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Cash-strapped Maldives to build $9bn blockchain hub in bid to lure investors

A Dubai-based family office has announced plans to invest $8.8bn to build a “blockchain and digital assets” financial hub....
bloomberg

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Maldives Plans $8.8 Billion Financial Hub Backed by Qatari Royal

The government of Maldives said it plans to build an $8.8 billion financial hub backed by Dubai-based MBS Global Investments as....
the national

Featured in: The National

Tax-free Maldives financial centre ‘will not compete’ with Dubai and Abu Dhabi hubs

The Maldives International Financial Centre will not compete with the Dubai International Financial Centre, Abu Dhabi's ADGM or ....
bitesize

Featured in: Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

Dubai's MBS Global Investments plans to build a tax-free financial centre in Maldives

Dubai’s MBS Global Investments is backing a $9 billion plan to build a tax-free financial hub in the Maldives, we speak to Nadeem Hussein about ....
99bitcoins

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Crypto Capital Geopolitical Reality Check: Singapore, Dubai, London, and Now… Malé?

The Indian Ocean is rarely where you’d expect the next great crypto power play to emerge, but that’s exactly what’s unfolding in the Maldives....
cryptorank

Featured in: CryptoRank

Small Nations Make Big Moves to Join the Global Crypto Economy

Two emerging economies — Kyrgyzstan and the Maldives — are making significant moves to integrate blockchain technology into their national development strategies....
gadgets 360

Featured in: Gadgets 360

Dubai's MBS Global Investments to Build $9 Billion Financial Hub in the Maldives: Report

Maldives is focusing on growing beyond its reputation of being a tourism and fisheries hub....
kanalcoin

Featured in: KanalCoin

Maldives Launches $9 Billion Blockchain Hub

This project aims to diversify the Maldives’ economy beyond tourism and fisheries, attracting foreign investment and impacting cryptocurrency markets positively....
Bitcoinist

Featured in: Bitcoinist

Tropical Blockchain Boom: Maldives Unveils $9 Billion Crypto Investment Haven

Malé, the Maldives capital, may soon be transformed. The government of the island nation has agreed on a multi-billion-dollar agreement with a family office...
kanalcoin

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Maldives Announces $9 Billion Crypto Hub to Boost Investment

The Government of Maldives revealed plans on May 4, 2025, to develop a $9 billion blockchain hub aimed at attracting global crypto investors and fostering digital asset innovation....
crypto news

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Maldives bets on $9b blockchain hub in Malé to ease debt burden

The archipelago nation of the Maldives has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Dubai’s MBS Global to build a blockchain and digital assets hub.....
Cointelegraph

Featured in: Cointelegraph

Maldives to build $9 billion crypto hub to attract investment: Report

Government officials hope the move can attract foreign investment into the Maldives, diversify its revenue streams, and alleviate its debt....
ZyCrypto

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Maldives Partners with Dubai-based firm to Build $9 Billion International Centre for Blockchain Innovation

The government of the Maldives has partnered with Dubai-based firm MBS Global Investments to fund a $9 billion crypto hub in Malé, the capital of the Maldives....
The Crypto Times

Featured in: The Crypto Times

Maldives Signs $9 Billion Deal to Build Crypto Hub in Malé

The Maldives plans an 830,000-sqm financial center to create 16,000 jobs, requiring more capital than its $7B GDP, set to finish in 5 years....