{"id":195855,"date":"2023-11-14T07:40:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T07:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=195855"},"modified":"2023-11-14T07:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T07:40:07","slug":"crypto-com-granted-dubai-crypto-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/crypto-com-granted-dubai-crypto-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto.com granted Dubai crypto license"},"content":{"rendered":"
Crypto exchange Crypto.com\u2019s Dubai entity was granted a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) license by the city\u2019s regulator, pending operational approval.<\/p>\n
In a Nov. 14 press release, Crypto.com said that once fully approved by Dubai\u2019s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), its local business CRO DAX Middle East FZE can offer retail and institutional investors exchange, broker-dealer, and lending and borrowing services.<\/p>\n
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said in a statement that it looks forward to working with regulators to contribute to Dubai\u2019s crypto industry and said the city is a \u201cleading market when designing effective regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n
In March 2022, the exchange pinned Dubai as its Middle East and North Africa hub. It received a provisional license from VARA in June 2022, followed by a minimal viable product (MVP) preparatory license in March this year.<\/p>\n
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