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Dubai adopts first virtual asset law

Monday 14 March 2022 12:04 CET | News

The emirate of Dubai has announced it adopted its first law governing virtual assets and already established a regulator to oversee the sector.

The United Arab Emirates has been pushing to adopt virtual asset regulations to attract new forms of business and establish itself as a regional economic hub. Virtual assets refer to any products related to the blockchain technology, including cryptocurrencies, altcoins, and NFTs but the official announcement doesn’t specify which virtual assets will be regulated.

The new law will be effective throughout Dubai except for the state-owned financial free zone, DIFC, which is reportedly working on its own regulation regarding the virtual asset market.

According to governmental data, the digital economy already makes for about 4.3% of UAE’s gross domestic product (GDP), counting for over USD 27 billion.

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