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The license came eight months after the regulator gave the company in-principle approval, and a few weeks after Bybit secured a non-operational license for Dubai.
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The UAE, or the United Arab Emirates, is a federal state composed of seven states located in the Near East. The UAE has a strong economy and currently is thirteenth in the world by GDP due to its oil production. In terms of Bitcoin, the UAE government created a legal framework in 2016 that has become the foundation for future cryptocurrency regulation. Despite these regulations prohibiting payment services from providing transactions in Bitcoin, the new law, in accordance with the Central Bank, can be interpreted differently, depending on certain situations. However, the country is a great platform for innovation. The UAE has recently accepted the UAE Blockchain Strategy in order to become one of the most advanced countries in the blockchain technology sphere.
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Two-day summit in Abu Dhabi gathers asset managers to discuss the next steps for tokenization, AI-driven trading and RWA infrastructure across compliant markets.
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Dubai deploys oil wealth and Islamic finance to challenge Asian crypto dominance, but Hong Kong’s liquidity firepower and Beijing backing maintain supremacy.
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Dubai’s crypto regulator sanctioned 19 companies for unlicensed operations and marketing violations, imposing fines of up to $163,000.
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The regulator stated that farmland must be used only for agricultural purposes to qualify for government services, subsidies, and utilities.
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Singapore and the UAE rank as the world’s most crypto-obsessed countries amid high ownership, search activity and rapid adoption growth.
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M2 Capital invested $20 million in Ethena’s ENA token as the protocol’s TVL neared $15 billion, with growing institutional backing from global crypto investors.
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MANTRA CEO John Patrick Mullin and Inveniam CEO Pat O’Meara detail plans for scaling real-world asset tokenization in the US and UAE markets.
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The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Finance said the government will roll out the framework in 2027 and begin sharing information in 2028.
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The company, rebranded as Solmate, plans to stake SOL and run validator operations in Abu Dhabi as part of its pivot from sports ownership to a digital assets treasury company.
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While Silicon Valley dominates Web2, emerging markets like the UAE and Singapore lead DePIN adoption with better regulations and real infrastructure needs.
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Looking to live tax-free with crypto in 2025? These five countries, including the Cayman Islands, UAE and Germany, still offer legal, zero-tax treatment for cryptocurrencies.
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The United Arab Emirates has become a hot spot for the crypto industry as clear regulatory frameworks and no tax on crypto profits has driven interest in digital assets.
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As Asia and the Middle East lead crypto adoption, success no longer comes from avoiding regulation, but mastering compliance to unlock true scale.
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Airlines in the UAE accept crypto for flight bookings. The country has become a torchbearer when it comes to accepting crypto for flight bookings.
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