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06.09 / 19:13
Polkadot Bitcoin price today Shiba Inu Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Crypto Price Today Live: Bitcoin edges higher but stays below $20K; Shiba Inu, Polkadot gain 3% each
Bitcoin was trading at $19,836.21, up 0.31 per cent in the last 24 hours. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation is up 0.7 per cent in the last one week. Risk appetite has been weak of late, which has weighed heavily on Bitcoin and other risk assets. Ethereum rose 1.43 per cent to $1,575.07, taking its seven-day rise to 8.36 per cent. BNB edged 0.16 per cent higher to $278.47. This crypto has fallen 0.38 per cent in the last seven sessions. Cardano added 1.32 per cent while Solana gained 2.25 per cent in the last 24 hours. Shiba Inu and Polkadot climbed 3 per cent each.
06.09 / 08:37
Saudi Arabia Hires Crypto Chief, Signaling Warming to Digital Assets
The potential for growth in Saudi Arabia's fascination with cryptocurrencies is real. Former Accenture executive hired by Saudi Central Bank to head crypto and CBDC initiatives. Previously, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia treated cryptocurrency with more caution. 
02.09 / 09:41
COST FIVE Cooper Fitch Warning Turkey's skyrocketing inflation is flashing warning signals for Gulf banks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Banks with exposure to Turkey have faced losses ever since the country's currency began steeply depreciating in 2018; now, lenders in several oil-rich Gulf states in particular are set to take a hit in the next year because of their links to the country, according to a recent report by ratings agency Fitch.
25.08 / 21:47
open OPEC President Is Open to Cutting Oil Production
Momentum is building among oil producers behind the idea of cutting crude production to stabilize the market, with OPEC’s president the latest to back Saudi Arabia’s suggestion that the alliance might pump less—comments that pushed the price of a barrel back over $100 earlier this week.
23.08 / 19:45
MET open Saudis, Allies Open Door to Oil-Output Cut to Keep Prices High
Saudi Arabia and some of its oil-producing allies have suggested cutting crude production, disappointing U.S. officials who predicted the kingdom would be instrumental in cooling the market after President Biden met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the first time in office.
19.08 / 18:01
UPS Southern Cardiovascular Drop dutch On your bike: If we all cycled like the Dutch, global emissions drop nearly 700 million tonnes
If everybody cycled as much as the Dutch, global carbon emissions would drop by nearly 700 million tonnes per year.
17.08 / 19:27
Health Climate change Prison Saudi student sentenced to 34 years in prison over Twitter posts
A Saudi Arabian student has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for following and retweeting activists on Twitter.
12.08 / 06:13
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31.07 / 13:59
Royal Family bin Report: Prince Charles' charity got million pound donation from bin Laden family
Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million pound (€1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.
24.07 / 10:57
Ethereum Platform Southern Bitcoin reports Short-term scenario of the cryptocurrency market remains bleak: Reports
The crypto market incurred one of the worst quarter performances over Q2 of 2022. All major cryptocurrencies fell hard during this period. Bitcoin [BTC] and Ethereum [ETH] headlined the steep decline of the state of the crypto market. The fall in asset prices has also resulted in a change in wealth distribution patterns across investors.
22.07 / 14:47
Adoption Middle east Bitcoin Prince Philip of Serbia calms rumors of Arab country Bitcoin adoption
Prince Filip Karađorđević, known as Philip Karageorgevitch in English, placated rumors that an Arab country would “soon” adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. In an interview Philip delivered from Serbia, the prince explained that Bitcoin adoption is an inevitability for all countries.
20.07 / 17:21
Blockchain Technology Adoption Religion Frontier NFT and Islamic education: A new frontier to teach religion?
The world is in the midst of a digital revolution and with it, the way we think about value is shifting. The application of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to represent and transmit religious values and principles is one of the most fascinating manifestations of this new perspective.
15.07 / 22:17
European Union Human Rights Joe Biden and Saudi crown prince begin big meeting with fist bump
A crucial meeting to repair one of the world's most important diplomatic relationships began with a fist bump Friday as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden at a royal palace.
15.07 / 12:39
UPS Kucoin Digital Citizens Future 51% of Crypto Investors in Saudi Arabia Optimise Crypto Future, KuCoin Study Shows
Nearly 3 million citizens in Saudi Arabia have entered the crypto space over the past six months, according to a study by KuCoin.
15.07 / 10:35
business Technology Killing Biden to meet with Saudi Arabia leaders despite Khashoggi killing criticism
President Joe Biden will discuss energy supply, human rights, and security cooperation in Saudi Arabia on Friday on a trip designed to restart the US relationship with a country he once pledged to make a "pariah" on the world stage.
13.07 / 22:59
ETH Twitter Platform How and Why of this NFT collection garnering more sales than BAYC
A new NFT collection has become the talk of the town in the NFT marketplace. In fact, it has made more sales than the famed Bored Ape Yacht Collection (BAYC) collection on OpenSea this week. The NFT collection, called The Saudis, has made quite an entrance since its minting started on 9 July.
13.07 / 16:35
Blockchain Adoption Bitcoin Survey reveals high penetration and adoption of crypto in Saudi Arabia
The high degree of penetration and adoption of crypto in Saudi Arabia makes it an important market for digital currencies, demonstrating the potential for expansion in the Middle East and North (MENA) region.
13.07 / 03:01
ETH BLOCK NFT Non-fungible tokens week Free-to-Mint NFT Hit The Saudis Becomes Second Most Traded Collection on OpenSea over Past Week
A new free-to-mint NFT project called The Saudis has become the second most traded collection on major marketplace OpenSea over the past seven days.
12.07 / 13:44
ETH Twitter The Saudis NFT Sold out within Hours
Free to mint non-fungible token (NFT) collection The Saudis went live on July 9 and sold out within hours.
22.06 / 19:37
Art European Union Time Saudi crown prince visits Turkey for first time since Khashoggi murder
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived in Turkey for his first visit to the country since the killing of dissident columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

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