Author: Emirates Insight

Once holding over 100,000 ETH, ETHZilla liquidated some to cover debt and repurchase stock. Peter Thiel and his Founders Fund have sold $74.5 million worth of ether (ETH) through ETHZilla Corp., fully exiting the company’s crypto treasury. The SEC filing confirmed Thiel’s entities no longer hold any shares in ETHZilla. The sale follows a series of ether liquidations by ETHZilla to cover debt and buy back stock. The company previously held over 100,000 ETH at its peak, according to DefiLlama. ETHZilla Faces Market Pressure ETHZilla started as a biotech firm, 180 Life Sciences Corp., before making a full pivot…

For years, Australia’s startup ecosystem has been defined by a familiar tension. We’ve become increasingly good at building globally competitive technology companies, but far less effective at providing liquidity to the people who built them. That tension is now coming to a head and the cost of inaction is becoming impossible to ignore. Over the past 12 months, secondary transactions – the buying and selling of existing shares in private companies – have shifted from an occasional workaround to a structural feature of Australia’s venture market. Recent attention on SecondQuarter’s third fund helped quantify this change, predicting a US$2.6 billion liquidity opportunity…

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, proudly celebrates the win of [Seth Warren Bacongallo] as the Spelling Bee Champion UAE, who will go on to represent the country at the prestigious global finals in the USA. As the Presenting Sponsor of the Spelling Bee Championship UAE, Emirates Islamic reinforced its commitment to empowering young minds by supporting both academic excellence and financial literacy among school students. A total prize pool of AED 65,000 has been awarded as part of the Championship, with AED 15,000 presented to the winner, alongside prizes for runners-up and top-performing…

Omoria Private Residences today marks its defining moment, opening its doors at Omoria Palme Couture on Palm Jumeirah—the brand’s inaugural private residence. Introduced to the world less than a year ago, Omoria now moves from statement to presence—arriving on one of the most prestigious residential coastlines in the world. Positioned on the Palm’s West Beach, Omoria Private Residences embodies the architectural clarity and quietly uncompromising standard of living that define the brand. Every element— from material discipline to spatial proportion—has been considered to deliver a residence of calm confidence and enduring refinement. Omoria was conceived in, and shaped by Dubai’s…

In today’s digital landscape, websites are no longer optional—they are mission-critical assets. Whether you run an eCommerce platform, a corporate website, a SaaS product, or a professional services portal, your online presence directly impacts revenue, reputation, and customer trust. Yet cyberattacks are increasing in both volume and sophistication. Industry reports consistently show that small and medium-sized businesses are prime targets because attackers assume their defenses are weak. This is where a Web Application Firewall (WAF) becomes essential. What Is a WAF and Why It Matters A Web Application Firewall (WAF) acts as a protective barrier between your website and incoming…

Market uncertainty has pushed plenty of UAE traders to rethink how they protect capital while staying active. Rates keep shifting, energy prices won’t sit still, and equities are pulling in different directions depending on the week. Holding a single asset now feels a bit like standing in traffic and hoping drivers behave. Traders in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and across the Emirates are adjusting, leaning toward tools that spread risk instead of betting everything on one clean price move. That shift explains why indices trading has picked up so much interest locally. Tracking a basket of major companies changes the math.…

Inflation has moved from a side concern to the main event for financial decisions across the UAE. Rising living costs, shifting rate expectations, and global supply pressure are forcing traders to reassess how risk actually shows up in their portfolios. Cash feels heavier. Returns feel lighter. If you are trading out of Dubai or Abu Dhabi, this is not theoretical anymore. Thing is, inflation changes behavior before it changes charts. Traders stop asking what can grow fast and start asking what can hold value. That pivot matters. Why gold is back in focus now Gold has always mattered in the region,…

More than 36,000 BTC left exchanges this month as miners shifted holdings to cold storage, hinting at bullish expectations ahead. Bitcoin miners have moved more than 36,000 BTC from exchanges since the beginning of February. The volume stands out when measured against earlier months and points to a change in how they are managing their holdings. Miner Activity in February A CryptoQuant report indicates that roughly 36,000 BTC were transferred from trading platforms within a short period this month. Out of that total, more than 12,000 BTC was withdrawn from Binance, while the remaining 24,000 BTC was distributed across…

Breakthrough Victoria says its had a 5x uplift on its investment in a US-based portfolio company, Infleqtion, listed on the New York Stock Exchange overnight. Spun out of the University of Colorado in 2007 as ColdQuanta, BV tipped A$29 million into Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ) in 2022 as part of a deal that saw the business launch an Asia-Pacific quantum computing and technology facility at Swinburne University of Technology. The Victorian government-backed investment fund did not exit with the IPO and continues to hold its stake in the now public company. Infleqtion raised US$550 million in a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) merger…

Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC, an investment advisor, released its fourth-quarter investor letter for “Small Cap Equity Fund”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. small-cap equities reported modest gains in the fourth quarter of 2025. The quarter started as a continuation of the post-Liberation Day risk-on market environment, while it ended on a strong note, driven by a positive macroeconomic backdrop. Attractive valuations, earnings recovery, broadening of the market, and a shift from mega-cap stocks supported small caps in the quarter. The Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund (Class I-2) returned 1.96% in Q4 2025, trailing the 2.19%…