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Finance

Head of Dubai Crypto Regulator to Quit to 'Pursue Other Interests'

VARA also plans to fine at least 12 crypto companies for failing to comply with guidelines by a Nov. 17 deadline, Bloomberg reported.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Obtains Full Dubai Operating License

This final approval allows the firm to offer digital asset custodial services to institutional clients and sophisticated investors in Dubai.

Dubai (Wael Hneini/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto.com Wins Digital Asset License in Dubai

Crypto.com completed its licensing process in Singapore in June.

Crypto.com has registered as a crypto provider with the central bank in the Netherlands (crypto.com)

Videos

Komainu Exec on Winning Operating License in Dubai, Global Crypto Regulation Outlook

Komainu, the cryptocurrency custody joint venture of Nomura, Ledger and CoinShares, has received an operating license from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai. Komainu Head of Strategy Sebastian Widman discusses what this means for crypto in Dubai, institutional adoption, and the state of global crypto regulation.

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