All women residing in Abu Dhabi to get free crypto domains

All women residing in Abu Dhabi to get free crypto domains

In a move to involve more women into the cryptocurrency sphere and encourage them to participate in Web3, authorities in Abu Dhabi have tied up with a service provider to offer free crypto domains to women residing in the emirate. The programme seeks to empower minority and women-owned businesses in a high-growth country where 50 per cent of the small to medium-sized enterprises are already owned by women. For the initiative, Access Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) have partnered with Web3 identity platform and NFT domain name provider Unstoppable Domains. Currently, only 5-7 per cent of all cryptocurrency users are women and just 12 per cent work in blockchain. The initiative was announced during a delegation visit to Abu Dhabi by the ‘Women of Web3’, a group of female tech entrepreneurs from the US exploring the emirate as a gateway for global expansion. The delegation is hosted by Access Abu Dhabi, a Maven Global Access programme powered by ADIO. “Abu Dhabi is ensuring the future of Web3 is built around a powerful infrastructure that appeals to all members of the community. By supporting initiatives that invite and uplift women, we can champion diversity early in the