ARP Digital Obtains Dubai VARA Broker-Dealer License

TechFlow reports, August 12: According to Cointelegraph, institutional digital asset infrastructure provider ARP Digital has obtained a broker-dealer license issued by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), allowing the Bahrain-based company to provide regulated exchange services between digital assets and UAE dirhams.

The license covers UAE businesses, capital market participants, and qualified investors, including exchanges between stablecoins and dirhams. This is the second regulatory license ARP Digital has obtained in the Gulf region; the company has processed over $3.5 billion in trading volume in Bahrain, served more than 450 institutional clients, and recorded a fourfold year-over-year growth in business volume in 2025.