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Dubai Chamber Reports Surge in Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Startups

More than four hundred blockchain, artificial intelligence and decentralized finance companies relocated their global headquarters to Dubai during the first half of the year, according to the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy.
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