du has introduced a cryptocurrency mining service for UAE residents, targeting to increase consumer adoption of digital finance, according to official sources.
Dubai telecom operator du intends to help the residents engage in cryptocurrency mining on a new cloud-based platform called Cloud Miner, a senior company executive has said.
No hardware management, electricity costs, or maintenance
Unveiled on November 2, 2025, during a launch event at the Burj Khalifa, the platform will be available exclusively to UAE residents in line with national regulatory standards. They can engage by subscribing to rent computational power through the company’s data centres across the country, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
The service marks the UAE’s first official Cloud Mining-as-a-Service (MaaS) offering. Interested customers can participate in an online auction from November 3 to 9, 2025, to access the blockchain ecosystem without hardware management, electricity costs, or maintenance.
Once subscribed, they can immediately use the services, paying fixed and transparent charges, with each contract providing a mining capacity of 250 terahashes per second (TH/s) for a lock-in period of 24 months.
“Once customer adoption becomes higher, it enables other adjacencies in the industry,” chief information and communications technology officer Jasim Al Awadi said in an interview with a UAE-based news outlet before Cloud Miner’s launch.
Users will eventually also gain access to a calculator that will show how much Bitcoin they will receive at the end of each month and its corresponding value, he added.
Regulated Bitcoin mining in UAE
du’s Cloud Miner intends to widen the alternatives for residents looking for a regulated environment to explore the blockchain and digital financial infrastructure, aiming to expand the digital asset economy of the UAE.
The company has also ensured regulatory compliance to protect users, using two-factor authentication and other security measures like UAE Pass verification for the Local Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards.
Growth of crypto investment in UAE
The UAE is quickly becoming one of the world’s hottest crypto hubs, supported by the comprehensive regulatory framework established under the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).
According to the Crypto Wealth Report 2025 by Henley & Partners, the UAE, alongside Singapore, Hong Kong, the U.S., and Switzerland, is ranked as the top five destinations for digital asset investors.
The changing landscape of investor appetite for digital assets is now being explored by financial institutions. As the crypto industry matured after a 2021 bull run, followed by a crash, the digital assets sector is now an important sector of investments for institutional money, CoinDesk reported.
Bitget Q3 2025 report stated that 66% of respondents across the globe have plans to add more crypto to their portfolios this year. ETH and Solana are reportedly the most trusted ecosystems globally. According to the report, two major investment strategies are active trading and long-term investment for a maturing investor base.
Despite Bitcoin’s volatile nature, it holds well above $100,000. The UAE has been implementing regulations to boost the adoption of crypto and digital finances.
Du adds crypto to their services
According to an earlier report by a UAE-based news outlet, du was open to adding crypto tools to its du Pay FinTech service.
“The adoption of cryptocurrencies expanded in the last two years when big names stepped in,” Mr Jasim Al Awadi said to The National. “And, today, for people to trust mining, they need a trusted partner … that follows all the rules and regulations of the country.”
