Dubai’s regulator grants provisional approval to Blockchain.com

    Blockchain.com, a London-based crypto exchange, has been granted provisional regulatory approval by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai. After granted provisions, institutional and retail clients can use the crypto platform in the UAE. Blockchain.com, via a blog post, stated that the organization is in the process of setting up a local office in…

    Crypto seeks regulatory freedom in the UAE

    Major crypto companies are flocking to the UAE in hopes of tapping a potentially lucrative market, but a long road still lies before them, writes Sebastian Sinclair on Blockworks. A raft of exchanges hope to take advantage of United Arab Emirates’ digital asset ambitions But seemingly friendly jurisdictions have turned out to be regulatory nightmares…

    Gulf Crypto Insight: Hot crypto news from the MENA region – August 27

    Dubai regulator issues regulations for virtual assets marketing Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) sets market assurance and consumer protection guardrails for the virtual asset sector. On August 25, VARA announced regulatory guidelines on marketing, advertising, and promotions of virtual assets (VA) across Dubai. The regulations cover all forms of outreach, communications, and advertising, including…

    Gulf Crypto Insight: Hot crypto news from the MENA region – August 19

    MetaVSummit in Dubai MetaVSummit, the largest Web 3 & Metaverse event for investors and founders, will be held in Dubai, UAE, on Sep. 14-15, 2022. The event has up to 1000 delegates who could meet under one roof in The Ritz Carlton, DIFC, looking to strategically partner with the top Crypto, NFT & Metaverse companies…

    Gulf Crypto Insight: Hot crypto news from the MENA region – August 10

    Blockchain Economy Summit: Dubai to host the world’s largest blockchain and crypto event in October The world’s largest blockchain and crypto conference network, Blockchain Economy Summit, has just closed the previous chapter in Istanbul,  Türkiye, with more than 3,000 participants from 82 countries all over the world. The next edition of the world’s flagship blockchain…

    NFT marketplace OasisX is preparing to launch in the UAE

    OasisX, a multichain curated NFT marketplace and creator studio, has set up its base in Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) in the UAE and will be launched in the next few weeks. OasisX has already onboarded about 100 artists and multiple local brands in the MENA region. “We are building the tech foundation and frontier…