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The co-founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) — Su Zhu and Kyle Davies — have run into fresh trouble over operating and promoting their new digital-asset platform, Open Exchange or OPNX, without the required local license in Dubai.According to a report published in Bloomberg, Dubai’s Virtual
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The letter was sent on April 18 to OPNX's Kyle Davies and Su Zhu, who are also the founders of 3AC, after two cease-and-desist orders for marketing the exchange to residents of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates were issued by the regulator in February and March. Source
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The exchange has expressed its commitment to building a diverse and dynamic team both in Dubai and globally. Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has opened its global headquarters in Dubai, with plans to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The firm’s corporate headquarters occupies an entire floor
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Crypto exchange ByBit has opened its global headquarters in Dubai, nearly an year after it had revealed plans based on an in-principle approval to move its global headquarters to the city. Source
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Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has reportedly asked Binance to share more information about the crypto exchange’s ownership structure and its auditing procedures. According to reports, Dubai regulators are still keen on fostering innovation but without comprising the security of users’ funds. Binance Asked to Provide More Information The collapse
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Al Ansari Financial Services experienced an upswing in the value of its shares after instituting 2023’s first Dubai IPO. The shares of UAE remittances and money exchange firm Al Ansari Financial Services surged 17% in its initial public offering (IPOIPO) outing at its Dubai Financial Market trading debut. The family-owned company raised $210
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The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), the entity that oversees crypto activities in Dubai, has asked Binance to provide more information about its business requirements in its efforts to tighten regulatory guardrails in the emirate, Bloomberg reported.Citing three anonymous sources, Bloomberg reported on April 5 that the regulator had asked Binance
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"Once licensed to be operational, Crypto.com will be able to extend its approved suite of duly regulated virtual assets activities spanning a range of crypto exchange services (spot and derivatives), brokerage, margin/leverage trading, and OTC offerings around settlements for institutional investors," the announcement said. Source
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Crypto.com has announced its receipt of a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) Preparatory license from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).This preparatory phase operations license came after the exchange obtained provisional approval from the regulator in Dubai last year. In the preparatory stage, the MVP license allows the exchange to fulfill
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The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, one of the biggest free trade zones in the world, signed agreements with governments and companies in South Korea to bring more Web3 and metaverse businesses to the emirate. The objective of this move is to consolidate the status of Dubai as an international blockchain
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