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BitcoinWorld Dubai Imposes Stricter Risk Management Rules on Crypto Firms, Mandating FATF Compliance Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has introduced a comprehensive set of risk management guidelines for cryptocurrency companies...

The BeInCrypto Institutional 100 Awards 2026 enters its final stage with the Regulation & Governance pillar narrowed to 16 shortlisted entries across four categories. This pillar covers the firms, legal experts, and government frameworks shaping how...

Kraken received preliminary approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority on Thursday. The clearance opens regulated UAE operations and pits the US-based exchange against Binance, OKX, and Crypto.com for institutional flows. The local...

BitcoinWorld Kraken parent Payward secures preliminary crypto license in Dubai from VARA Payward, the parent company of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has received preliminary approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA)...

Best Regulatory Framework of the Year is a category within the BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars. This category sits under Pillar...

Best Institutional Tokenization Platform is an award category within The BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars. Institutional...

Best Liquidity Provider is a category within the BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars. This category sits under Pillar 2: Capital...

Best Digital Asset Product is a category within the BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars. This category sits under Pillar 3: Access to...

Best Digital Asset Manager is a category within the BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars. This category sits under Pillar 2: Capital...

Crypto.com has become the first Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to obtain a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) license.  The Central Bank of the UAE granted the permit to its local entity, Foris DAX Middle East...