VARA Crypto License & Compliance (Dubai)

Advisory and application support for Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) - the world's first dedicated virtual-asset regulator. I help virtual-asset businesses (exchanges, broker-dealers, custody, lending-and-borrowing, advisory and management) map their model to the correct VARA activity category, because the rulebook treats an Exchange Services provider very differently from a VA Custody or Broker-Dealer applicant. Getting that mapping right at the outset is what keeps the rest of the application coherent.

From there I assemble the policy and compliance documentation VARA expects against its Compliance and Risk Management Rulebook, Technology and Information Rulebook, and Market Conduct Rulebook: AML/CFT program, sanctions and travel-rule controls, risk appetite and governance framework, business plan, financials, and the technology and cyber controls. I coordinate this alongside the required UAE company structure (DMCC, DIFC, IFZA or mainland depending on the activity), and I assess the ADGM (Abu Dhabi) FSRA virtual-asset framework as an alternative where it genuinely fits your investors and target market better. Engagements start at AED 12,000; VARA's own application and supervision fees are set by the regulator and quoted separately in AED once the category is fixed.

This is the licensing and compliance workstream - built for founders who need a credible, rulebook-referenced submission rather than a recycled template. Licensing is VARA's decision under its rulebooks, so I never promise a licence or a timeline; I give an honest feasibility read first. The smart-contract engineering behind your product is my separate Solidity build service, and the token economics, SPV and RWA structuring is my Token Launch & RWA service - this gig is specifically the regulatory pathway.

How it works

1. 1
   Model + category

   Assess your virtual-asset model, revenue flows and target market, then fix the correct VARA activity category and the right UAE jurisdiction

2. 2
   Structure + policies

   Set the company structure and draft the full compliance documentation pack against the relevant VARA rulebooks

3. 3
   Submit + respond

   Lodge the application and manage VARA's clarification queries, drafting responses until the file is complete

4. 4
   Operational readiness

   Hand over the compliance manuals and a checklist so you can actually run to the policies you have been licensed against