Author: Emirates Insight

Crypto firms offered concessions on stablecoins, including reserve-sharing with banks, to ease tensions blocking a major digital asset bill. The crypto industry has reportedly proposed sharing stablecoin reserves with community lenders as it steps up efforts to win over skeptical banks. The move aims to preserve the stalled crypto market structure bill that could significantly alter the financial system. Deposit Fears and the Search For Compromise A Bloomberg report revealed that crypto firms have spent weeks trying to win over doubtful banks by offering new concessions focused on stablecoins, which have become the central point of disagreement. According to…

Startup 360 looks south this week, for a conversation with fintech investor Brian Collins about his new role as CEO of Enterprize Tasmania. Brian, deputy chair of Fintech Australia, and cofounder of fintech VC Triple Bubble with Dom Pym and Judy Anderson-Firth, spent more than a decade in Silicon Valley before calling Melbourne home in recent years.  Brian shares the stories of some remarkable Tassie startups, as well as the joys of life on the Apple Isle – from a caring community’s support and collaboration to the food, wine and fun of a MONA visit.  He also shares his tips…

Immersion Investment Partners, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Immersion Investment Partners returned 4.9% (net) in Q4 2025, compared to the Russell 2000Index’s 2.2% return and the Russell Microcap Index’s 6.3% gain. The yearly return was 45.4% compared to 12.8% and 23.0% returns for the indexes, respectively. The letter noted the massive investments being made in AI and raised concerns about energy demands and unclear monetization paths. The market is broadly penalizing tech companies whose business models aren’t adapting to AI, creating potential investment opportunities for those with…

iCAUR will officially unveil its mid-to-large all-round hybrid SUV, the iCAUR V27, at a global launch event in Dubai on February 8, 2026. The event marks the start of the model’s worldwide rollout and signals iCAUR’s formal entry into the Middle East market, following the brand’s first regional appearance in 2025. Positioned as iCAUR’s flagship model, the V27 embodies the brand’s vision of a “new-energy classic,” combining timeless design language with advanced electrified technology. Designed as a versatile boxy SUV for both urban mobility and off-road exploration, the V27 reflects iCAUR’s “Born to Play” brand ethos, aimed at users seeking…

Emirates has announced the expansion of its operations to Tokyo Narita with the introduction of a second daily service from 1 May, operated by the airline’s retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER. The additional flight, EK320, will depart Dubai at 22:30hrs and arrive in Tokyo Narita at 13:30hrs the following day. The return service, EK321, will depart Tokyo Narita at 21:30hrs and arrive in Dubai at 03:50hrs the following day. All times are local. The second daily flight will provide travellers with greater choice and enhanced opportunities for multi-destination itineraries, including the convenience of a stopover in Dubai. Eastbound passengers on the additional…

Is BTC headed for a crash to $25,000? Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a steep decline over the past weeks, mirroring the broader crypto market crash. According to some analysts and experts, the situation could worsen for bulls in the short term, with the price at risk of falling below $60,000. Fasten Your Belts Just recently, the leading cryptocurrency tumbled below $70,000 for the first time since November 2024. As of press time, it trades at around $69,300, down 21% over the past week alone. The renowned analyst Ali Martinez suggested that the bears might be just stepping in. He…

Despite reporting revenue of $20bn in its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) and strong growth in Q4 2025, Boston Scientific’s shares took a hit at market open after the release of its financials. Boston released its year-end results ahead of market open on 4 February. The company’s shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange were trading at $81.38 at market open on 4 February, a 11% drop from a $91.62 per share close on 3 February. Share prices fell by a further 7.2% by market close on 4 February. Boston has a market cap around $111.9bn. In Q4 2025, Boston achieved revenue…

Success on a battlefield is no longer about weaponry and tactics, with electronic warfare also taking aim at the technology that drives military assets, including GPS navigation. Sydney-based autonomous systems developer Advanced Navigation has successfully neutralised GPS-jamming as a strategic threat in testing with the US Army. The startup, founded in 2012 by Chris Shaw and Xavier Orr, is a global leader in what’s known as assured positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies. They’ve developed what’s known as an inertial navigation system – a self-contained, autonomous navigation device to calculate position, orientation, and velocity in real-time without needing external references…

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) on Wednesday reported its financial results for the year ending 31st December 2025. The company said profit reached US$702.2 million, up from US$477.5 million in 2024, an increase of US$224.7 million, or 47.1 percent, mainly driven by higher operating profit and insurance recoveries. Profit before income tax stood at $761.6 million in 2025, while total revenue rose to $1,725.2 million, compared to $1,429.6 million a year earlier, an increase of 20.7 percent. The growth was attributed to higher lease revenues from newly acquired aircraft, including through business combinations, and increased maintenance revenue. Total assets climbed to…

H.H. Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sheraa, witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between BEEAH and the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) to launch DARE 2.0, a co-branded internal innovation accelerator designed to embed intrapreneurship across BEEAH and translate employee ideas into scalable business impact. The MoU was signed by Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO and Vice Chairman of BEEAH, and Sara Abdelaziz Al Nuaimi, CEO of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa). It formalises a collaboration that applies Sheraa’s accelerator expertise to BEEAH’s internal innovation priorities, which support the Group’s diversified operations across environment, technology, healthcare,…