🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
VARA (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority)
Crypto / CASP
Crypto Exchange
VARA Virtual Asset Licence
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has made the region the unofficial crypto capital of the Middle East, with clear rules and major capital inflows.
At a glance
- Best for
- Institutional exchanges, high-net-worth volume
- Capital
- Moderate
- Tax
- 0% personal income tax and capital gains
- Key benefit
- 0% personal/capital gains tax, clear VARA rules