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🎙️ AI-Generated Episode Using Google’s Notebook LM | Part of Blockchain DXB’s AI Series

Welcome to another episode of Blockchain DXB, where we dive into the latest in crypto, blockchain, and AI. This episode is fully AI-generated using Google's Notebook LM and is part of Blockchain DXB’s AI series!

✅ Belarus President Supports Bitcoin Mining
✅ Blockstream’s New BTC-Backed Lending Funds
✅ White House Crypto Summit: Key Attendees
✅ TRUMP Metaverse & NFT Trademark Filing
✅ Latest UAE & Saudi Crypto & AI Developments

• Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has proposed using excess electricity to mine Bitcoin.
• He urged officials to bypass bureaucracy, preferring domestic mining over foreign investments.
• Belarus has been crypto-friendly since 2018, legalizing mining and related activities.
• This move follows the U.S. under Trump, which recently announced plans to hold Bitcoin reserves.
• Source: Bitcoin Magazine | Full Video

• Blockstream is introducing three institutional Bitcoin-backed funds, helping investors access liquidity without selling BTC.
• Launch Timeline:
• Blockstream is expanding into Asia, opening a Tokyo office and partnering with Diamond Hands & Fulgur Ventures to support Bitcoin layer two (L2) solutions.
• Source: Blockstream Blog

• Scheduled from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm UTC, featuring 25+ key industry leaders.
• According to Fox Business Network reporter Eleanor Terrett, attendees include:

• Michael Saylor – Strategy
• David Bailey – Bitcoin Magazine / BTC Inc
• Matt Huang – Paradigm
• JP Richardson – Exodus
• Kyle Samani – Multicoin Capital
• Zachary Witkoff – World Liberty Financial (Trump-linked)
• Sergey Nazarov – Chainlink
• Brian Armstrong – Coinbase
• Vlad Tenev – Robinhood
• Arjun Sethi – Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
• Kris Marszalek – Crypto.com
• Brad Garlinghouse – Ripple

We share our insights and commentary on what this means for crypto regulations!

• DTTM Operations, owned by Donald Trump, has filed trademark applications for the name “TRUMP” related to a metaverse platform and an NFT marketplace.
• Source: Official Filing

⚡ Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) signed an MoU with Artificial Intelligence Centre Hamburg (ARIC), marking Sandbox Dubai’s first international collaboration.
⚡ Saudi’s new airline, Riyadh Air | طيران الرياض, announced an IBM AI partnership ahead of its official launch.

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