Lara Abdul Malak

Author
Lara Abdul Malak

Lara Abdul Malak

Author

Lara Abdul Malak is a tech journalist for more than 15 years. She covers blockchain, crypto, tokenization and Web3 news coming out of the MENA region. She wrote for Cointelegraph Arabic Middle East. She studied political science at the American University of Beirut. She got interested in blockchain after interviewing Vitalik Buterin in 2014.

Author’s Articles

  • Kraken re-enters the UAE with preliminary license from VARA Dubai

    Kraken re-enters the UAE with preliminary license from VARA Dubai
    May 22, 2026 News
  • UAE Royal Family owned holding company IHC carries out $30 million transaction using AED stablecoin.

    UAE Royal Family owned holding company IHC carries out $30 million transaction using AED stablecoin
    May 22, 2026 News
  • UAE Central Bank licenses Crypto.com Foris DAX entity to offer crypto payment services in UAE.

    UAE Central Bank licenses Crypto.com Foris DAX entity to offer crypto payment services in UAE
    May 11, 2026 Regulation
  • UAE freezone implements first blockchain registration system for an agentic AI economy.

    UAE freezone implements first blockchain registration system for an agentic AI economy
    May 4, 2026 News
  • The largest global hackathon Hedera Africa Hackathon announces winners.

    The largest global hackathon Hedera Africa Hackathon announces winners
    April 29, 2026 News
  • Hong Kong Amber Group receives crypto license in UAE.

    Hong Kong Amber Group receives crypto license in UAE
    April 13, 2026 Regulation
  • Dubai's virtual asset regulator creates digital asset issuance rulebook.

    Dubai’s virtual asset regulator creates digital asset issuance rulebook
    April 9, 2026 Regulation
  • UAE regulated Ctrl Alt gets UK FCA approval for tokenization.

    UAE regulated Ctrl Alt gets UK FCA approval for tokenization
    April 8, 2026 News
  • Dubai Regulator now allows crypto derivatives trading.

    Dubai Regulator now allows crypto derivatives trading
    March 31, 2026 News
  • UAE regulated USDU stablecoin lists on Crypto.com.

    UAE regulated USDU stablecoin lists on Crypto.com
    March 30, 2026 News
  • Dubai regulator grants XBASE a crypto license.

    Dubai regulator grants XBASE a crypto license
    March 26, 2026 Regulation
  • UAE RAK Bank sets limits on crypto trading amounts

    UAE RAK Bank sets limits on crypto trading amounts
    March 19, 2026 News
  • Tether leads as UAE-based Utexo raises $7.5M to enable stablecoin payments on Bitcoin

    Tether leads as UAE-based Utexo raises $7.5M to enable stablecoin payments on Bitcoin
    March 16, 2026 News
  • Dubai's regulator issues market alert against Kucoin crypto exchange

    Dubai’s regulator issues market alert against Kucoin crypto exchange
    March 5, 2026 News
  • Binance users can now trade digital securities for Circle, Apple, Google with Ondo securities.

    Binance users can now trade digital securities for Circle, Apple, Google with Ondo securities
    March 4, 2026 News
  • Central Bank of Jordan accepts Fuze into FinTech sandbox

    Central Bank of Jordan accepts Fuze into FinTech sandbox
    February 17, 2026 News
  • Stake to invest in AI and tokenization after raising $31 million in Series B round.

    Stake to invest in AI and tokenization after raising $31 million in Series B round
    February 17, 2026 News

  • UAE financial freezone shares details on updated crypto asset regulations
    February 13, 2026 News
  • First Abu Dhabi Bank AED stablecoin approved in UAE.

    First Abu Dhabi Bank AED stablecoin approved in UAE
    February 12, 2026 News
  • Animoca Brands receives full crypto brokerage license in UAE

    Animoca Brands receives full crypto brokerage license in UAE
    February 11, 2026 News
  • Dubai launches secondary market for trading tokenized real estate

    Dubai launches secondary market for trading tokenized real estate
    February 9, 2026 News
  • UAE claims lead in number of tokenized real estate assets globally

    UAE claims lead in number of tokenized real estate assets globally
    February 7, 2026 News