BitOasis 2025 Annual Report Highlights Institutional Surge Across MENA

BitOasis, a Dubai-headquartered digital asset platform focused on the Middle East and North Africa, released its 2025 Annual Report on January 21, 2026. The report describes a year in which regional crypto adoption shifted toward institutional participation and more disciplined retail behavior, supported by record global market conditions, including total crypto market capitalisation above $4 trillion and a new all-time high for Bitcoin.

According to BitOasis CEO Ola Doudin, investor participation increased meaningfully across both retail and institutional segments, with users applying portfolio discipline similar to traditional asset classes. Platform data showed retail customers held an average of three tokens, with BTC as the most-held and most-traded blue-chip asset, DOGE as the most-traded token overall, and BTC-AED as the most active trading pair. Trading activity clustered around Monday 18:00 GST, suggesting planned engagement aligned with global market hours rather than speculative round-the-clock trading. XRP recorded the highest growth in trading activity, and the average customer age was 39.

Institutional demand accelerated sharply across MENA, especially in the UAE. VIP and institutional clients contributed over 66% of total trading volumes, supported by a 66% year-on-year increase in high-value traders and HNWIs and 100% growth in corporate and treasury clients across the region. The report also cited broader industry data showing that 71% of ultra-high-net-worth families in the UAE believe they should make strategic allocations to digital assets, above the global average of 69%, while 39% of HNWIs already hold crypto.

BitOasis said it strengthened its institutional offering through a segmented VIP program that includes OTC block trading, faster AED rails, dedicated relationship management, and a 99.9% uptime low-latency API for professional and algorithmic trading. Looking ahead, the company is preparing to introduce regulated derivatives in Bahrain as part of its broader strategy to build regulation-first infrastructure. Doudin noted that GCC wealth is projected to reach $3.5 trillion by 2027, calling it a defining decade for capital formation in the region.

As a DCX Group company, BitOasis said it has leveraged global synergies to strengthen its local offering, including through Coinbase's expanded investment in the parent group during 2025. The report frames the results as evidence that the MENA digital asset market is maturing from speculative retail activity toward durable, regulation-led wealth management.