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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the Blockchain! It may not have the same ring to it as Superman, but sure enough, it aims to accomplish the digital equivalent. When Superman joined the Justice League, ...

New York University (NYU) has reportedly become the “first” university in the U.S. to offer students a major in blockchain technology, CBS New York reported September 18. The program will reportedly b ...

A senior Dubai law enforcement official has predicted that digital currency will “soon” usurp cash, local news outlet Khaleej Times reported Sunday, September 16. Speaking during a panel he was headin ...

Relam Investment has officially launched its 3rd Generation Blockchain technology ecosystem – HETACHAIN – and it’s ICO. The global launch started in Dubai on Sept 12, 2018, and will proceed to London ...

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been an extremely hot topic lately, with both positive and negative speculations about its future. Despite the growing interest in cryptocurrency and its underl ...

Blockchain technology, which holds the potential to reduce banks’ business operations costs worldwide by up to 50 per cent, is increasingly disrupting the region’s banking sector, say experts. The tec ...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has signed a FinTech Agreementwith the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). The MAS has been strengthening its fintech ties with regulatory authorities ...

Airlines and airports are functioning on outdated methods of information collection and distribution, using many isolated operating systems where data exchange can be timely and unsecure — despite a r ...

The hype around blockchain is growing with the vast majority of companies saying they are "actively involved" in the technology, according to a PwC survey published Monday. “Everyone is talking about ...

ConsenSys has officially launched a 12-week Ethereum Blockchain developer programme in full support of one million (1m) Arab Coders, a development by the Dubai Future Foundation, created to array and ...

An Irish medical aid project recorded on the blockchain has seen a world first this week – a baby. Initially, a project funded to tackle controversies in the charitable sector regarding fair distribut ...

Opportunities for Chinese businesses in UAE's tech industry DUBAI: With a thriving technology sector, deepening bilateral ties with China, and recent announcements by the UAE Cabinet to allow 100 perc ...

Mike Clark and Omar Jackson, Partners at Berkeley Assets, discuss the investor climate in Dubai and how blockchain technology will be impacting business and investment in the next 12 months How strong ...

British University in Dubai announces plan to launch AI degree as part of UAE's 2031 AI strategy. The British University in Dubai (BUiD) has launched the country's first bachelors degree in artificial ...

As part of the ongoing effort to implement the Dubai Blockchain Strategy launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Counc ...

Smart Crowd, the first and only financial regulated digital investment platform in MENA has officially completed a property transaction in fintech. Earlier this month, Smart Crowd crowdfunded a small ...

Showing Europe’s long-term commitment to blockchain technology, 22 EU Member States signed the Declaration on the establishment of a European Blockchain Partnership on April 10, 2018. Romania and Gree ...

You’ve heard all about blockchain. It’s everywhere these days, and for good reason: after all, blockchain is changing the world like few technologies ever have before. Also firmly falling into the “ri ...

Atlantis resort rolls out blockchain-based guest payment solution

Hacken aims to protect the Blockchain technology using cybersecurity to reduce threats. On May 2-3, 2018, The Future Blockchain Summit will take place in Dubai, the UAE. Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Di ...