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

  • Dubai's virtual asset regulator and DMCC to tokenize gold

    Dubai’s virtual asset regulator and DMCC to tokenize gold
    October 8, 2025 News
  • TON DLT Foundation among 19 VASPs fined by Dubai's regulator.

    TON DLT Foundation among 19 VASPs fined by Dubai’s regulator
    October 7, 2025 Regulation
  • IMF commends UAE on upcoming launch of Digital Dirham.

    IMF commends UAE on upcoming launch of Digital Dirham
    October 5, 2025 News
  • Crypto.com offers quick AED account access in the UAE.

    Crypto.com offers quick AED account access in the UAE
    October 3, 2025 News
  • UAE SCA CARF framework brings strong measures for non-compliance.

    UAE SCA CARF framework brings strong measures for non-compliance
    October 1, 2025 News
  • Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum’s PeerDAS will be key to L2 scaling

    UAE M2 Capital expands crypto portfolio with $20M Ethena support
    September 25, 2025 News
  • Global Family Office

    Global Family Offices’ sentiment towards digital assets improves strongly in 2025
    September 24, 2025 News
  • Mysten Labs Co-Founder in Egypt to build blockchain use cases for MENA.

    Mysten Labs Co-Founder in Egypt to build blockchain use cases for MENA
    September 23, 2025 News
  • UAE investment firm launches $100 million AI startup fund

    UAE investment firm launches $100 million AI startup fund
    September 23, 2025 Tech
  • Global AI spending to reach $1.5 trillion in 2025

    Global AI spending to reach $1.5 trillion in 2025
    September 22, 2025 Tech
  • UAE Further Ventures co leads $19 million investment in DEX exchange.

    UAE Further Ventures co leads $19 million investment in DEX exchange
    September 19, 2025 News
  • Qatar National Bank launches its tokenized QCD market fund.

    Qatar National Bank launches its tokenized QCD market fund
    September 18, 2025 News
  • UAE M2 crypto exchange drops business model.

    UAE M2 crypto exchange drops business model
    September 16, 2025 Business
  • Qatar launches POC for a blockchain digital receipt system.

    Qatar launches POC for a blockchain digital receipt system
    September 9, 2025 News
  • USA comes in second place in global crypto adoption despite Trump push

    USA comes in second place in global crypto adoption despite Trump push
    September 5, 2025 News
  • QCP receives institutional crypto trading license in UAE.

    QCP receives institutional crypto trading license in UAE
    September 4, 2025 Regulation
  • UAE legal firm Al Naimi Advocates becomes first to accept crypto payments.

    UAE legal firm Al Naimi Advocates becomes first to accept crypto payments
    September 3, 2025 News
  • The DIFC puts blockchain and AI in their courts

    The DIFC puts blockchain and AI in their courts
    September 2, 2025 News
  • Gewan Holding partners with IoPn to develop sovereign AI infrastructure in UAE

    Gewan Holding partners with IoPn to develop sovereign AI infrastructure in UAE
    August 29, 2025 Tech
  • UAE digital bank Zand offers CoinMENA users seamless fiat to crypto integration.

    UAE digital bank Zand offers CoinMENA users seamless fiat to crypto integration
    August 28, 2025 News
  • UAE Lunate partners with Brevan Howard to develop digital asset funds.

    UAE Lunate partners with Brevan Howard to develop digital asset funds
    August 27, 2025 News
  • Saudi Arabian bank, SAB launches first Islamic Repo on blockchain

    Saudi Arabian bank, SAB launches first Islamic Repo on blockchain
    August 20, 2025 News