Lara Abdul Malak

Author
Lara Abdul Malak

Lara Abdul Malak

Author

Lara Abdul Malak is a seasoned tech journalist who got interested in blockchain after interviewing Vitalik Buterin in 2014. She is focused on the blockchain ecosytem in the MENA region. She HODLS Ethereum.


Author’s Articles

  • In 2024 African Blockchain businesses raised $34.7 million across 12 deals

  • Virtual assets are considered in UAE’s 100 new AML/CTF recommendations

  • UAE digital bank to utilize Swiss Fintech Taurus for digital asset infrastructure

  • Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX expands in MENA with BitOasis acquisition

  • To a BRICS CBDC or not a BRICS CBDC; replacing the petrodollar, that is the question

  • The Hashgraph Association and Qatar-regulated Blade Labs use DLT to reduce the cost of financial services in MENA

  • UAE central bank launches fintech sandbox including DLT and blockchain

  • MENA crypto broker BitOasis receives license in Bahrain

  • Laser Digital receives second crypto broker license in UAE

  • Bermuda and ADGM regulatory authorities join forces to build digital assets ecosystem

  • WISeKey partners with The Hashgraph Association to bring DePin to Saudi Arabia

  • UAE Central Bank Approves Issuance of Stablecoin Regulation

  • Qatar Launches Its CBDC Project Using DLT and AI Technology

  • US and Saudi Based CarbonMeta Files US Patent for Tracking CO2 in Concrete

  • Iraq Gets DLT Carbon Credit Regulated Exchange

  • The Hashgraph Association Partners with the QFC to launch a $50 million Digital Assets Venture Studio in Qatar

  • MENA regulated Rain crypto exchange admits to breach noting all customer funds are safe

  • Global blockchain intelligence platform Chainalysis launches Asia Southern Europe MEA headquarters from UAE

  • Bitpanda enters MENA with crypto trading infrastructure offering

  • Bitget crypto exchange Wallet witnesses 300% growth in MENA with Egypt and KSA leading

  • Liminal digital asset custodian receives initial approval from Dubai regulator while holding a license in Abu Dhabi as well

  • Onramp launches Onramp MENA the First Bitcoin-Only Asset Management Platform in the region