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Missiles and drones disrupted skies over Dubai in late February, following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Private aviation executive Jonny Dodge watched his phone light up nonstop. His firm, YourSky, flies much of the emirate's crypto elite, giving him a front-row seat to the panic.
Missile strikes near Dubai triggered a wave of crypto executive evacuations in February.
The UAE's on-chain crypto value hit $56 billion in 2024-2025, up 33% year over year.
Founders are splitting operations across Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore instead of leaving.