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Crypto Mondays in Dubai: EcoX Monday meetups and CryptoMondays MENA

"Crypto Mondays Dubai" can mean two different things: the Monday-evening networking meetups on the EcoX calendar, which have used several names, or CryptoMondays, a global meetup community that launched a MENA chapter in 2026. This page separates the two using public event listings and the organisers' own pages.

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Short answer

  • EcoX's Luma calendar lists Monday-evening meetups in Dubai since a kick-off on 26 May 2025, described as "every Monday" from June 2025.[2] Not every Monday has a listing, and the series name has changed several times.
  • CryptoMondays describes itself as a decentralised global community that began as a New York Meetup in 2018 and has chapters in more than 60 cities.[6]
  • A CryptoMondays MENA chapter launch was listed for 28 September 2026, with CryptoMondays HQ and Lou Kerner among the organisers and "Ecox Dubai" among the supporters.[11] The chapter's LinkedIn page says it is led by Vaibhavv Ali and lists EcoX Dubai as an event partner.[12]
  • We found no CryptoMondays page that names EcoX, Jorge Sebastiao or Franco Fiore as leads of a CryptoMondays chapter. Most EcoX Monday listings do not use the CryptoMondays name.

Monday meetups on the EcoX calendar

The table groups the 47 past Monday-evening listings in Dubai on EcoX's public calendar[1] by the name used in their titles. Counts are ours, from the calendar snapshot of 13 October 2026. A listing is an announcement, not proof that an event took place.

EcoX Monday meetup listings in Dubai by series name
Name used in listings Listings First Last Venues listed
Blockchain & Business Meetup and one-off titles 23 26 May 2025 27 April 2026 Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai, Scandal Dubai
CryptoMondays Dubai 1 2 February 2026 2 February 2026 Scandal Dubai
BitCoin Mondays 12 9 February 2026 11 May 2026 Scandal Dubai
BlockChain Mondays 4 25 May 2026 6 July 2026 Scandal Dubai
EcoX Mondays 6 22 June 2026 12 October 2026 Scandal Dubai, Tacenda Lounge
CryptoMondays MENA 1 5 October 2026 5 October 2026 Tacenda Lounge

Venues changed over time: Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai (26 May 2025 to 30 June 2025); Scandal Dubai (7 July 2025 to 13 July 2026); Tacenda Lounge (14 September 2026 to 12 October 2026). The listing for 12 October 2026 places the meetup at Tacenda Lounge at the JW Marriott Marquis.[3] A typical evening combines networking, a short presentation and a fireside chat.[5]

Latest Monday listings

EcoX also lists a "Blockchain Week 2026" meetup on Monday 30 November 2026 at Tacenda Lounge; the listing does not name a conference.[4] The full archive is on our EcoX events page.

What CryptoMondays is

CryptoMondays presents itself as a decentralised community of local meetups.[6] Its home page invites people to start a new chapter if their city is not listed, and does not describe a licence or approval process.[7] In 2018, Lou Kerner wrote that people had asked about starting Crypto Mondays in 15 cities, Dubai among them.[8] In 2023 he wrote that CryptoMondays Dubai, then hosted by Gaurav Dubey, CEO of TDMM, was the 31st chapter he had visited.[9] That account does not show who has run a Dubai chapter since.

CryptoMondays MENA and EcoX

  • 2 February 2026. The EcoX calendar listed "CryptoMondays Dubai" at Scandal Dubai, with EcoX's co-founders among the organisers. Its description calls Lou Kerner the founder of CryptoMondays.[10] The following weeks were listed as "BitCoin Mondays".
  • 28 September 2026. A "CryptoMondays Mena Chapter Launch" listing named CryptoMondays HQ, Lou Kerner, Franco Fiore, Jorge Sebastiao, Vaibhavv Ali and Crypto Mondays Mena as organisers, and EcoX Dubai as one of several supporters.[11]
  • 5 October 2026. The EcoX calendar listed "CryptoMondays MENA: Shaping the Future of Web3 & Digital Assets" at Tacenda Lounge, described as hosted by Minds by Animoca Brands.[13]
  • 13 October 2026. CryptoMondays' own calendar listed a CryptoMondays MENA event on a Tuesday at Grand Millennium, Barsha Heights, so chapter events are not always on Mondays or at the EcoX venue.[14]

The chapter's LinkedIn page names Vaibhavv Ali as its lead and EcoX Dubai as a partner.[12] In short, EcoX appears as a partner and co-organiser of some CryptoMondays MENA events, while its weekly Monday meetups run under its own names.

Bitcoin Mondays, Blockchain Mondays and Cryptonite UAE

From February to May 2026 EcoX titled its Monday meetups "BitCoin Mondays", and some listings say they are presented with CryptoNite UAE; Eventbrite also attributes BitCoin Mondays and BlockChain Mondays listings to EcoX.[15] Cryptonite UAE describes itself as an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication.[16] The listings spell the partner's name in several ways, and we have not confirmed that they all refer to one organisation.

Not to be confused with

Money Monday Dubai is a separately branded Monday networking series; its page says it is brought by Adel Bhurtun and co-hosted by BrandPR.[17] We found no link between it and EcoX.

Before you go

  • Open the current Luma listing: names, venues and start times change, and some listings require approval.
  • Check who the hosts are on the listing itself rather than relying on a series name.
  • Pitches and sponsored talks are promotion, not endorsements.

Our guide to Web3 networking in Dubai covers how to judge an organiser and stay safe, and our calendar of crypto and blockchain events in Dubai lists the larger conferences.

Sources

Each note shows the source, its publisher, the date we last checked it and the status of the statement it supports. Status labels are explained in the editorial policy.

  1. EcoX Network Calendar, EcoX Network on Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: EcoX publishes its event programme on a public Luma calendar named "EcoX Network Calendar" (lu.ma/ecox), described as "Connect, learn and collaborate with EcoX global network" and located in Dubai.
  2. ECOX NETWORK BLOCKCHAIN & BUSINESS MEETUP - EVERY MONDAY, EcoX Network on Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: EcoX's Luma calendar lists a kick-off for a Dubai Monday meetup on 26 May 2025 at Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai, followed on 2 June 2025 by a listing titled "ECOX NETWORK BLOCKCHAIN & BUSINESS MEETUP - EVERY MONDAY".
  3. DUBAI'S - ECOX MOnDAYS - BLOCKCHAIN & TECH BUSINESS NETWORK EVENT, EcoX Network on Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: EcoX's Luma listing for 12 October 2026 is titled "DUBAI'S - ECOX MOnDAYS - BLOCKCHAIN & TECH BUSINESS NETWORK EVENT", gives Tacenda Lounge at the JW Marriott Marquis as its location and mentions cooperation with Cryptonite UAE.
  4. EcoX Network - Blockchain Week 2026 - MeetUp, EcoX Network on Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: EcoX's Luma calendar lists "EcoX Network - Blockchain Week 2026 - MeetUp" on 30 November 2026 from 19:00 at Tacenda Lounge, Dubai, with EcoX Network Calendar, Franco Fiore and Jorge Sebastiao in its organiser data. The listing does not name a conference.
  5. Ecox - Blockchain Mondays - Tech & Business Network Event - Special Guest, EcoX Network on Luma. Checked 29 September 2026. Self-declared Supports: EcoX Monday event pages on Luma describe an agenda of networking, a presentation about the Dubai EcoX ecosystem with insights on blockchain, crypto, technology and UAE business setup, a fireside chat with guests and open networking.
  6. CryptoMondays, CryptoMondays. Checked 13 October 2026. Self-declared Supports: CryptoMondays describes itself as a decentralized global community that brings together people interested in cryptocurrency and blockchain, which started as a Meetup in New York City in 2018 and has chapters in more than 60 cities.
  7. CryptoMondays, CryptoMondays. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: The CryptoMondays home page invites people to start a new chapter if their location is not listed; the page does not describe a licence or approval process.
  8. Why We Started Crypto Mondays, CryptoOracle on Medium, published 2018. Checked 13 October 2026. Historical Supports: In a 2018 post, Lou Kerner wrote that people had contacted the group about starting Crypto Mondays in 15 cities, including Dubai.
  9. Why I'm Moving to Dubai, Lou Kerner on Medium, published 2023. Checked 13 October 2026. Historical Supports: Lou Kerner wrote in 2023 that CryptoMondays Dubai, hosted by Gaurav Dubey, CEO of TDMM, was the 31st chapter he had visited.
  10. CryptoMondays Dubai - Exclusive Premier Crypto Networking & Blockchain Event, EcoX Network on Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: The EcoX Luma calendar lists "CryptoMondays Dubai - Exclusive Premier Crypto Networking & Blockchain Event" on 2 February 2026 at Scandal Dubai. Its organiser data names EcoX Network Calendar, Franco Fiore, Jorge Sebastiao, Rose and Bruce Porter Jr, and its description calls Lou Kerner the founder of CryptoMondays.
  11. CryptoMondays Mena Chapter Launch, Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: A Luma listing titled "CryptoMondays Mena Chapter Launch" for 28 September 2026 names CryptoMondays HQ, Lou Kerner, Franco Fiore, Jorge Sebastiao, Vaibhavv Ali and Crypto Mondays Mena as organisers and lists "Ecox Dubai" among the event's supporters.
  12. CryptoMondays MENA, CryptoMondays MENA on LinkedIn, published October 2026. Checked 13 October 2026. Self-declared Supports: The CryptoMondays MENA LinkedIn page says the MENA chapter launched on 28 September 2026 and is led by Vaibhavv Ali, and lists EcoX Dubai as a partner of its events. It does not name EcoX, Jorge Sebastiao or Franco Fiore as chapter leads.
  13. CryptoMondays MENA: Shaping the Future of Web3 & Digital Assets, EcoX Network on Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: The EcoX Luma calendar lists "CryptoMondays MENA: Shaping the Future of Web3 & Digital Assets" on 5 October 2026 at Tacenda Lounge, Dubai. Its organiser data names EcoX Network Calendar, Franco Fiore, Jorge Sebastiao, Vaibhavv Ali, Crypto Mondays Mena and Lou Kerner, and its description says it is hosted by Minds by Animoca Brands.
  14. The AI Frontier - CryptoMondays MENA - Scale - Minds By Animoca Brands, Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Confirmed Supports: CryptoMondays' global Luma calendar lists "The AI Frontier - CryptoMondays MENA - Scale - Minds By Animoca Brands" in Dubai on Tuesday 13 October 2026, at Grand Millennium, Barsha Heights, presented in partnership with CryptoMondays MENA.
  15. EcoX Network - BitCoin Mondays, EcoX Network on Luma. Checked 13 October 2026. Self-declared Supports: An EcoX Luma listing for 13 April 2026 says "EcoX & CryptoNite Uae presents BitCoin Mondays", and Eventbrite attributes BitCoin Mondays and BlockChain Mondays listings to EcoX.
  16. Cryptonite, Cryptonite UAE. Checked 13 October 2026. Self-declared Supports: Cryptonite UAE's website describes it as an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication.
  17. Money Monday Dubai, Money Monday Dubai on LinkedIn, published 2025. Checked 13 October 2026. Self-declared Supports: Money Monday Dubai is a separately branded Monday networking series; its LinkedIn page says it is brought by Adel Bhurtun and co-hosted by BrandPR.