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Dubai Regulator Increases Scrutiny on Crypto Companies

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has implemented stricter regulations for crypto companies to enhance investor protection and ensure transparency. The new rules require firms to include risk warnings in…

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UAE Bank Launches VASP-Focused Accounts for Managing User Funds

Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), a United Arab Emirates-based bank, has launched dedicated accounts for virtual asset service providers to manage client funds. CEO Bernd van Linder said the move…

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Deribit’s Dubai Unit Receives ‘Conditional’ Virtual Asset Service Provider License

Deribit FZE, an entity owned by crypto derivatives platform Deribit, has secured a conditional virtual asset service provider from the Dubai virtual assets regulator. The license, which covers spot and…

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UAE Says No Virtual Asset Service Provider Has Been Granted an Operating Permit

The United Arab Emirates virtual assets regulator has said no crypto entity has been granted the full market product (FMP) license. According to the country’s minister of state for artificial…

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Report: 11.4% of UAE Residents Have Invested in Cryptocurrencies

Just over 11% of United Arab Emirates (UAE) residents have invested in cryptocurrencies, a report issued by the country’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has reportedly said. Globally,…

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Dubai Regulator Grants Crypto Trading App OKX License to Extend Services in the UAE

The Seychelles-based crypto trading app, OKX, recently became the latest virtual assets service provider to be granted a provisional licence to provide its services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).…

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