Forbes Cover CEO Ola Doudin Talks Building Bitcoin Support in Dubai
The Middle East isn’t typically considered a hotbed for bitcoin, but that hasn’t stopped entrepreneur Ola Doudin from generating local interest. The founder of bitcoin wallet and exchange BitOasis, Doudin graced the cover of Forbes Middle East in January in an issue where the startup was ranked 19th on a list of the most promising UAE-based startups. Doudin was lauded alongside co-founder Daniel Robenek for the firm’s dedication to spreading awareness of the emerging technology in the market. Since then, BitOasis has released a steady stream of updates to its service, offering the ability....
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Dubai-based startup BitOasis has announced the launch of a new bitcoin buying platform. Aimed at consumers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the platform was revealed at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY Startup Alley, a venue for early-stage companies taking place over the course of the three-day conference. Co-founder Ola Doudin explained that the goal of the service is to increase bitcoin liquidity in the Middle East as part of BitOasis' long-term strategy of serving what she characterized as the vital remittance corridors of the region. Doudin told CoinDesk: "The UAE....
Dubai-based startup BitOasis has expanded its bitcoin wallet and exchange service further across the Middle East. Attributing the expansion to Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar to the growing demand for bitcoin in the Gulf region, co-founder Ola Doudin, told CoinDesk that users in those countries had requested the option to buy the digital currency on BitOasis' platform. Doudin, who claims the startup has close to 20,000 customers, added that future expansion plans included launches in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The company is looking to move beyond its existing business model with additional....
“Our aim is to build the largest and most trusted cryptocurrency platform in the region,” BitOasis CEO Ola Doudin said. Dubai-based cryptocurrency trading platform BitOasis is expanding in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with another major funding round.BitOasis closed a $30-million Series B funding round led by Chicago-based venture capital firm Jump Capital and Dubai-based VC company Wamda Capital, according to a Tuesday announcement.Wamda previously invested in BitOasis back in 2016, leading a seed funding round of an undisclosed sum. The latest round included new investors,....
Online payment service provider PayFort is among a number of participants to invest in a seed funding round for Dubai-based bitcoin startup BitOasis. Additional participants included MENA-focused venture capital firm Wamda Capital, early Internet entrepreneur Samih Toukan, serial industry investor Digital Currency Group and a group of unnamed angel investors. The total amount raised was not disclosed. With the announcement, BitOasis becomes the first bitcoin startup in the region to announce venture funding, which positions the firm at the forefront of a very nascent sector of the global....
Ola Doudin, a female Jordanian entrepreneur, has launched a bitcoin wallet and exchange, BitOasis, in Dubai, after having difficulty finding any place to buy bitcoin in the region, according to The National Business in the United Arab Emirates. BitOasis plans to be the first bitcoin company in the Middle Eastern and North Africa (MENA) region to be registered in a major technology center in the region, according to its website. The wallet service is available in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. Users in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain can also use the exchange....