Vaibhavv Ali
Circle Arc Launches as CLARITY Act Fails The CLARITY Act, a key piece of legislation aimed at regulating stablecoins and digital assets, failed to pass the U.S. Senate on September 15, 2026, with Polymarket odds for passage dropping to 15% from approximately 90% in February. The day after, on September 16, Circle’s Arc mainnet went … Read more
Solana rallies on SGP-0002 inflation slash while XRP and DOGE tumble. What the diverging altcoin moves signal for MENA Web3 events and UAE crypto markets.
An Abu Dhabi royal took a 49% stake in Trump family’s US crypto trust bank. What this precedent signals for UAE investors and the region’s digital asset ambitions.
Polymarket pulls NFL contracts while certifying crypto bets — what the split signals for VARA, ADGM and Dubai crypto traders.
Six years ago Polygon (then MATIC) won mindshare the unglamorous way: mint here, pay a fraction of Ethereum gas. On Aura 8 Episode 83, Vaibhavv Ali sat down with Aishwary Gupta from Polygon and treated that origin story as closed. The open question is whether the same chain is now a payments rail — Visa … Read more
Quiet week: no new crypto or virtual-asset item on any of the nine MENA regulator sites checked. CMA Oman not verified. Primary sources linked.
Forget the quiet recovery stories. Zcash just detonated. In a move that left even seasoned traders speechless, ZEC rocketed nearly 48% in 24 hours, blasting through $800 for the first time since January 2018 and peaking as high as $851. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency erased eight years of price history in a single violent session, sending … Read more
Michael Terpin Bitcoin Analysis – Michael Terpin now assigns a two-thirds probability that the June low near $57K marked the Bitcoin bottom. After the rapid move from the mid-$60s to approaching $77–78K, he says the bull market has likely begun. A close above $80K would raise his confidence to roughly 90%. He still expects a … Read more
Coinbase secured a first-of-its-kind ADGM license to launch a tokenized stock hub in Abu Dhabi. Here’s what the FSRA approval means for GCC markets.
Dubai’s VARA has issued 50 VASP licences, moving ahead of Singapore and Hong Kong in regulated crypto firms. Here is what the milestone means for institutions.