Kalam Crypto 144:Tether’s Big UAE Move, Inflation in US/UK, CoinMENA’s Viral Ad!

"Inflation is the silent thief that erodes the value of savings, punishing those who work hard and save responsibly." Dr. Saifedean Ammous

Ahlan wa sahlan, and welcome to the 144th edition of CoinMENA’s weekly newsletter, Kalam Crypto!

This week, CoinMENA’s latest crypto ad makes waves across the region, Tether partners with Reelly Tech to bring USDT into UAE property transactions, Bitcoin and crypto regulations gain traction in the U.S., and we uncover some shocking numbers on the cumulative inflation of the U.S. dollar and the British pound.

All this and more in this week’s Kalam Crypto!!

CoinMENA News 🗞️

“Your Future, Your Choice” – Bold New Bitcoin Ads: We’re excited to share the launch of our new campaign, “Your Future, Your Choice,” featuring two short films that tackle the financial challenges so many of us face: rising living costs and the struggle to grow savings.

Using humor and a touch of mobster menace, the films bring to life painfully relatable scenarios. In the first film, a young man trying to pay his rent is strong-armed by mobsters into emptying his wallet—a nod to the relentless rise in rent prices. In the second film, the same man attempts to grow his savings, only to watch helplessly as a mobster clerk and his gang pocket his hard-earned cash, leaving him with a single coin as “interest.” It’s a clever reflection of how difficult it is for the average person to save and grow their money.

These films aren’t just ads, they’re a call to rethink how we approach saving and investing in today’s world.

👉 Watch the films here: Film 1 & Film 2.

Local News 📍

Tether Partners with Reelly Tech to Bring USDT to UAE’s Real Estate Market: Tether, the world’s largest digital asset company, has signed a groundbreaking MoU with Reelly Tech, a leading real estate B2B platform in the UAE. This collaboration will enable over 30,000 local and international agents on Reelly Tech’s platform to integrate USDT into property transactions, streamlining processes in one of the region’s fastest-growing markets.

Global News 🌍

📜 Bitcoin and Crypto Regulation Gains Momentum in U.S. Congress David Sacks, the new White House AI and Cryptocurrency Czar, along with House and Senate leaders, announced that Bitcoin reserves, market structure frameworks, and stablecoin regulations are key legislative priorities. Lawmakers aim to keep crypto innovation within the U.S. to maintain leadership in financial technology.

🏛️ 19 U.S. States Push for Bitcoin Reserves North Carolina and Montana are the latest states proposing legislation to allow state investments in Bitcoin. A total of 19 states are now working on similar initiatives, signaling growing institutional interest in Bitcoin adoption.

⚖️ U.S. DOJ: "Fiat Money Isn’t Property" In a controversial legal argument, the U.S. Department of Justice claimed that fiat money isn’t private property and can be seized at will. Their reasoning? The government creates money, taxes it, and spends it for the "general welfare," meaning individuals don’t truly own it. Bitcoin fixes this.

🇨🇿 Czech Republic Exempts Bitcoin from Long-Term Capital Gains Tax The Czech Republic has passed a law exempting Bitcoin and other digital assets from capital gains tax if held for three years or more. Additionally, crypto transactions under CZK 100,000 (~$4,136) per year will not need to be reported to tax authorities.

🚀 Uniswap Launches Unichain, Its Ethereum Layer 2 Uniswap’s new Ethereum L2, Unichain, is now live, offering 1-second block times and 95% lower gas fees than Ethereum. To encourage adoption, Uniswap Labs is covering swap interface fees for the first few months. With 80+ projects already building on Unichain and seamless cross-chain trading via the ERC-7683 standard, this launch marks a major step forward for decentralized finance.

Keep an eye on 👀

Truflation.com measures accumulated inflation since 2020, and the results are alarming. The U.S. dollar has lost 26% of its purchasing power, and the British pound has lost 38% since 2020!

Tweet Of The Week 🐥

Quiz Corner ✅ 

Last week’s question, who is the most profitable company in the world on a per-employee basis? The correct answer is C Tether

This week’s question is, how much purchasing power has the U.S. dollar lost since 2020? A) Didn't lose, it gained 10%

B) Stayed even

C) 6%

D) 26%

See the answer in next week’s newsletter. Or check out our learning platform https://university.coinmena.com/