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Worldwide Freezing Orders for Crypto in the DIFC: How They Work and When They Help

The worldwide freezing order is the most powerful interim remedy available in the DIFC Courts for cryptocurrency disputes. A freezing order obtained at...
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VARA Marketing Regulations 2024: What Every Crypto Business Marketing to UAE Residents Must Know

The Regulations on the Marketing of Virtual Assets and Related Activities 2024 are among the most consequential regulatory developments in UAE crypto law...
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VARA Compliance for Virtual Asset Service Providers in Dubai: A 2026 Legal Guide

Dubai’s emergence as a global hub for virtual asset businesses is not an accident. It is the result of a deliberate, multi-year regulatory...
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The DIFC Digital Economy Court: A Practitioner’s Guide to Crypto Litigation in Dubai’s Specialist Forum

The DIFC Digital Economy Court was launched as the world’s first court dedicated to digital economy disputes. For litigants and counsel handling complex...
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Tax Structuring for UAE Crypto Businesses: Corporate Tax, VAT, and the November 2024 Crypto Exemption

UAE tax structuring for crypto businesses has become substantially more important since the introduction of federal corporate tax in 2023 and the clarifications...
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Stablecoins and ARVAs in Dubai: Issuance, Licensing, and the New 2025 Framework

Dubai became the first jurisdiction globally to codify virtual asset issuance in regulatory text. The 2025 Virtual Asset Issuance Rulebook, published by VARA...

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What to Do If Your Crypto Was Stolen in the UAE

Crypto theft in the UAE is recoverable in many cases. But recovery depends almost entirely on speed. The blockchain forensic trail is freshest...
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What Happens After You File a Cybercrime Complaint in Dubai

Once a cybercrime complaint is filed in Dubai, the file moves through several stages, each with its own logic, timing, and decisions that...
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How to Remove a Travel Ban in the UAE

Travel bans in the UAE are imposed for criminal complaints, unpaid debts, bounced cheques, family law matters, and administrative reasons. The procedure for...
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How to File a Cybercrime Complaint in Dubai

If you are a victim of cybercrime in Dubai, online fraud, hacking, blackmail, defamation, or any digital offence covered by UAE Federal Decree-Law...
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Difference Between DIFC Wills and UAE Wills

Non-Muslim residents in the UAE often hear about both DIFC wills and other UAE wills options and are not sure which one applies...
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Can Foreigners Make a Will in Dubai?

Non-Muslim foreigners living in the UAE can make a registered will that controls how their UAE assets are distributed. Without one, default inheritance...