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

  • Visa launched B2B Connect in Qatar after DLT regulations clarification

  • Dubai’s VARA requests increased compliance from VASPs operating in UAE

  • UAE crypto VAT exemption viewed as significant positive impact on virtual asset ecosystem

  • Ripple’s managing director of ME Reece Merrick keen to launch RLUSD stablecoin in UAE

  • DRIFE goes live in Dubai bringing retail dApps to the masses

  • UAE-licensed OKX crypto exchange offers the first AED order book in the country

  • Dubai virtual asset regulator issues cease and desist orders for 7 VASP entities

  • Ripple receives in-principle approval from UAE Financial Center

  • Distributed ledger technology to play a central role in Morocco’s 2030 digital strategy

  • UAE Investment entities to monetize flared gas to power AI, Blockchain, Bitcoin datacenters

  • Crypto.com receives crypto license in Bahrain

  • MENA Bitcoin analysts weigh in on IMF crypto taxation solution

  • UAE Central Bank approves digital assets custodial risk insurance

  • Digital asset insurance now in Saudi Arabia with OneDegree

  • Qatar Central Bank launches the digital asset and tokenization framework

  • UAE $500M digital energy fund to support DEI for compute applications

  • Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) prepares VASPs for the Global Ecosystem

  • UAE’s Phoenix Group is a strategic shareholder in Tether’s Dirham stablecoin

  • UAE crypto salary ruling a recognition of contractual agreement more than a validation of crypto

  • ADGM to regulate fiat-referenced tokens for payment in UAE

  • UAE DMCC Freezone H1 2024 growth results spurred by crypto, gaming, and AI sectors

  • Qatar Central Bank explains details of its CBDC project