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Chinese cryptoqueen faces jail after $6b crypto seizure

Zhimin Qian accused of orchestrating Ponzi scheme which defrauded 128,000 people in China

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An undated handout picture released by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on September 29, 2025 and accessed on November 9, 2025 shows Chinese national Zhimin Qian, alias Yadi Zhang, who was convicted for over her role in a multi billion-dollar Bitcoin fraud, posing for a photograph.

UAE to start sharing tax data on digital assets, crypto

Move aligns with global efforts by OECD to expand tax transparency to new asset classes

UAE to start global sharing tax data on digital assets, cryptocurrencies by 2028

Abu Dhabi's NIP boosts Bitcoin mining output

NIP Group’s expansion aligns with Abu Dhabi turning global hub for digital infrastructure

Abu Dhabi's NIP boosts Bitcoin mining output, now top private operator in MENA

UAE can now access regulated Bitcoin mining with du

du becomes first UAE telecom to offer residents secure, subscription-based Bitcoin mining

The du headquarters at Dubai Hills

MultiBank, Khabib launch big tokenised sports venture

Joint venture aimed at building the world’s first regulated tokenised sports ecosystem

The new company, MultiBank Khabib LLC, will operate from Dubai.

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

Zhao pleaded guilty in late 2023 to failing to maintain an anti-money-laundering program

Changpeng Zhao (46), founder and ex-CEO of Binance - one of the world's most prolific crypto firms - when he pled guilty to criminal charges for failing anti-money laundering regulations and US sanctions violations, including allowing transactions with terrorist groups.

Why more UAE residents look to invest in crypto soon

New investors across the UAE are joining global wave of rising confidence in crypto assets

More UAE residents look to invest in crypto as confidence grows worldwide

DFSA, VARA to build financial, virtual asset regulation

DFSA regulates DIFC, while VARA oversees Dubai’s virtual assets sector outside the centre

DIFC has its own independent, internationally recognised regulator, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

SCA, VARA join forces to regulate virtual assets in UAE

Deal aims to boost investor protection, innovation, market transparency nationwide

SCA and VARA partner to strengthen virtual asset rules, oversight in UAE

Crypto mogul, 32, found dead in Lamborghini amid crash

Ukrainian crypto trader found with gunshot wound; police suspect suicide

Ukrainian crypto mogul Konstantin Galich. Suicide suspected as 32-year-old crypto star found dead in Lamborghini amid market crash

Dubai now world’s top licensed virtual asset market

Recorded virtual assets transactions exceed Dh2.5 trillion since beginning of 2025

Dubai now world’s largest licensed market for virtual assets

Crypto’s dirty secret: Mining it hurts the planet

Bitcoin’s energy use per dollar generated now exceeds that of mining copper or gold

A worker walks past crypto mining racks at a plant in Hernandarias, 350km east of Asuncion, Paraguay on August 2, 2024.

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