial in the Middle East could come to have a big impact on banking.
A trial that examines how blockchain could play a role in paper check management is moving forward at Emirates NBD.
One of the Middle East's largest banking groups is pushing ahead on a plan to use blockchain to prevent paper cheque fraud.
Dubai-based bitcoin startup BitOasis is expanding its presence outside the UAE with a new announcement.
The UAE's central bank isn't banning bitcoin, senior officials said in a statement today.
The UAE central bank is seeking to prohibit the use of digital currencies in the financial sector.
One of the UAE's largest telcos has announced a new partner in its drive for blockchain-powered medical records.
The government of the United Arab Emirates is sponsoring a virtual hackathon dedicated to blockchain, with $140,000 in prizes up for grabs.
Dubai is set to play host to a conference on digital currencies months after a blockchain effort in the country was first unveiled.
A new organization has formed in the United Arab Emirates focused on blockchain technology applications.
Australian-Indian company igot has launched the UAE's first bitcoin exchange, hoping to capture some of the Indian remittance market.
UAE residents looking forward to Dubai's bitcoin ATM army may be disappointed to discover that it’s not happening, yet.