Crypto exchange license directory

Which crypto exchanges are licensed in ОАЭ?

For ОАЭ, NexuAlpha currently records 3 exchange entries from Dubai VARA: OKX, Binance, Kraken. Licensed, registered, applied and liquidation-list statuses are separated because they do not mean the same thing. Licensed: OKX, Binance, Kraken.

ExchangeCountryEntityRegulatorLicense or register typeStatusOfficial sourceLast checked
OKXОАЭOKX Middle East Fintech FZEDubai VARAVASP Licence (Exchange, Broker-Dealer, Lending and Borrowing, Management and Investment)
VL/23/12/003
LicensedOfficial source
BinanceОАЭBinance FZEDubai VARAVASP Licence (Exchange, Broker-Dealer, Lending and Borrowing, Management and Investment)
VL/24/04/001
LicensedOfficial source
KrakenОАЭPayward FZCODubai VARAVASP Licence (Broker-Dealer, Management and Investment)
VL/26/10/002
LicensedOfficial source
  • OKXLicensed
    Country
    ОАЭ · Dubai VARA
    Entity
    OKX Middle East Fintech FZE
    License or register type
    VASP Licence (Exchange, Broker-Dealer, Lending and Borrowing, Management and Investment)
    VL/23/12/003
  • BinanceLicensed
    Country
    ОАЭ · Dubai VARA
    Entity
    Binance FZE
    License or register type
    VASP Licence (Exchange, Broker-Dealer, Lending and Borrowing, Management and Investment)
    VL/24/04/001
  • KrakenLicensed
    Country
    ОАЭ · Dubai VARA
    Entity
    Payward FZCO
    License or register type
    VASP Licence (Broker-Dealer, Management and Investment)
    VL/26/10/002

How to read this directory

A record means we found a specific exchange entity in an official register source.