Tag: Regulations

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has granted Binance, the largest global crypto exchange, a Category 4 license to operate as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP). The license allows it to offer a full-suite of crypto exchange services in Bahrain. Meanwhile, Binance will also be aiding Kazakhstan in the creation of a regional blockchain hub….

Eros Investments, India’s investment company, has partnered with Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). It plans to fund and support more than media, art, and entertainment 100 startups by 2025. Eros Investments, run by India’s Lulla family, plans to develop Web3 and blockchain businesses out of Dubai as part of a partnership deal to operate…

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) announced plans to establish its metaverse headquarters in The Sandbox virtual world. Thus, VARA would become the world’s first regulator to enter the metaverse, showcasing the government’s attempts to turn Dubai into a hub for the digital economy. VARA said in a statement that its move into the metaverse…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Valkyrie’s futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. This is the second futures ETF approved by the SEC this year after Teucrium. However, spot ETFs seem unlikely to happen soon without more regulation, recent developments suggest. According to the SEC document published on May 5, the application was…

Argentina’s central bank (BCRA) has banned financial institutions from offering unregulated digital assets services. The move comes roughly a month after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $45 billion loan facility that required the country to discourage the use of cryptocurrencies. On May 5, BCRA announced that financial institutions cannot enable their clients to…

Three Arrows Capital, a crypto hedge fund, moves its headquarters from Singapore to Dubai as the UAE is gradually replacing Singapore as a crypto mecca. Bybit, Binance, Kraken, and FTX are setting up offices in the UAE as crypto migrates from traditional far eastern financial centers. Lately, the UAE continues to market itself as a…