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Dubai does not have an official cryptocurrency, officials state.
As a tech-friendly region, Dubai is never short of new and promising projects, including crypto and blockchain, but the influx of new cryptocurrencies makes it harder for newcomers to distinguish shady campaigns from reliable ones.Â
The Dubai Media Office announced that the authorities have never approved a digital currency named Dubai Coin, which saw a 1,000% jump when the project launched as âthe official digital currency of Dubaiâ earlier this week.
âItâs not the official cryptocurrency of the city,â the announcement warns. âThe website promoting Dubai Coin is an elaborate phishing campaign that is designed to steal personal information from its visitors.â
Following the announcement, major listing platforms CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko have removed Dubai Coin from their pages. The price of the coin crashed by more than 50% since the official statement, according to data from TradingView.
The now-defunct website of Dubai Coin claims that itâs a project powered by ArabianChain Technology, a public blockchain developed in the region. ArabianChain was quick to announce, one day prior to the officials, that the Dubai Coin website is unrelated to the company. It also called the project website a scam.
According to the ArabianChain website, DBIX is the native digital currency of the platform, but itâs unrelated to Dubai Coin. âDBIX is the fuel of Arabianchain and the first minable digital currency in the region,â the official description reads.
A now-removed press release about the Dubai Coin claims that itâs âbeen launched by Dubai, and is set to become the cityâs de-facto digital currency.â
Dubai is known for its positive attitude toward blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, the Dubai Financial Services Authority ramped up its efforts to create a standardized framework for cryptocurrency regulations in the Emirates.
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