UAE emirate launches new free zone for digital assets, Web3 and AI
Ras Al Khaimah, known for its rich cultural sites, is turning to the virtual assets sector to diversify its economy away from traditional avenues such as tourism.
Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi inaugurated the new RAK Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO), an economic free zone dedicated to supporting companies involved in digital and virtual assets, blockchain, Web3, and artificial intelligence (AI), on Oct. 19.
As previously reported by Cointelegraph, the free zone will be dedicated to digital and virtual assets service providers in emerging technologies, such as the metaverse, blockchain, utility tokens, virtual asset wallets, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized applications (DApps) and other Web3-related businesses.
RAK DAO and its ecosystem partners will also run grant programs, and specialized support in various areas of technology, marketing, and business development.
“When we embarked on this...