Explainer series

Virtual asset licensing, explained

Virtual asset licensing in the UAE: the federal rule, the activities that need a licence, choosing between VARA, the FSRA, the DFSA and the Central Bank, building the firm, and running under the rules.

For: Founders, investors and compliance leads building or advising a crypto, token or stablecoin business in the UAE, and the formation agents and lawyers who take them to VARA, the FSRA, the DFSA or the Central Bank: what the law requires before, during and after a virtual asset licence.