Dubai's crackdown on BitOasis spells bad news for Binance
Dubai’s crypto regulator is cracking down on BitOasis , a major crypto exchange for Middle Eastern customers, for failing to meet required conditions. As the UAE sets a precedent for increased scrutiny, hopes of gaining a license look dim for troubled crypto exchange Binance . Founded in Dubai in 2016, BitOasis was the first to receive Dubai’s “minimum viable product operational license” in May. It allowed the firm to offer broker-dealer crypto services “to qualified retail and institutional investors from its Dubai HQ under VARA’s regulatory regime,” according to a BitOasis statement. However, Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued a market alert on Monday stating that BitOasis was under review. It didn’t specify how the firm hadn’t met “mandated conditions,” but BitOasis now has to satisfy the regulator’s demands “within 30-60 day timeframes” before it can conduct market activity in Dubai. If BitOasis fails to comply, the firm could risk losing it...