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

  • Central Bank of UAE grants FUZE digital asset payments subsidiary a license.

    Central Bank of UAE grants FUZE digital asset payments subsidiary a license
    April 21, 2025 News
  • OKX and Standard Chartered pilot crypto collateral mirroring offering in UAE.

    OKX and Standard Chartered pilot crypto collateral mirroring offering in UAE
    April 11, 2025 News
  • UAE Digital Bank Liv commences competition with UAE Crypto Exchanges.

    UAE Digital Bank Liv commences competition with UAE Crypto Exchanges
    April 10, 2025 News
  • Dubai Land Department and VARA to tokenize real estate for fractional investments.

    Dubai Land Department and VARA to tokenize real estate for fractional investments
    April 7, 2025 News
  • Weex crypto exchange sets up headquarters in UAE.

    Weex crypto exchange sets up headquarters in UAE
    April 1, 2025 News
  • UAE announces new Dirham symbol and Digital Dirham CBDC.

    UAE announces new Dirham symbol and Digital Dirham CBDC
    March 28, 2025 Regulation
  • Bitpanda prepares for IPO by the first half of 2026

    BitPanda secures crypto license in UAE and sets sights on MENA
    March 27, 2025 News
  • Chainlink and ADGM cooperate to support tokenization projects in UAE

    Chainlink and ADGM cooperate to support tokenization projects in UAE
    March 24, 2025 News
  • Dubai Government pilots tokenization of property deeds.

    Dubai Government pilots tokenization of property deeds
    March 19, 2025 News
  • Abu Dhabi government and Microsoft to develop AI sovereign cloud system

    Abu Dhabi government and Microsoft to develop AI sovereign cloud system
    March 18, 2025 Tech
  • The Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) announces its tokenization regulatory Sandbox, calls for EOIs

    Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) announces tokenization regulatory sandbox, calls for EOIs
    March 18, 2025 News
  • Oman's Financial Services regulatory warns against unlicensed crypto exchanges.

    Oman’s Financial Services regulatory warns against unlicensed crypto exchanges
    March 17, 2025 Regulation
  • Crypto.com

    Crypto.com to offer crypto services to 4 million UAE Tawasal Superapp users
    March 13, 2025 News
  • "10 to 20 percent of $30 trillion tokenization market will come from the Middle East," says Stobox co-founder

    “10 to 20 percent of $30 trillion tokenization market will come from the Middle East,” says Stobox co-founder
    March 3, 2025 News
  • Bybit

    Bybit receives second in-principle approval in UAE
    February 27, 2025 News
  • Dubai's regulator issues alert against MKAN Coin

    Dubai’s regulator issues alert against MKAN Coin
    February 25, 2025 Regulation
  • Circle's USDC and EURC gain legal status in Dubai International Financial Centre

    Circle’s USDC and EURC gain legal status in Dubai International Financial Centre
    February 24, 2025 Regulation
  • Arab Financial Services (AFS) agrees POS stablecoin payments partnership in the UAE

    Arab Financial Services (AFS) agrees POS stablecoin payments partnership in the UAE
    February 24, 2025 News
  • Crypto app downloads in the UAE surge by 41% in 2024

    Crypto app downloads in the UAE surge by 41% in 2024
    February 20, 2025 News
  • Google updates crypto ad policy in UAE

    Google updates crypto ad policy in UAE
    February 17, 2025 News
  • Dubai virtual assets regulator warns against investing in memecoins

    Dubai virtual assets regulator warns against investing in memecoins
    February 13, 2025 Regulation
  • Web3 Alliance of Saudi Arabia (WASA) launches with Sandbox, Animoca Brands and Outlier Ventures on board

    Web3 Alliance of Saudi Arabia (WASA) launches with Sandbox, Animoca Brands and Outlier Ventures on board
    February 13, 2025 News