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

  • UAE Government to tackle virtual asset financial crime with Dubai regulator

  • UAE Government and Shiba Inu to energize WEB3 in UAE

  • Jordanian government to create virtual assets framework by end of year

  • The UAE SCA (Securities and Commodities Authority) issues draft regulation for security and commodity tokens

  • Global trade conglomerate DP World to use stablecoins for cross border payments

  • Abu Dhabi makes $3.5 billion commitment to power government services with AI by 2027

  • The Hashgraph Association doubles down on MENA region growth with Taurus tokenization deal

  • UAE Tax authority to levy VAT from Crypto mining service providers

  • Abu Dhabi Further Ventures leads Series A round in French developed crypto wallet

  • Tokinvest receives UAE license for RWA tokenization marketplace

  • Hong Kong HashKey Group receives preliminary crypto license in UAE

  • UAE DAMAC Group to tokenize $1billion worth of assets

  • Mastercard launches crypto solution for traders in UAE and Kazakhstan

  • Tether backed Oobit seeks license in UAE

  • UAE Bitcoin mining group expands presence in USA

  • UAE-based Allo.xyz secures $100 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility for its RWA platform

  • Crypto.com appoints Mohammed Al Hakim to oversee its UAE operations

  • The Hashgraph Group plans launch of $100 million Web3 fund in the UAE

  • UAE AI digital bank Zand receives crypto custody license

  • Bahrain’s Crown Prince receives the first Crypto.com crypto card

  • Tether’s USDT receives FSRA approval for ADGM operation in UAE

  • The first AED stablecoin receives approval from Central Bank