Hex Trust bags virtual asset license from Dubai

Digital asset custodian Hex Trust received the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) on Nov. 24, according to a press release by the company.

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Fast facts

  • The MVP license will allow Hex Trust to provide virtual assets custodial services, broker-dealer and staking services to institutional clients in Dubai.

  • Hex Trust received provisional approval from Dubai authorities in June. Its Dubai office will be the company’s regional headquarters for the Middle East and North Africa region.

  • VARA is the world’s first independent regulator and the sole authority for regulating virtual assets in Dubai.

  • Binance and Komainu are among the most recent recipients of the MVP license from Dubai authorities.

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