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3AC founders fined by Dubai regulator over OPNX exchange
16.8.2023
OPNX CEO Leslie Lamb and executives Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and Mark Lamb were all issued a $58,000 fine for violating marketing regulations in the emirate
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – TOM, VARA, CHART
3.8.2023
A tech-led sell-off in the US stock market has been picking up pace this week as long-term US bond yields vault higher in wake of continued strong US economic data and Fitch’s recent downgrade of the US government’s credit rating, but this is yet to translate into material downside in the crypto...
Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Wants Dubai Entity Detangled From US Bankruptcy Filings: Here’s The Latest
3.8.2023
Bankrupt digital asset exchange FTX has filed a motion to exclude its Dubai entity from the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the United States.
Per the motion, the company argues that FTX Dubai was not in business before Nov 2022 when bankruptcy documents were filed and as such there is no need...
Binance Obtains Dubai License to Provide Crypto Exchange Services
2.8.2023
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has received a license to operate in Dubai as a regulated platform. The authorization will allow the crypto giant to offer exchange and other services for virtual assets to institutional and qualified retail investors. Dubai Virtual Assets...
Dubai’s VARA Approves Operational License to Nomura’s Crypto Subsidiary
1.8.2023
Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has granted an operating license to Laser Digital, the crypto division of the Japanese financial services giant Nomura.
The license allows Laser Digital to provide crypto asset broker-dealer services and management and investment services to...
Nomura’s crypto arm Laser Digital bags Dubai VARA license
1.8.2023
Laser Digital said it would also launch trading and asset management operations in the coming months, including over-the-counter (OTC) service
Dubai’s VARA grants Operational MVP license to Binance
31.7.2023
Binance has announced receiving the Operational MVP license in Dubai through VARA – Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority. MVP here stands for Minimum Viable Product. The license grants Binance the authority to offer its digital products and services to institutional investors and qualified...
Dubai Regulator Deems Crypto Exchange Bitoasis’ License ‘Non-Operational’
12.7.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitoasis’ license has been deemed “non-operational” by the Dubai digital assets regulator, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. According to the regulator, VARA took the decisive step after Bitoasis failed to meet “mandated conditions within...
Dubai crypto regulator suspends BitOasis crypto exchange license
11.7.2023
BitOasis was the crypto exchange to get an operational license in Dubai, which has now been suspended by the local regulator for not meeting key conditions in time
Dubai Regulator Unveils Schedule of Fees for Virtual Asset-Related Activities
28.6.2023
The Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently announced the schedule of fees “covering the issuance of no-objection certificates to proprietary traders, amendments or withdrawal of licence applications, and the submission of whitepapers for VARA review.” According...
Crypto Exchange Okx Gets MVP Preparatory License From Dubai Regulator
16.6.2023
Crypto exchange platform Okx Global has been granted the minimal viable product (MVP) preparatory license by the Dubai regulator, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The latest VARA license has been granted almost a year after Okx received the “provisional virtual assets...
Dubai's VARA approves OKX 'preparatory' license as part of exchange's expansion plans
15.6.2023
The middle eastern arm of the exchange said it had opened an office in the Dubai World Trade Center and planned to increase its staff to 30 people
OKX received MVP preparatory license from VARA
15.6.2023
OKX recently announced receiving an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) preparatory license from Dubai‘s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Dubai has always been the main strategic business hub for the OKX exchange around the world, and the platform has plans to scale its operations for...
Report: Binance Asked to Provide More Information as Dubai Tightens Screws Against Crypto Entities
7.4.2023
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has reportedly asked Binance to share more information about the crypto exchange’s ownership structure and its auditing procedures. According to reports, Dubai regulators are still keen on fostering innovation but without comprising...
VARA grants Preparatory License to Crypto.com
20.3.2023
Dubai is moving on to become a hub of crypto services one day at a time. The procedure to acquire the final License is definitely stringent; however, ventures are going through with it with the hope that the market will flourish for something better in the global ecosystem. Crypto.com is...
DOJ-Appointed US Trustee Objects to Subpoena Request in FTX Bankruptcy Case
3.2.2023
Following a request from FTX lawyers to subpoena FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and members of his family, the U.S. Trustee appointed by the Department of Justice has filed an opposition to the request. The U.S. Trustee explained that the motion would duplicate the efforts of the federally...
Crypto Will ‘Play a Major Role’ in UAE Trade Going Forward, Minister Says
24.1.2023
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for foreign trade says that cryptocurrency “will play a major role for UAE trade going forward.” He stressed: “The most important thing is that we ensure global governance when it comes to cryptocurrencies and crypto...
UAE Says No Virtual Asset Service Provider Has Been Granted an Operating Permit
21.1.2023
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 intelligence and the digital economy, Omar Sultan Al Olama, no crypto entity has been “able...
FTX CEO fights to keep lawyers as calls for removal intensify
19.1.2023
Numerous parties have objected to the retention of Sullivan & Cromwell as lead counsel to FTX, citing conflicts of interest and insufficient disclosures
US Trustee Plans to Appoint an Examiner to FTX Case, While SBF Describes Strange Margin Trading Practices
2.12.2022
On Dec. 1, 2022, an attorney for the U.S. Trustee submitted a written letter to Delaware bankruptcy court officials that seeks to establish an independent examiner to investigate the FTX Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The U.S. Trustee explained in the letter that FTX’s collapse...