Crypto.com 獲得迪拜 VARA 的完全營運許可

The Dubai-based subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, Cro Dax Middle East, has secured a full operational licence from the emirate's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, as the market continues its bull run.

隨著市場繼續多頭市，加密貨幣交易所 Crypto.com 位於杜拜的子公司 Cro Dax Middle East 已獲得該酋長國虛擬資產監管局的全面營運許可。

The licence will allow the exchange to launch crypto services to institutional and retail investors in the UAE and the broader Middle East, Singapore-based Crypto.com said in a statement on Tuesday.

總部位於新加坡的 Crypto.com 在周二的聲明中表示，該許可證將允許該交易所向阿聯酋和更廣泛的中東地區的機構和散戶投資者推出加密服務。

Crypto.com, which serves more than 80 million customers globally, offers spot trading, staking brokerage and other over-the-counter offerings around settlements.

Crypto.com 為全球超過 8,000 萬名客戶提供服務，提供現貨交易、質押經紀和其他圍繞結算的場外交易服務。

The company also plans to launch more in-market products in the coming months, including the Crypto.com app and additional retail-user focused products, it said.

該公司還計劃在未來幾個月推出更多市場產品，包括 Crypto.com 應用程式和其他以零售用戶為中心的產品。

The Vara licence "will be fundamental to our continued growth and success in such a key market for our company", said Eric Anziani, president and chief operating officer of Crypto.com.

Crypto.com 總裁兼營運長 Eric Anziani 表示，Vara 許可證「對於我們公司在這一關鍵市場的持續成長和成功至關重要」。

The approval follows a licence granted in November that allowed Crypto.com to offer specified virtual asset service activities.

此次批准是在去年 11 月授予 Crypto.com 許可證後提供的，該許可證允許 Crypto.com 提供指定的虛擬資產服務活動。

In March 2022, Dubai adopted a law to regulate virtual assets as part of efforts to support investors and streamline the offerings from exchanges.

2022 年 3 月，杜拜通過了一項監管虛擬資產的法律，作為支持投資者和簡化交易所產品的努力的一部分。

The emirate also set up Vara under the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulation Law, to create an advanced legal framework to protect investors and provide international standards for virtual asset industry governance and enable responsible business growth.

阿聯酋還根據《杜拜虛擬資產監管法》設立了 Vara，以創建先進的法律框架來保護投資者，並為虛擬資產產業治理提供國際標準，並實現負責任的業務成長。

In February last year, Vara also issued fresh regulations as the global cryptocurrency sector was left reeling after the collapse of several large platforms, including Celsius, Three Arrows Capital and FTX, led by Sam Bankman-Fried, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy last month.

去年2 月，隨著Sam Bankman-Fried 領導的幾個大型平台崩潰，全球加密貨幣行業陷入困境，Vara 也發布了新的監管規定，其中包括攝氏度、三箭資本和FTX，後者被判25 年監禁。上個月因欺詐和陰謀而被捕。

The regulations aimed to offer certainty and greater clarity on the expected level of operator responsibility, and also mitigate market risks.

這些法規旨在為營運商的預期責任水準提供確定性和更明確的透明度，並降低市場風險。

The UAE aims to establish itself as one of the next high-growth crypto capitals of the world, with institutional investors, hedge funds and financial majors moving in and setting up operations, also bringing along talent.

阿聯酋的目標是將自己打造成世界下一個高成長的加密貨幣之都之一，機構投資者、對沖基金和金融巨頭紛紛進駐並開展業務，同時也帶來人才。

Investors in the Emirates realised capital gains worth $204 million from cryptocurrency investments in 2023, blockchain data company Chainalysis reported last month.

區塊鏈數據公司 Chainaanalysis 上個月報告稱，2023 年，阿聯酋投資者透過加密貨幣投資實現了價值 2.04 億美元的資本收益。

The global cryptocurrency investor community achieved total gains worth $37.6 billion in 2023, it said.

報告稱，2023 年全球加密貨幣投資者群體的總收益達到 376 億美元。

While this is much smaller than the $159.7 billion in gains made during the 2021 bull market, it represents a significant recovery from 2022, when estimated losses of $127.1 billion were recorded, New York-based Chainalysis said.

總部位於紐約的 Chainaanalysis 表示，雖然這遠小於 2021 年多頭期間 1,597 億美元的收益，但與 2022 年相比已顯著復甦，當時預計損失為 1,271 億美元。

It comes as Bitcoin quadrupled in price since November 2022, a period that has been described as the crypto winter, or a period of poor performance. It hit an all-time high of $73,805.27 on March 14.

自 2022 年 11 月以來，比特幣價格上漲了四倍，這段時期被稱為加密貨幣冬天或表現不佳的時期。 3 月 14 日觸及 73,805.27 美元的歷史新高。

The world's first and biggest cryptocurrency was trading at $70,649.09 as of 1pm UAE time on Tuesday, down about 2 per cent over the past 24 hours, data from CoinMarketCap showed.

CoinMarketCap 的數據顯示，截至阿聯酋時間週二下午 1 點，世界上第一種也是最大的加密貨幣的交易價格為 70,649.09 美元，在過去 24 小時內下跌了約 2%。

Crypto.com, Coinbase, the US’s Paxos, Nomura’s Laser Digital and Circle, the operator of the $28 billion US stablecoin, have all set up in the UAE.

Crypto.com、Coinbase、美國的 Paxos、野村證券的 Laser Digital 以及價值 280 億美元的美國穩定幣營運商 Circle 都已在阿聯酋落腳。

Dubai's steps to help the crypto industry progress are being felt "both in-market and abroad", said Stuart Isted, general manager for Middle East and Africa at Crypto.com.

Crypto.com 中東和非洲總經理 Stuart Isted 表示，杜拜幫助加密產業進步的舉措「在市場內外」都得到了體現。

“But this is still just the beginning and we look forward to continuing to work closely with Vara in our collective efforts to effectively and responsibly advance the sector.”

「但這仍然只是一個開始，我們期待繼續與 Vara 密切合作，共同努力有效和負責任地推動該行業的發展。”

更新時間：2024 年 4 月 9 日上午 10:24