Opinion
Dubai deploys oil wealth and Islamic finance to challenge Asian crypto dominance, but Hong Kong’s liquidity firepower and Beijing backing maintain supremacy.
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Dubai News
Dubai is the largest city of the United Arab Emirates and the most important trading, economic and tourist center of the UAE and the Near East. The city functions as a modern center of advanced technologies, so in terms of Bitcoin, Dubai has become a very popular place for startups and trading. The city has also become the first in the Near East that has opened an investment and trading platform with an official license that allows storing cryptocurrency in “cold” storage that, according to its developers, is protected from any natural disaster. In Dubai, cryptocurrency has been met with progressive legislation and high demand because the city works as a link between less developed countries, whose citizens buy cryptocoins in Dubai because of hyperinflation in their countries.
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Dubai's regulator announced it had issued financial penalties against 19 companies related to digital asset activities, as it also approved BitGo's MENA entity.
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Dubai’s crypto regulator sanctioned 19 companies for unlicensed operations and marketing violations, imposing fines of up to $163,000.
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The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Finance said the government will roll out the framework in 2027 and begin sharing information in 2028.
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While Silicon Valley dominates Web2, emerging markets like the UAE and Singapore lead DePIN adoption with better regulations and real infrastructure needs.
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As Asia and the Middle East lead crypto adoption, success no longer comes from avoiding regulation, but mastering compliance to unlock true scale.
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Airlines in the UAE accept crypto for flight bookings. The country has become a torchbearer when it comes to accepting crypto for flight bookings.
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The UAE is attracting a global wave of crypto millionaires with zero-tax profits, regulatory clarity and elite residency perks.
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The latest “Clear Crypto Podcast” unpacks how blockchain helps solve critical challenges in agriculture, from supply chain transparency to land ownership and food waste.
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A VARA spokesperson told Cointelegraph that while mutual license recognition is a feature, it does not mean automatic passporting to different emirates.
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Nomura’s crypto arm gains regulatory green light in Dubai to offer institutional OTC crypto options, expanding the UAE’s footprint in global digital derivatives.
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Dubai now enables crypto property deals under clear VARA rules, with major developers like Damac and Emaar accepting BTC, ETH and stablecoins.
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Rakbank became the first traditional bank in the UAE to enable crypto trading for retail users through its mobile app, powered by Bitpanda.
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Japan’s slow and risk-averse approval system, not taxes, is the real barrier driving Web3 startups and liquidity offshore, says WeFi CEO Maksym Sakharov.
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Asia’s regulatory frameworks in tokenization are attracting global investors, with Japan and Hong Kong setting the pace for real-world asset adoption.
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