UAE Tahnoun

Tahnoun Bin Zayed-linked Phoenix Group signs African crypto-mining deal


Issue 1196 - 05 Feb 2025 | 5 minute read

Phoenix Group, which has a number of links to billionaire UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed’s business empire, has secured a 80MW power supply for a new crypto-mining site in Ethiopia, in the latest stage of an international push which has taken the Abu Dhabi-based cryptocurrency firm to Oman, Canada and the US –and which could soon lead it to South America.

Profile: Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

UAE Tahnoun

Role: Abu Dhabi Deputy Ruler, National Security Advisor

Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed is one of the most influential figures in UAE politics and business, with an extensive portfolio of state-owned and privately-held commercial interests and a pivotal role as national security advisor. Those two roles sometimes overlap, as does his strong interest in the development of artificial intelligence. Read more

Sheikh Tahnoun's business interests

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UAE national security advisor Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (TBZ) has become the commercial leviathan of the UAE, with extensive business interests that make him a quietly dominant figure on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). Read more 

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