DUBAI, March 18 : Laia Fernández has been working as normal as a crypto marketing executive from her high-rise apartment in Dubai’s gleaming downtown business district, even as occasional sounds of projectile interceptions act as reminders of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

While the conflict has thrown global energy markets and transport into chaos across the Middle East, the blockchain industry’s virtual-first structure and culture appear to have kept it resilient as the war enters its third week.

“Daily life hasn’t dramatically changed,” Fernández said of the United Arab Emirates, which has emerged as a crypto hub in recent years, with the government investing in and promoting the industry.

Fernández said her clients, like other crypto…