Earlier this year, Polymesh partnered with TheBlock., joining its International Chamber of Virtual Assets as one of just three initial layer one blockchains, alongside Avalanche and Solana.

Headquartered in the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Chamber is an impressive ecosystem bringing together more than 200 members across the full tokenization value chain, from infrastructure and capital providers to regulators and operators. 

With 230+ projects, a $11.2B+ project pipeline, 15+ regulatory relationships, and global offices, TheBlock. is uniquely positioned to connect the players whose collaboration makes real world asset (RWA) tokenization possible. 

For Polymesh, this partnership grants not only visibility but also a place at the table driving tokenization in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. We’re excited to build on this momentum by welcoming a new regional representative.

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Right time, right place for tokenization

MENA is a critical market for Polymesh, particularly the United Arab Emirates. With its dynamic economy, business-friendly policies, and visionary entrepreneurship, the UAE is a magnet for global business and innovation, tokenization included. 

Located in what’s perhaps the world’s hottest real estate markets (Dubai), it’s understandable that real estate tokenization is a major focal point of this traction. Developers and real estate asset owners are demanding new ways of financing and trading property, and tokenization offers exactly that –– fractional ownership models that can widen accessibility, increase liquidity, and streamline settlement to reduce costs and friction.

Meanwhile, regulators are drawn to the technology’s transparency, evidenced by Dubai Land Department’s pilot tokenized real estate platform, the region’s first on a public blockchain. These early initiatives signal the market is ready; the Dubai government projects tokenized assets will represent 7% of Dubai’s real estate market by 2033.

What’s needed now is the right infrastructure to take tokenization from pilot projects to production-level (and that missing 7%). This is where Polymesh fits: providing purpose-built blockchain infrastructure for institutional tokenization that can help streamline regulatory-compliant issuance and settlement. 

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Polymesh welcomes Malak Alba as new MENA brand rep

We’re delighted to welcome Malak Alba as our new MENA brand representative, helping us to accelerate Polymesh’s presence in the region.

Operating out of TheBlock. in Dubai, Malak will serve as Polymesh’s regional anchor, ensuring Polymesh’s voice is part of the fast-moving conversation around tokenization. She’ll play a critical role connecting institutions, issuers, and innovators across MENA with Polymesh’s purpose-built infrastructure for real world assets (RWAs) at this time when local interest is rapidly rising.

With a background in financial journalism covering emerging crypto markets and experience hosting exclusive events to facilitate deal flows and co-investment between liquid partners, VCs, and hedge funds, Malak brings both regional insight and market knowledge to tokenization initiatives in the MENA region.

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Working with Polymesh in MENA 

Malak will be the first point of contact for MENA participants who want to learn more about how Polymesh can support tokenization initiatives, including collaborations to custody Polymesh-native assets with Polymesh-integrated custodians Zodia Custody or BitGo, both of whom have regional presence in the UAE. 

Malak will also be present at these key conferences in the GCC region: 

• FII Institute RIyadh
• AIM Summit Dubai
• Abu Dhabi FinTech Week

Contact: Please connect with Malak directly via email at malak@the-block.com.