The worldwide freezing order is the most powerful interim remedy available in the DIFC Courts for cryptocurrency disputes. A freezing order obtained at the right moment can lock cryptocurrency held...

Over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading handles a substantial share of the high-value cryptocurrency volume in the UAE. The OTC desks based in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the free zones execute trades that wo...

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) introduced a new category of digital asset with distinct legal characteristics. Unlike fungible cryptocurrencies, NFTs are uniquely identifiable, often associated with speci...

Smart contracts execute as coded. That is precisely their utility and precisely the source of most disputes about them. When a smart contract does exactly what it was coded to do...

The DIFC Digital Economy Court was launched as the world’s first court dedicated to digital economy disputes. For litigants and counsel handling complex cryptocurrency, blockchain...

Dubai became the first jurisdiction globally to codify virtual asset issuance in regulatory text. The 2025 Virtual Asset Issuance Rulebook, published by VARA on 19 May 2025 with compliance required by...

Securing and keeping a business bank account is the single most common operational obstacle for crypto companies in the UAE. A clean regulatory licence is not sufficient on its own...