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DFSA and VARA Sign MoU to Strengthen Virtual Asset Regulation in Dubai
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
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UAE Regulators, VARA and SCA, Align to Strengthen Oversight of Virtual Assets
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) have announced a coordinated framework for…
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VARA–SCA Alignment Signals a Maturing Phase in UAE’s Digital Asset Regulation
The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) Media Breakfast, held this morning alongside GITEX Global and the Future Blockchain Summit, marked…
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Sheikh Maktoum Approves Dubai Financial Sector Strategy as VARA Tops AED 2.5T
Dubai has taken another major step toward solidifying its standing as one of the world’s top financial hubs, as His…
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Ceffu Secures Full VARA Custody License in Dubai
Institutional custody platform Ceffu has received a full Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority…
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Retail Crypto Derivatives in the UAE: Why Education Comes Before Expansion
When the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) approved the region’s first pilot for retail crypto derivatives in the UAE,…
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DMCC and VARA Partner to Advance Global Tokenized Commodities Framework
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the first free zone in the UAE to embrace crypto back in 2017–2018 and the…
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VARA Penalizes 19 Unlicensed Firms, Issues Public Warning
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has intensified its enforcement measures, announcing penalties against 19 unlicensed firms operating in the…
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SCA Opens CARF Public Consultation Amid UAE’s Push to Harmonize Crypto Oversight
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has opened a public consultation on the proposed Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), inviting industry…
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Hell Yes: UAE Virtual Asset Rules Are Global-Standard Ready
When U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham addressed UK policymakers last week, she raised a…
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