Crypto.com, Bybit book tickets to Dubai to set up UAE bases

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchanges Crypto.com and Bybit have announced that they will be setting up offices in Dubai, as the industry continues its migration towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

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Fast facts

• Crypto.com announced on Monday that it will establish a regional office in the UAE, and will be the exclusive crypto exchange partner for the government’s Investopedia Summit.
• Bybit announced that it has received an in-principle approval to conduct crypto business in the UAE, and its new head office could start operating as early as April. 

• Two major crypto exchanges FTX and Binance recently announced their successful acquisition of crypto licenses in Dubai. 

• Dubai, one of the UAE’s seven members and the region’s trade hub, adopted its virtual assets law to create a legal framework for businesses and investors. 

• The UAE is on the Financial Action Task Force’s “gray list,” becoming a jurisdiction under increased monitoring that is working with the organization to improve efforts to counter money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing. 

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