Bitcoin MENA 2025 signals a global shift, with the Middle East rapidly emerging as a key hub for Bitcoin’s institutional and sovereign adoption.

Bitcoin MENA 2025 signals a global shift, with the Middle East rapidly emerging as a key hub for Bitcoin’s institutional and sovereign adoption.

Musk introduces a new perspective: as energy, computing power, and production systems continue to evolve, the forms of value may also change. Bitcoin is therefore being reexamined through a broader lens of energy and technology.

Musk introduces a new perspective: as energy, computing power, and production systems continue to evolve, the forms of value may also change. Bitcoin is therefore being reexamined through a broader lens of energy and technology.

On December 5, BlackRock submitted its S-1 filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB). This follows the fund’s earlier registration in Delaware on November 19 — a move that initially sparked industry speculation but is now confirmed with the formal SEC submission. If approved, ETHB would hold Ethereum and delegate a portion of those holdings to approved staking partners, enabling investors to capture staking rewards without directl...

On December 5, BlackRock submitted its S-1 filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB). This follows the fund’s earlier registration in Delaware on November 19 — a move that initially sparked industry speculation but is now confirmed with the formal SEC submission. If approved, ETHB would hold Ethereum and delegate a portion of those holdings to approved staking partners, enabling investors to capture staking rewards without directl...

What looks like a technical choice actually determines the future direction of Taiwan’s monetary architecture. FSC chairman Peng Jin Lung stated that the draft Virtual Asset Service Act has passed preliminary cabinet review and is entering a decisive legislative stage. Under the current roadmap, detailed rules for stablecoin regulation will be announced within six months, meaning a compliant local stablecoin could appear as early as late 2026. Regulators have also decided that initial issuers...

What looks like a technical choice actually determines the future direction of Taiwan’s monetary architecture. FSC chairman Peng Jin Lung stated that the draft Virtual Asset Service Act has passed preliminary cabinet review and is entering a decisive legislative stage. Under the current roadmap, detailed rules for stablecoin regulation will be announced within six months, meaning a compliant local stablecoin could appear as early as late 2026. Regulators have also decided that initial issuers...

Amid global energy transition, TechnipFMC’s North Sea contract shows deep, long-term client ties as a new competitive edge.

Amid global energy transition, TechnipFMC’s North Sea contract shows deep, long-term client ties as a new competitive edge.

AllScale raised $5M in 2025 to build a stablecoin bank for individuals and provide secure payments in underserved areas.

AllScale raised $5M in 2025 to build a stablecoin bank for individuals and provide secure payments in underserved areas.

Recently, Tunku Ismail, the Regent of Johor, announced that his company Bullish Aim has partnered with local blockchain flagship Zetrix AI Bhd to launch RMJDT, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Malaysian ringgit. This is far from an ordinary tech release—it represents the injection of “strategic lifeblood” into Malaysia’s national blockchain infrastructure. It marks the transition of the country’s digital-asset ambitions from high-level policy blueprints into a new era of real-world deployment, ...

Recently, Tunku Ismail, the Regent of Johor, announced that his company Bullish Aim has partnered with local blockchain flagship Zetrix AI Bhd to launch RMJDT, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Malaysian ringgit. This is far from an ordinary tech release—it represents the injection of “strategic lifeblood” into Malaysia’s national blockchain infrastructure. It marks the transition of the country’s digital-asset ambitions from high-level policy blueprints into a new era of real-world deployment, ...

1. Legal compliance and US market access Poly Market, built on the blockchain (Polygon), was fined $1.4 million by the CFTC in 2022 and banned from providing services to U.S. users, relying only on VPNs and overseas users, limiting its growth in the U.S.Kalshi, by contrast, is a “designated contract market” (DCM) fully regulated by the CFTC. It sued the CFTC in 2023 for expanding categories (politics, sports, etc.) and won the case, getting a legal moat that can be traded in US dollars (no cr...

1. Legal compliance and US market access Poly Market, built on the blockchain (Polygon), was fined $1.4 million by the CFTC in 2022 and banned from providing services to U.S. users, relying only on VPNs and overseas users, limiting its growth in the U.S.Kalshi, by contrast, is a “designated contract market” (DCM) fully regulated by the CFTC. It sued the CFTC in 2023 for expanding categories (politics, sports, etc.) and won the case, getting a legal moat that can be traded in US dollars (no cr...

Tether is known as the issuer of USDT, but its influence now reaches far beyond stablecoins as it evolves into a broader tech-financial conglomerate.

Tether is known as the issuer of USDT, but its influence now reaches far beyond stablecoins as it evolves into a broader tech-financial conglomerate.