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A large number of Arab women succeeded in being distinguished figures in the crypto field and among these figures is Dina Samaan. In the following lines, we will highlight Samaan&#8217;s inspiring career in the field of cryptocurrencies.&nbsp;



Who Is Dina Samaan?&nbsp;



Samaan is a Jordanian entrepreneur, who got a bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration and management from Princess Sumaya University for Technology. She started her career in the real estate field then she realized the importance of cryptocurrencies currently, believing that they are the future of businesses and money.&nbsp;



She worked on several projects related to crypto and blockchain generally.&nbsp;



Founding CoinMENA Platform&nbsp;



Samaan decided to transform her expertise in a practical step by taking part in founding the CoinMENA platform. She co-founded this platform in cooperation with Talal Tabbaa and Yazan El Barghoothi to be the first Arab woman who participated in establishing a platform for handling crypto.&nbsp;



The platform has achieved great success, becoming the fastest-growing platform in the Middle East and North Africa region in a very short period. Samaan is currently the platform&#8217;s managing director, which is based in Bahrain.



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CoinMENA is a fully regulated, Sharia-compliant crypto assets exchange, which is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain. Its users can buy, sell, store, send and receive digital currencies securely as it also provides the advantage of depositing and withdrawing money using the local currency.



The platform&#8217;s main goal is to empower investors in the MENA region to take part in the digital economy globally.&nbsp;



Samaan&#8217;s Vision toward Cryptocurrencies



Samaan believes that cryptocurrencies can redefine the global financial scene and revolutionize it. In more than one interview, she asserted the importance of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, especially in financial services.&nbsp;



According to her, such cryptocurrencies will form an essential part of the global economy. And to achieve that, she believes that it is important to spread an adequate culture and raise the level of awareness of these currencies, in terms of their concept, applications, and capabilities that they enjoy, especially in the Arab world.



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In light of her several crypto achievements, Forbes Middle East selected Samaan in its list of 30 under 30, which features an inspiring young cohort of entrepreneurs, pioneers, creatives, and athletes, spanning six categories: sport, commerce, science &amp; technology, money, creative, and impact.



You can follow Dina Samaan&#8217;s official accounts on social media via these links:&nbsp;



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Many crypto beginners in the Arab world faced a big dilemma over the past years. The problem is related to the absence of Arab educational channels through which they can know the fundamentals of investing in the crypto industry.&nbsp;



Hence, crypto experts realized the seriousness of this problem and the importance of providing distinguished Arab content covering aspects of this promising field. Nagham Hassan was among these experts.&nbsp;



Who Is Nagham Hassan?&nbsp;



Hassan, a Lebanese content creator, graduated from the Lebanese American University in 2012. The UAE-based content creator joined the crypto world at an early stage and developed her knowledge about it. She launched her Youtube channel titled &#8220;Bintcoin&#8221; in February 2021.&nbsp;



What Is Bintcoin?&nbsp;



Bintcoin is a Youtube channel through which Hassan posts videos about everything related to cryptocurrencies easily and quickly. Also, she gives a brief on her research in crypto for educational and entertainment purposes as she always asserts in her videos that she is not a financial adviser.&nbsp;



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The channel achieved wide popularity among those who are interested in crypto as it gained 15,000 subscribers in a short period. Her videos accomplish high views due to the interesting and attractive way she explains difficult matters about crypto.



What Is The Nature of Nagham Hassan&#8217;s Videos?&nbsp;



Hassan, in her videos, focuses on various cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others by explaining ways to invest in them and reviewing the most significant news and reports about them.&nbsp;



She always touches on technologies that emerged lately like NFTs, metaverse, blockchain, and others in addition to giving pieces of advice for those who are interested in crypto.&nbsp;



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What Are Nagham Hassan&#8217;s Advice for Beginners?&nbsp;



Hassan is always keen to advise her followers to choose safe and well-trusted exchange platforms like Binance and Coinbase and not to keep digital currencies at exchange platforms and keep them in a digital wallet in anticipation of these platforms being hacked.



She always recommends doing enough studies and research before investing in any cryptocurrency, especially since the crypto market is so unsteady.&nbsp;



You can follow Nagham Hassan&#8217;s official accounts on social media via these links:&nbsp;



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Nagham Hassan.. One of Most Important Crypto Entrepreneurs in Arab World

The Bahrain Football Association signed a partnership agreement with Zamzam, the first Arab Sharia-compliant cryptocurrency, on launching the first non-fungible tokens collection, set to be allocated for the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League.



The first-of-its-kind agreement in the Middle East was signed by President of the Bahrain Football Association Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and Hamed Fakhro, ZamZam&#8217;s founder and CEO.



Under this deal, the first NFT collection for an Arab football league will be launched in addition to setting up an NFT collection for the Bahraini teams participating in the league.



According to the agreement, Zamzam will present NFT prizes during the league&#8217;s matches, including the best player of the round or best goalkeeper of the round award. These awards will be handed over to the players as NFTs.



<a href="https://upyo.com/ar/article/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%ad%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%af-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%84-%d9%85%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b9-%d8%a3%d8%b5%d9%88%d9%84-nft-%d9%85%d8%ae%d8%b5%d8%b5%d8%a9-%d9%84%d8%af%d9%88" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">In this regard</a>, Sheikh Ali said, quoted by Arab sources, that Bahrain is pioneering country in various domains, topped by sports, adding inking this first-of-its-kind deal makes the Bahraini Premier League the first football competition to give such awards to players and audience, a matter which reflects the Kingdom&#8217;s leading position in the sports sector.



Sheikh Ali pointed out that the agreement would give momentum to the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League and encourage the Bahrainis to come back to the stadiums to support their beloved teams and get NFT prizes, which will be announced soon.



&#8220;Our main goal is to increase the attendance rates for the matches in the league and improve the level of the Bahraini league in general,&#8221; he concluded.



The new project comes as a part of a series of distinguished projects launched by Bahrain in the metaverse world, including the expected launch of the Middle East’s first sports NFT collection in Bahrain related to combat.



Zamzam coin, the first Arab Sharia-compliant cryptocurrency, was created in November of last 2021. The Zamzam coin market for NFTs is also the first Arab-Islamic market dedicated to Islamic NFTs around the world, which was launched in May 2022.

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