Regulated Gold Options in Abu Dhabi: ADGM’s Quiet 2-Route Play
Binance will list USDT-settled regulated gold options through its ADGM-licensed Abu Dhabi exchange — closing a gap tokenized bullion has carried for years.
Vaibhavv Ali
Which Regulator Protects Your Crypto? 4 Checks for UAE Users
HashKey merged four exchanges into one app. Which regulator protects your crypto now depends on the entity that onboarded you — here is how UAE users check.
CLARITY Act Senate Vote Slips Past the August Recess as Ethics Fight Holds
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has conceded there is no floor time for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before the August recess, leaving US market structure unsettled into a midterm autumn.
Ondo Network Replaces Ondo Chain as RWA Collateral Moves Into Derivatives
Ondo Finance has shelved its layer-1 plans for Ondo Network, a hybrid venue where tokenized equities and Treasuries can be posted as margin for perpetual futures.
Flipster Secures Full VARA License as Dubai’s Exchange Roster Widens
Dubai’s VARA has issued Flipster a full operational Exchange licence under reference VL/26/07/002, adding another live regulated venue as the emirate converts in-principle approvals into working businesses.
Agentic AI Payments Are Settling on Stablecoin Rails, and the IMF Has Notes
Autonomous agents settled roughly $73 million across 176 million blockchain transactions in a year, almost entirely in stablecoins. Why the rails shifted, and where compliance breaks.
VARA AML Rules Force Dubai Crypto Firms Into Real-Time FATF Screening
VARA now requires Dubai virtual asset firms to build data-driven risk models, integrate FATF high-risk jurisdiction lists as a live input, and refresh assessments quarterly.
Bitcoin Waits on the Fed: What the July 29 FOMC Decision Means for Crypto
Markets price a 70% chance the Fed holds at 3.50%-3.75% on July 29. Why ETF flows, not the rate itself, will drive Bitcoin – and the levels desks are watching.
AI Chatbot Market Share 2026: ChatGPT Slips Below 50% as Gemini Nears a Billion Users
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok and DeepSeek compared on users and market share — and why the two sets of numbers disagree.
Jimmy Nguyen on AURA 8: 3 Hard Truths About Scaling Tech Beyond Borders
Jimmy Nguyen joined AURA 8 Episode 63 live on Binance Square: the Saigon escape, the gold that bought a house, his honest read on Craig Wright, and why emerging-market founders keep hitting the same ceiling.