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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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Kraken Prepares Dubai Comeback After Two-Year UAE Exit
Global crypto exchange Kraken is preparing a return to the UAE, this time under the oversight of Dubai’s Virtual Assets…
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MidChains Resurfaces Under VARA After ADGM Chapter
MidChains, one of the UAE’s earliest regulated virtual asset exchanges, has resurfaced in Dubai under the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority…
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UAE Aligns Crypto Regulations as SCA and VARA Launch Unified Virtual Asset Framework
The UAE has taken a major step toward unified crypto regulation as the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and Dubai’s…
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