The Good Tech Companies - Dubai To Host Second Edition Of Middle East Blockchain Awards As MENA Drives Global Crypto Growth

Episode Date: February 7, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/dubai-to-host-second-edition-of-middle-east-blockchain-awards-as-mena-drives-global-crypto-growth. The event will unite industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries to celebrate achievements in blockchain and cryptocurrency. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #mena, #chainwire, #press-release, #crypto-conferences, #blockchain-development, #web3-ecosystem-in-dubai, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @chainwire. Learn more about this writer by checking @chainwire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The Middle East Blockchain Awards (MEBA) returns for its second year. Dubai has been selected as the host city. The ceremony will take place at the iconic Jumeirah Burj Al Arab on April 29.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Dubai to host second edition of Middle East Blockchain Awards as MENA drives global crypto growth, by Chainwire. United Arab Emirates, February 6, 2025, Chainwire, the Middle East Blockchain Awards, MIBA, returns for its second year after the success of its inaugural edition, with Dubai selected as the host city. The ceremony will take place at the iconic Jumeirah Burj Al Arab on April 29, coinciding with the Token 2049 conference. The event will unite industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries to celebrate achievements in blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Miba 2025 arrives at a pivotal moment amid the rapid acceleration of blockchain adoption across the MENA region. Recent data from Chainalysis positioned the region as the seventh-largest cryptocurrency market in the world. Between July 2023 and June 2024, MENA received an estimated on-chain value of $338.7 billion, accounting for 7.5% of the global transaction volume. Notably, the UAE has emerged as a global leader in digital asset adoption. According to Henley & Partners' latest report, the UAE ranks third worldwide in digital currency usage. Chainalysis data also revealed that the UAE received approximately $34 billion in cryptocurrencies between June 2023 and July 2024, experiencing a robust 42% year-on-year growth. This is driven by the country's

progressive approach to blockchain technology, with cities like Dubai establishing themselves as key innovation hubs. Max Pailthorpe, founder and CEO of Hoko Group, the official organizers of Miba, commented greater than, the Middle East Blockchain Awards provides a unique platform to recognize the greater than incredible achievements that are driving the next wave of innovation in greater than blockchain and digital transformation. With the UAE leading the charge in the greater than web 3.0 revolution, it's inspiring to see industry leaders coming together to greater than shape the future of this dynamic industry. This year's event promises to be a greater than true celebration of the

pioneers who are pushing boundaries and setting new greater than standards. Returning as a judge for the second consecutive year, Dr. Marwan Al-Zaroni, CEO, AI for Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism and CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center, DBCC, added greater than asterisk asterisk. Asterisk I am thrilled to be part of the judging panel once again and witness the greater than rapid evolution of blockchain technologies in the MENA region. With the UAE at greater than the forefront of this transformation, the government's forward thinking greater than approach, combined with the region's dynamic innovation ecosystem, is greater than accelerating the adoption of Web 3.0 technologies. The Middle East Blockchain

Awards captures this momentum and further cements the UAE's position as a greater than global hub for blockchain excellence. Greater than greater than, another judges of the Middle East Blockchain Awards this year include Enfield Circle Jumana Al-Darwish, award-winning social entrepreneur and founder of Happybox Filled Circle Scott Melker, host, The Wolf of All Streets podcast, and Crypto Townhall Filled Circle Mario Nafel, host of largest show on X and founder of international blockchain consulting group Filled Circle Saker Erekat, secretary general of Dubai Digital Assets Association and co-founder of Crypto Oasis Field Circle Jorge Sebastiao, co-founder Global Blockchain Organization and co-founder EcoX Field Circle Mathis Mendy, founder and CEO of Bonas and co-founder of Dubai Blockchain Center

Center aims to foster innovation, recognize excellence, and set new standards for blockchain and Web 3.0 projects across the region. In its inaugural edition in 2022, MEBA partnered with Abu Dhabi Global Markets flagship platform, Abu Dhabi Finance Week, and the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Crypto and Blockchain Association. MEA ACBA submissions are now open at www.mebawards.io, where participants can find additional details about the categories and the nomination process. About HOKO Abu Dhabi HOKO Agency is a diversified and innovative company that owns and operates a diverse portfolio of businesses within the sectors of finance,

blockchain, entertainment, sport and F&B. HOKO strives to be the best in class in each of their service lines, offering quality products, world-class service and fitting solutions that go beyond the industry's expectations. Contact head of PR Yusuf Badr White Label Strategy Yusuf.Badr at whitelabelstrategy.io Tip This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon's business blogging program. Learn more about the program here. NN, thank you for listening to this Hackernoon story, read by Artificial Intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.