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Bybit, Crypto.com head for Dubai as UAE pushes cryptocurrency

The Emirates wants to become a cryptocurrency hub for the region, but faces some competition from Israel.

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Mohammad Abdullah al-Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the World Government Summit organisation, speaks during the opening of the World Government Summit in Dubai on March 29, 2022. — KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images

Two leading cryptocurrency firms have decided to open offices in Dubai. 

The cryptocurrency trading platform Bybit will soon move its global headquarters to Dubai from Singapore, now that they have "in-principle approval” to conduct “virtual assets business” in the United Arab Emirates, Bybit said in a press release yesterday. 

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