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VARA demonstrates how regulators, market can work in tandem: VARA Vice Chair
7.11.2023
Deepa Raja Carbon told Cointelegraph that VARA took a collaborative approach and consulted stakeholders, legislators and the general public to develop its virtual asset regulatory guidelines
Crypto Firms in Dubai Have Until Nov. 17 to Clear all Licensing Requirements: VARA
7.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has set a new deadline for all crypto-related businesses to clear their licensing papers. VARA, the license issuing authority for crypto firms, wants all digital asset service providers to get licenses by November 17. According...
Dubai Moves Forward with Crypto Adoption as WadzPay Secures VARA Initial Approval
2.11.2023
  On October 31, the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) gave “Initial Approval” to WadzPay signifying a noteworthy stride towards broadening crypto adoption in Dubai. The approval is part of WadzPay’s progress toward achieving a comprehensive Virtual Asset...
Dubai VARA grants 'initial approval' to crypto firm WadzPay
2.11.2023
The license allows WadzPay to begin preparing to provide virtual asset services and activities under the VASP License for Transfer and Settlement and Broker/Dealer activities
Web3 Wallet Backpack Launches Registered Crypto Business in Dubai
31.10.2023
Backpack , an all-in-one Web3 wallet, has become the latest to receive a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Dubai. The approval will enable Backpack to launch a regulated cryptocurrency exchange service in the city. Per the company’s press release, Backpack Exchange is set...
Dubai Regulator Blocks the Sale and Distribution of Islamic Coin
6.10.2023
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently said the company distributing and marketing islamic coin (ISLM) lacks the authority to do so. VARA said Bored Gen DMCC must cease marketing activity until it obtains the appropriate approvals. The steps taken by the regulator came...
VARA issues an operating license to TOKO Network
11.9.2023
Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority has issued an operating license to TOKO Network. This grants permission to the network to work as a Broker Dealer and Exchange Service. VARA has been engaging with crypto ventures in Dubai to ensure their operations comply with the prevailing regulatory...
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...