Farah Al-Rashid
Dubai-based reporter covering the UAE and broader Middle East crypto scene. Tracks free zone licenses, sovereign wealth fund allocations, and the race between Abu Dhabi and Dubai to become the region's digital asset capital. Sources include people who build in DIFC and ADGM.
Articles by Farah Al-Rashid
BTCPay Server's October 19 Fix Isn't in the Release You're Running
A permission-tightening merge landed in BTCPay Server's codebase on October 19, but the newest tagged release predates it. That means store-scoped API keys can still reach further than merchants think, and the people most exposed are the ones who chose self-custody precisely to avoid this kind of surprise.
J.P. Morgan Just Put a 10% Number on Bitcoin, and the Gulf Is Already Doing the Math
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's 2027 long-term capital market assumptions rank bitcoin as the best-performing asset over the next decade, with a 10% base case and a 16% bull case. The number looks modest until you realize what it does to an investment committee memo in Abu Dhabi.
