Nomura’s Crypto Division “Laser Digital” Obtains Operating License in Dubai

The Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai has granted an operating license to Nomura's subsidiary for digital assets.

• 2023-08-02
• Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority Dubai investment services digital assets VARA Nomura asset management business Laser

Nomura’s Crypto Arm Gains Operating License Approval in Dubai

Laser Digital will start its trading and asset management business in the coming months.

• 2023-08-01
• Laser Digital Middle East Laser Digital digital asset investment services Virtual Asset Dubai trading services VA Nomura

Crypto Oasis Ventures Opens New Venture Studio Office at DIFC Innovation Hub and Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Dubai, UAE, July 19, 2023 (Amplifi) -- Crypto Oasis Ventures the inceptor of the fastest growing Blockchain ecosystem in the world, the Crypto Oasis, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...

• 2023-07-19
• DIFC Crypto Oasis Ventures Crypto Oasis Innovation Hub Oasis Ventures International Financial Centre Dubai

Dubai Regulator Suspends Crypto Exchange BitOasis' Conditional License

BitOasis said it's working closely with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to fulfil the conditions.

• 2023-07-11
• Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority conditional license BitOasis enforcement action digital assets cryptocurrency exchange Dubai

How Dubai and Hong Kong are shifting crypto’s power dynamics: Opinion

As the US grapples with crypto regulation, Hong Kong and Dubai are emerging as leaders in the global digital economy, writes Ben Caselin of MaskEX.

• 2023-06-19
• Hong Kong digital assets global economy Dubai blockchain technology Hong Kong Monetary Authority crypto regulation virtual assets regulatory environment financial system

3AC Founders’ OPNX Exchange Formally Reprimanded by Dubai Crypto Regulator

The action by the Virtual Assets Regulation Authority targeting Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and others follows two cease-and-desist letters for operating an unregulated exchange.

• 2023-05-02
• Kyle Davies Dubai Su Zhu OPNX VARA bankruptcy claims Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Three Arrows Capital

Dubai crypto regulator awards first broker-dealer MVP operational license

BitOasis, a Middle East-focused crypto exchange based in the United Arab Emirates, has received the first broker-dealer minimum viable product operational license from Dubai's crypto regulator, the company said on Monday. Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) was formed in March 2022 to regulate the emerging virtual asset sector in the emirate, as the United Arab Emirates pushes to become a global hub for the industry.

• 2023-05-01
• United Arab Emirates minimum viable product Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority VARA broker-dealer crypto exchange

Crypto Exchange Bybit Opens Global HQ in Dubai

Crypto exchange ByBit has opened its global headquarters in Dubai, nearly an year after it had revealed plans based on an in-principle approval to move its global headquarters to the city.

• 2023-04-18
• global headquarters Dubai Bybit

Crypto.com Gets Closer to an Operational License in Dubai

Singapore-based digital asset trading platform Crypto.com has received a preparatory license from Dubai's Virtual Digital Assets regulator.

• 2023-03-20
• Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority viable product Dubai VARA

Zero Fees Return for Bybit’s USDC-Settled Crypto Options

Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, today announced zero fees on all its options contracts to celebrate the launch of its Unified Trading Account (UTA).

• 2023-03-10
• options contracts Unified Trading Account crypto community DUBAI United Arab Emirates USDC Bybit institutional clients USDT Borussia Dortmund