New Securities and digital assets law proposed by UAE’s DIFC in consultation paper
The UAE’s Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), which is autonomously regulated, has proposed a new securities digital asset law in a new consultation paper. The...
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Nomura’s Laser Digital crypto broker takes the UAE by storm
Nomura’s crypto broker, and crypto investment service provider, Laser Digital which recently received a full license from Dubai’s virtual asset regulatory authority, VARA has now...
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Dubai virtual asset regulator issues market notice against JPEX crypto exchange
As Hong Kong police investigate allegations of fraud against cryptocurrency trading platform JPEX after investors complained of HK$1.3bn ($166m; £134m) in losses, Dubai’s virtual asset...
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Dubai’s Virtual asset regulatory authority issues stablecoin regulations
Dubai’s Virtual asset regulatory authority ( VARA) has updated its virtual asset rulebook and added new regulations with regards to what it calls Fiat referenced...
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Abu Dhabi’s ADGM grants M2 a virtual asset trading and custodian platform an FSP license
Virtual asset trading and cusotial service platform M2 has been granted a Financial Services Permission (FSP) license in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) from...
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Dubai’s Department of Economy teams up with VARA to integrate virtual asset service offering to UAE market
The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism and the Virtual Assets regulatory Authority have signed an MOU to unify VASP ( virtual asset service provider)...
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Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority publishes fee’s schedule for various activities
The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority [VARA] has announced a schedule of fees covering the issuance of no-objection certificates to proprietary traders, amendments or withdrawal of licence...
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Blockchain Security auditor Hacken partners with Dubai Blockchain Center
Ukraine headquartered Hacken, a blockchain security auditor that aims to make Web3 a safer place, has partnered with Dubai Blockchain Center. As per a Hacken...
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Oman’s Green Data City to have full blockchain capacity in 2023
Oman’s Green Data City, the first data center in Oman to obtain a crypto mining license will have full blockchain capacity in 2023. The datacenter...
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UAE based Aquanow, digital assets infrastructure provider receives initial approval from Dubai’s VARA
Aquanow, a digital assets infrastructure provider has unilaterally announced that it has received initial approval from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), while it undertakes...
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