Jurisdiction evidence
Crypto exchanges: UAE regulatory evidence
In the current snapshot, VenueVeritas publishes UAE-related regulatory records under Dubai VARA and ADGM FSRA. Those instruments attach to named legal entities, not to a global brand.
What regulation means here
The UAE is not a single crypto-licence regime. Dubai VARA authorizations and ADGM FSRA permissions are distinct, entity-scoped public records. A VARA licence does not imply an FSRA permission, and neither is a worldwide brand approval.
What this does not mean
- A record in this jurisdiction is not a global brand licence.
- Venues without a published record here are not labelled unregulated. Unknown remains unknown.
- This is not a complete list of every licensed crypto firm in the jurisdiction.
- VARA and FSRA must not be collapsed into “regulated in Dubai” as a brand-level claim.
Relevant authorities
- Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA)
- Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), ADGM
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA)
VARA public registerhttps://www.vara.ae
ADGM FSRA public registerhttps://www.adgm.com/financial-services-regulatory-authority
Registered / licensed legal entities on file
Rows are generated from the public Entity Graph. Official names and register IDs are not translated.
Each row is legal entity → jurisdiction → regulator → authorization. It is not “the brand is regulated by this authority.”
Associated legal entities
- Binance FZE · AE · Binance
- Deribit FZE · AE-DU-VARA · Deribit
- Foris DAX Middle East FZE · AE · Crypto.com
- Gate Technology FZE · AE · Gate
- Nest Clearing and Custody Limited · AE · Binance
- Nest Exchange Limited · AE · Binance
- Nest Trading Limited · AE · Binance
- OKX Middle East Fintech FZE · AE-DU-VARA · OKX