Dubai plans 17-storey crypto tower by 2027

The tower will include office spaces, incubators, an AI innovation floor, a crypto club, and an NFT art gallery, all centred around blockchain technology.

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Dubai is set to add a 17-storey Crypto Tower to its skyline by 2027, with developers DMCC and REIT Development announcing that the building will be a hub for blockchain and crypto startups. The tower will feature office floors for crypto companies, incubators for blockchain projects, an AI innovation floor, a crypto club, and an NFT art gallery, all powered by blockchain technology. DMCC’s Ahmed Bin Sulayem emphasised that the Crypto Tower will showcase Web3’s future, ensuring transparency and ownership through blockchain.

The development follows the success of DMCC’s crypto centre in Uptown Tower, supporting the growing blockchain ecosystem in the region. Meanwhile, in Asia, a Bitcoin hotel is set to open in Tokyo in Q3 2025. Operated by Metaplanet, the hotel aims to become a hub for Bitcoin adoption, education, and community, featuring a Bitcoin gallery, art museum, and workspaces.

Global interest in crypto-linked buildings continues to rise, with other projects such as a Bitcoin hotel chain by IKAR Holdings and the ambitious Satoshi Island, designed as a blockchain-based city, in the works. However, progress on some high-profile projects, like Akon City in Senegal, has slowed.