regulatory encyclopedia
The definitive A–Z reference for tokenization policy, legislation, and digital asset regulation — from executive orders to FATF guidance.
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adgm fsra — financial services regulatory authority
entity profile for the abu dhabi global market financial services regulatory authority — the integrated financial services regulator for abu dhabi's international financial centre.
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cbuae — central bank of the uae
entity profile for the uae central bank responsible for payment token regulation, stablecoin supervision, digital dirham cbdc development, and aml/cft enforcement for virtual asset-related financial services.
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dfsa — dubai financial services authority
entity profile for the independent financial services regulator of the dubai international financial centre, responsible for the crypto token and investment token regimes.
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eocn — executive office for control and non-proliferation
entity profile for the uae executive office for control and non-proliferation responsible for sanctions compliance coordination, counter-proliferation financing, and targeted financial sanctions implementation.
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fatf — financial action task force
entity profile for the intergovernmental body setting international aml/cft standards that shape uae tokenization regulation, including recommendation 15 on virtual assets and the grey list assessment process.
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sca — securities and commodities authority
entity profile for the uae federal securities regulator responsible for tokenized securities, crypto asset regulation onshore, and coordination of the federal virtual asset framework under cabinet decision no. 111 of 2022.
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uae fiu — financial intelligence unit
entity profile for the uae financial intelligence unit responsible for receiving, analyzing, and disseminating suspicious transaction reports from virtual asset service providers across all uae jurisdictions.
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vara — virtual assets regulatory authority
entity profile for dubai's dedicated virtual asset regulator — the world's first independent regulatory authority for virtual assets, established under law no. 4 of 2022.