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Bybit Opens Global Headquarters In Dubai’s World Trade Center
The cryptocurrency exchange has massive plans for regional and world domination after doubling trading volumes in the MENA region and increasing its user base to 15 million.
Established in 2018, Bybit is an ultra-fast, professional cryptocurrency exchange with 15 million users worldwide. Today, the company has announced the opening of a new global headquarters in Dubai. The MENA region’s second-largest crypto exchange also revealed plans to further strengthen its position in the Middle East.
Bybit’s 16,000-square-foot office occupies an entire floor at One Central, Dubai World Trade Center, overlooking the world-famous Burj Khalifa and the Museum of the Future.
The crypto company was one of the first exchange services to be approved to operate in Dubai and is on track to double trading volumes in the region.
Bybit has lofty ambitions for world domination. The company aims to facilitate mass adoption of digital assets and will use its new Dubai base to host professional meet-ups and live streaming events, as well as offering members of the Bybit network access to exclusive spaces and support.
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Bybit also plans to host workshops at the new headquarters to gather user feedback, showcase its product design and commercialization processes, and share news and insights on the latest market trends.
“The digital economy is advancing at incredible speed, and crypto and blockchain technology will be the mainstay and the connective tissues. As one of the most progressive digital assets hubs in MENA and the world, Dubai is optimally positioned to capture the opportunities in the sector by bringing together state-of-the-art tech and infrastructure, international talent, and vision,” says Ben Zhou, CEO and co-founder of Bybit.
Zhou also noted that the new office space was designed to emphasize Bybit’s commitment to openness and creativity: “We are excited to be part of Dubai’s futuristic skyline. The new office will be an innovative hub for dreamers and creators to exchange ideas and unlock next-level opportunities of Web3”.
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Google Releases Veo 2 AI Video Tool To MENA Users
The state-of-the-art video generation model is now available in Gemini, offering realistic AI-generated videos with better physics, motion, and detail.
Starting today, users of Gemini Advanced in the MENA region — and globally — can tap into Veo 2, Google’s next-generation video model.
Originally unveiled in 2024, Veo 2 has now been fully integrated into Gemini, supporting multiple languages including Arabic and English. The rollout now brings Google’s most advanced video AI directly into the hands of everyday users.
Veo 2 builds on the foundations of its predecessor with a more sophisticated understanding of the physical world. It’s designed to produce high-fidelity video content with cinematic detail, realistic motion, and greater visual consistency across a wide range of subjects and styles. Whether recreating natural landscapes, human interactions, or stylized environments, the model is capable of interpreting and translating written prompts into eight-second 720p videos that feel almost handcrafted.
Users can generate content directly through the Gemini platform — either via the web or mobile apps. The experience is pretty straightforward: users enter a text-based prompt, and Veo 2 returns a video in 16:9 landscape format, delivered as an MP4 file. These aren’t just generic clips — they can reflect creative, abstract, or highly specific scenarios, making the tool especially useful for content creators, marketers, or anyone experimenting with visual storytelling.
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To ensure transparency, each video is embedded with SynthID — a digital watermark developed by Google’s DeepMind. The watermark is invisible to the human eye but persists across editing, compression, and sharing. It identifies the video as AI-generated, addressing concerns around misinformation and media authenticity.
While Veo 2 is still in its early phases of public rollout, the technology is part of a broader push by Google to democratize advanced AI tools. With text-to-image, code generation, and now video creation integrated into Gemini, Google is positioning the platform as a full-spectrum creative assistant.
Access to Veo 2 starts today and will continue expanding in the coming weeks. Interested users can try it out at gemini.google.com or through the Gemini app on Android and iOS.
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