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Maldives Bets Big on Blockchain with $9B Crypto Hub Deal
By: crypto news australia|2025/05/05 12:00:13
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The Maldives signed a US$9B deal with Dubai-based MBS Global Investments to build the Maldives International Financial Centre, aiming to pivot away from tourism dependence amid a debt crisis.The project will span 830,000 square meters in Malé, target 16,000 jobs, and generate US$1B in revenue by year five.Imagine having more money than an entire country’s GDP (at least a small country). That’s the reality for many family offices in Dubai, but one in particular, tied to Qatari royal Sheikh Nayef bin Eid Al Thani, plans to turn the Maldives into anUS$8.8B (AU$13.1B) crypto finance hub. According to a report by the Financial Times, the investment is led by MBS Global Investments —the Dubai-based family office in question— and comes at a time when the Maldives is facing a debt crisis, with Finance Minister Moosa Zameer calling the situation the “biggest crisis” and framing the MBS deal as a strategic pivot away from the traditional tourism-and-fisheries economy.Read more: Anthony Scaramucci Predicts Crypto Will Power Elon Musk’s Future Super AppThe plan was signed last week and includes an 830,000 square meter development in Malé designed to host 6,500 residents and employ 16,000 people. MBS claims it has already secured roughly US$5B (AU$7.7B) in commitments and plans to raise the rest via equity and debt from other family offices and HNW investors.Getting Into BusinessMBS isn’t offering a loan. It’s a joint venture. Zameer calls it “getting into business”, signaling a pivot away from dependency on India and China, both of which have kept the country afloat through more traditional means. Whether this counts as modernisation or desperation depends on what gets built, and whether any of it actually works.Read also: Ripple’s $5B Bid for Circle Rejected Amid XRP-Metamask CollabIn short, the idea is to build a regional crypto finance center, generate US$1B (AU$1.57B) in annual revenue by year five, and triple national GDP in under four years. That would make the Maldives one of the most aggressive blockchain players globally. Not a sandbox project, but a sovereign bailout attempt dressed as a tech hub.Talking about sandboxes, Dubai’s DFSA recently opened tokenisation sandboxes for securities, and for some reason excluded cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.The post Maldives Bets Big on Blockchain with $9B Crypto Hub Deal appeared first on Crypto News Australia.
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