Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
About Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority is the dedicated regulator for the virtual assets sector in Dubai. It issues licences and provides regulatory oversight for digital asset broker-dealers, exchanges and payment service providers operating within the emirate. Recent coverage has focused on the granting of operational licences and in-principle approvals to international financial technology firms and cryptocurrency platforms.
FF News has published 9 stories featuring Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, most recently "Caladan Secures VARA In-Principle Approval for Digital Asset Broker-Dealer Services in Dubai" (6 October 2026).
Latest Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority news
- Caladan Secures VARA In-Principle Approval for Digital Asset Broker-Dealer Services in Dubai 6 October 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Rakbank Islamic Launches In-App Bitcoin Trading via Bitpanda Partnership 24 August 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Arbeat Group Secures Full VASP Licence from Dubai’s VARA for Exchange and Broker-Dealer Services 19 August 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Flowdesk Secures VARA Broker-Dealer Licence in Dubai to Scale Institutional Crypto Services 10 August 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Flipster Secures VARA Full Operational Exchange License for Regulated Crypto Services in UAE 28 July 2026 TradeTech Eye
- Revolut Secures In-Principle Approval for Crypto Services in UAE via VARA 16 July 2026 FF News
- Triple-A Secures VARA In-Principle Approval for Broker-Dealer Services in Dubai 15 July 2026
- MFTA and Fireblocks Launch UAE Stablecoin Playbook as On-Chain Settlements Hit $33 Trillion 6 July 2026
- Crypto.com Appoints Iskandar Vanblarcum to Lead Exchange and Prediction Markets Expansion 3 July 2026 FF News