Author: Emirates Insight

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready is for the first time this year offering members a chance to win a trip to San Francisco and a seat at Verizon’s Small Business Training Camp. It’s part master class, part immersive experience. Small Business Digital Ready will fly 20 entrepreneurs to San Francisco for the 3-day camp, packed with expert workshops, peer networking and practical tools to help your business grow. Not a member yet? Register here. It’s free and easy. Let’s face it, not everyone can be picked for the boot camp, which ends taking applications on Aug. 10. But every member of Digital…

Just over a year after the Dencun upgrade gave Layer 2 networks a massive boost, and only months before the much-anticipated Fusaka release, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin floated a bold proposal. In an April forum post, he suggested the network could eventually replace its longtime workhorse, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), with RISC-V, a low-level, open-source instruction set architecture. The Allure of a New Foundation For those unfamiliar, the EVM is the execution engine powering every smart contract on Ethereum. It translates Solidity code into machine-level instructions and governs how contracts interact. It’s been the backbone of Ethereum since its…

Dubai Municipality has completed 34,700 inspection visits across food establishments throughout the emirate during the first half of 2025, ensuring compliance with health regulations and safety standards. The inspections form part of the Municipality’s mission to build an integrated and sustainable food system that improves quality of life for residents and visitors, whilst supporting Dubai’s vision of becoming one of the most liveable and future-ready cities in the world. The first half of 2025 witnessed the opening of approximately 2,336 new food establishments, reinforcing Dubai’s reputation as a leading destination for investment in the food and hospitality industries. Dubai Municipality…

Massive liquidation in the crypto landscape has people wondering what the best crypto to buy now is. With Bitcoin (BTC)  falling from $117k to $113k, and Ethereum sliding down to $3.4k from $3.7k, the market is currently looking bearish. According to an X post by Maelstrom CEO Arthur Hays, macroeconomic factors such as weak credit expansion across leading economies are slowing down nominal GDP growth and could play a part in dragging BTC and ETH down to the $100k and $3k level. BitcoinPriceMarket CapBTC$2.27T24h7d30d1yAll time Hayes’ remarks echo a wider industry concern that strains from tighter credit, rising tariffs and…

The UAE recorded non-oil foreign trade worth AED 1.728 trillion ($470.3 billion) in the first six months of 2025, marking a 24 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the figures on the social media platform X. “Today, I reviewed our non-oil foreign trade data for the first half of 2025. In the first six months of this year, we achieved more than AED 1.7 trillion, with a record growth of 24 per cent compared to the first…

Bitcoin’s ongoing correction took another turn for the worse hours ago when the asset slumped to a new multi-week low of under $112,000 before it recovered some ground. Many altcoins continue to trade indecisively, with ETH dropping further away from $3,500 and SOL close to breaking below $160. BTC Bounces Off $112K Bitcoin’s business week began on a relatively familiar note as it jumped toward $120,000 after it erased the losses charted at the end of the previous one. However, as it happened during the last few attempts to take down that resistance, the bears quickly reemerged and didn’t allow…

Wellness staycations in Dubai for less WiFi and more quiet timeWellness isn’t one-size-fits-all. For some, it’s sunrise yoga and green juice. For others, it’s solitude, a good massage, or just lying in a soft robe for as long as possible. It could also mean camel rides through nature, sound healing, or a quiet meditation. Whatever your version of reset looks like, wellness sits at the core of how we care for ourselves, especially when we’re trying to switch off.And the good news? A few hotels across the city are getting wellness staycations in Dubai right, with all-in spaces where rest,…

Each month, we ask residents to share a guide to the UAE through their eyes, from their must-try restaurants and standout attractions, to favourite staycations and hidden gems. This month, we chat to eventsman, creator and skateboarder extraordinaire Karim Nassar (@nawstique), who has been in Dubai for more than 30 years. Here he shares some of his top spots that you need on your radar. Stay here Recently I stayed at Al Wathba Resort in Abu Dhabi and it was a 10/10 experience. They have a restaurant where two beautiful horses free-roam, and you can interact/ feed them too. The…

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the progress of Etihad Rail and personally travelled between Dubai and Fujairah. Commercial operations of Etihad Rail start in 2026, and Sheikh Mohammed’s visit reflected his commitment to personally overseeing strategic infrastructure projects that serve all regions of the country and ensure their alignment with the UAE’s national development goals. Speaking on the occasion, His Highness said the Etihad Rail project is one of the most significant infrastructure undertakings in the UAE, with wide-ranging economic, social, and developmental impact. Etihad Rail – pride…

That’s what several cryptocurrency market experts and altcoin analysts are predicting for XRP’s price with August already here. Meanwhile, Ripple Labs continues to expand its business as corporations and even the US government move to add XRP to their digital asset portfolios to balance out their treasuries. Moreover, the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC has done a complete 180-degree about-face since Trump’s reelection. The SEC has shifted from an aggressively and relentlessly hostile stance toward Ripple Labs to one that is cooperative and helpful. In addition to that, the company is making enormous strides forward in Q3 2025…