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DFSA Crypto Token RegimeDIFC Law No.4/2022; DFSA GEN 3A; RMI328/2022; RMI423/2025 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesEffectiveNov 01, 2022
AML / CFTLicensing & Registration+3 more
DFSA regime for Crypto Token activities in or from DIFC. Effective Nov. 1, 2022 and updated Jan. 12, 2026, it relies on firm-led token suitability, DFSA-reviewed fiat stablecoins,…www.dfsa.ae ↗
UAE ADGM Digital Assets FrameworkFSMR 2015; FSRA Digital Assets Guidance and Rulebooks · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesEffectiveJun 25, 2018
AML / CFTConsumer Protection+3 more
ADGM’s FSRA regulates digital-asset activities through an active framework covering Virtual Assets, FRTs, Digital Securities, derivatives, funds, custody, trading venues, and stak…www.adgm.com ↗
UAE VARA Marketing Regulations 2024VARA_EN_419_VER1 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesEffectiveOct 01, 2024
Consumer ProtectionLicensing & Registration+2 more
Dubai VARA rules for marketing virtual assets and VA activities in or targeting the UAE, effective Oct. 1, 2024; replaces 2022 administrative orders and sets disclosure, licensing…rulebooks.vara.ae ↗
UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 111 of 2022 Virtual Assets RegulationCabinet Resolution No. (111) of 2022 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesEffectiveJan 14, 2023
AML / CFTConsumer Protection+3 more
UAE federal resolution establishing the regulatory perimeter for virtual asset activities and VASPs, including licensing, AML/CFT, cybersecurity, local-authority coordination and …uaelegislation.gov.ae ↗
UAE Cabinet Decision No. 112/2022: VARA Virtual Asset DelegationCabinet Decision No. 112/2022 · Decree · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesEffectiveJan 14, 2023
AML / CFTLicensing & Registration+3 more
Delegates specified federal virtual-asset regulatory powers to Dubai’s VARA for Dubai and its non-DIFC free zones, including VASP licensing, supervision, data-protection checks, f…rulebooks.vara.ae ↗
SCA Decision No. 26/RM of 2023: Virtual Assets Platform OperatorsSCA Decision No. 26/RM/2023; Resolution No. 26/Chairman/2023 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesRepealedMay 15, 2023
AML / CFTCustody+3 more
UAE SCA resolution that set operating, listing, custody, transparency and trading-system duties for virtual asset platform operators. It was later abrogated by CMA Decision No. 04…www.sca.gov.ae ↗
SCA Decision No. 27/RM of 2023 — SCA Rulebook Virtual Assets AmendmentSCA Decision No. 27/RM/2023 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesRepealed
AML / CFTCustody+3 more
Amended the UAE SCA Financial Activities Rulebook to integrate virtual asset services, licensing, custody, conduct and capital rules. Later displaced by the 2026 CMA VASP framewor…www.sca.gov.ae ↗
Dubai Law No. (4) of 2022 Regulating Virtual AssetsDubai Law No. (4) of 2022 · Act · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesEffectiveMar 11, 2022
AML / CFTCustody+3 more
Dubai’s 2022 Virtual Assets Law established VARA and a permit-based regime for virtual asset services across Dubai, including free zones, excluding the DIFC.rulebooks.vara.ae ↗
VARA Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023VARA Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesEffectiveJun 19, 2025
AML / CFTLicensing & Registration+3 more
Dubai’s VARA framework for VASP licensing, VA issuance, AML/CFT, market conduct, marketing, supervision and enforcement. Current rulebook version is effective from 19 June 2025.rulebooks.vara.ae ↗
VARA Virtual Asset Issuance RulebookVARA_EN_293_VER20250519 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026AEUnited Arab EmiratesEffectiveJun 19, 2025
Licensing & RegistrationDisclosure & Marketing+3 more
Dubai VARA rulebook governing business issuance of virtual assets, including Category 1 licensed issuances, Category 2 distributor-led issuances, exempt VAs, whitepapers, risk dis…rulebooks.vara.ae ↗
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