Digital Assets & Blockchain Interviews

Chainalysis soon in the UAE

Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, announced a $170 million Series F financing led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, bringing its valuation to $8.6 billion. Chainalysis is currently the largest corporate SaaS firm in the cryptocurrency industry, and it plans to use the funds to expand its global operations and engage in product innovation as …

Avanza steps into the crypto tokenization field after success in enterprise Blockchain solutions

Avanza Innovations, headquartered in the UAE were one of the very first companies to enter the Blockchain enterprise and government solutions ecosystem. Over the years Avanza has amassed a strong client base and implemented leading projects in the Middle East and Asia. UNLOCK spoke with Waqas Mirza, Founder and CEO to see what’s new at …

Roland Berger behind the biggest Crypto Economy projects in the UAE

Roland Berger, a global strategic management consultancy firm with a strong presence in MENA is behind two of the biggest crypto economy projects taking place in the UAE. The first crypto economy project that Roland Berger has strategized on is the biggest crypto mining facility being built in the UAE, and the second one is …

3IQ Fred Pye on Crypto assets, ETF Space and Bitcoin as a Legal Tender

3IQ , Fred Pye Chairman and CEO discussed with UNLOCK the current state of cryptocurrencies, ETFs, and digital asset funds. In terms of the crypto situation, Pye believes that Bitcoin and Ethereum have been quite positively correlated with other risk assets over the last several quarters. As he states, “Geopolitical uncertainty has put downside pressure …

Digital Gold Bank starts Zambian gold mining

Digital Gold Bank founded in Thailand is embarking on the path of building the first Digital Gold Bank. The company motto is, In Digital World we live, in Gold We trust”. Digital Gold has launched its mining operation in Zambia and is in the process of opening its office in the UAE. Digital Gold wants …

Arab Bank Switzerland to offer Crypto asset management services

Arab BankSwtizerland has started 2022 with a push into the cryptocurrencies and DeFi token scene, and will offer crypto asset management services in the near the very near future. After Arab Bank Switzerland announced it was offering 9 DeFi tokens in addition to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tezos and Fantom, UNLOCK spoke with Rani Jabban, Managing Director, …

Crypto Oasis Sentio investing 10 million USD in UAE Blockchain crypto startups

The Latin word Sentio has an array of meanings that include terminologies such as feeling, perceiving, thinking, and experiencing. The Crypto Oasis Sentio investment entity recently launched under the UAE Crypto Oasis ecosystem umbrella exemplifies all that and more. It will be investing 10 million USD in UAE Blockchain and crypto startups. UNLOCK interviewed Blockchain …

3iQ digital asset fund to launch new products in MENA region in 2022

Fred Pye, CEO and Chairman of 3iQ digital asset Fund Manager,discussed upcoming crypto and Blockchain investments in 2022 and new funds to be launched in the MENA region within Dubai UAE as well as in other countries across MENA. 3iQ was established six years ago at the onset of cryptocurrency creation. It took them five …

Fractional NFTs & virtual land lucrative investments

Not so long ago, owning or investing in property, real estate, and land was something the vast majority of humans could never achieve in their lifetime. If one was able to save enough to purchase a land, property or invest in a property fund or development project, this was considered a great achievement. With the …

Bonuz Celebrity Token launchpad The Future of Fans' Metaverse

This is not another NFT story but rather a startup that is making use of blockchain and tokenization in the real world and in a mainstream industry, the industry of brands and celebrities. It is launching a celebrity token launchpad that will strengthen brands celebrities and their relationship to their fans. The Founder of Bonuz …

eBankX crypto asset exchange announces the EBX token Sale

In the crypto world of today, crypto traders are facing challenges especially when they want to interchange between the world of crypto and the world of Fiat. While there are many crypto asset exchanges out there today, not many are offering traditional banking services along with crypto trading and investment services. Today eBankX has launched …

Interview with Nada Farah, Director of Marketing of Ebankx