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Inside VARA’s ARVA Framework: A Legal Lens on Tokenizing Real-World Assets in Dubai
The tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) has emerged as one of the most promising applications of blockchain technology. As institutional interest grows, regulators around the world are moving qui...
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VARA Unveils Updated Rulebooks to Enhance Oversight and Market Integrity in VA Sector
In a new development toward reinforcing investor protection and market stability, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has released Version 2.0 of its activity-based Rulebooks.
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VARA Fortifies Controls on Crypto Margin Trading in Dubai, Refreshes Rulebook
Dubai's crypto regulator Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has updated its rulebook for digital asset trading.
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UAE Wants You Here: Irina Heaver on Web3 Regulation, Founders, and the Future of Digital Assets
Few people have been more immersed in the UAE’s transformation into a global crypto hub than Irina Heaver, Managing Partner at NeosLegal and one of the region’s most respected legal voices in Web3...
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Dubai Digital Assets Association Partners with CoinMENA to Strengthen Regional Crypto Ecosystem
The Dubai Digital Assets Association (D2A2) has announced a strategic partnership with CoinMENA, a VARA-licensed digital asset brokerage, in a joint effort to advance education, collaboration, and inn...
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HashKey Secures Dubai VASP License, Expands Digital Asset Services into MENA
HashKey Group, a prominent digital asset financial services provider in Asia Pacific, has officially entered the UAE market after receiving a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai...
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UAE Digital Asset Regulation: The Global Benchmark?
This was the central theme of a closed-door roundtable hosted before the TOP 20 Performing CEO event in Dubai on April 29th. Held under Chatham House rules, the gathering brought together a cross-sect...
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Gate Group Secures VASP License from VARA for Its Dubai Entity
Gate Group has announced that its subsidiary, Gate Technology FZE (“Gate Dubai”), has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority ...
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Dubai’s VARA Warns of Firms Falsely Claiming to Be Part of Real Estate Tokenization Pilot
Dubai’s crypto regulator has issued an alert, warning of firms falsely claiming to be part of the city’s high-profile real estate tokenization pilot, saying that such misrepresentation may violate...
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VARA Issues Consumer Alert Over Misrepresentation in DLD Real Estate Tokenization Project
The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), in coordination with the Dubai Land Department (DLD), has issued a consumer and marketplace alert addressing recent misrepresentations surrounding...
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