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Morning Edition · Monday, September 7, 2026Published at 1:46 AM EDT · New York
Crypto Volume Across the Middle East and North Africa Triples to an Estimated $350 Billion
Saudi Arabia posted the fastest growth in the region at 154 percent while maintaining an outright ban on cryptocurrency.
Annual on-chain transaction volume across the Middle East and North Africa rose from roughly $100 billion in 2022 to an estimated $350 billion in 2025 and 2026, according to a Bitcoin Policy Institute report published Sept. 4 and summarized…
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Crypto Volume Shifts Toward the Gulf and Emerging Markets
On-chain volume growth keeps concentrating in Gulf and emerging-market jurisdictions where dollar access is scarce and regulated venues are being built, so the policy decisions that shape crypto increasingly originate outside the United States and Europe.
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