Dubai is building the blueprint for web3-driven finance
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Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Dubai isn’t just adopting web3—it’s engineering the environment where it will thrive. Through a unique convergence of regulatory clarity, public-private collaboration, and a relentless drive for innovation, the Emirate is rapidly positioning itself as one of the most forward-thinking jurisdictions for digital assets and tokenized finance. Through innovation-friendly regulatory standards and the government’s bold policy strategies, such a pro-enterprise ecosystem ensures economic sustainability, financial security, investor protection, cross-border trades, robust risk mitigation mechanisms, and industry-leading collaborations. As the city hosts global events like Token2049 and fosters industry-shaping initiatives like the ZIGChain Summit, it’s clear that the foundations being laid here will define the next generation of global financial infrastructure. Business-friendly regulatory frameworks The groundwork of Dubai’s progressive culture of innovation and pro-market stance began with initiatives like the Dubai Blockchain Strategy in 2016. Since then, programs like the Dubai Metaverse Strategy and Dubai Economic Agenda D33 aim to create over 40,000 digital-native jobs and contribute $4 billion to the economy. To do so, Dubai has built a compliant digital economy by establishing regulatory agencies like the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. It has also built over 20 Free Zone Authorities, which support innovation-driven entrepreneurship through 100% foreign ownership, capital repatriation, and easy business setup. One of Dubai’s premier purpose-built financial free zones, the Dubai International Financial Centre, has its independent regulator, the Dubai Financial Services Authority. The DFSA is launching the Tokenization Regulatory Sandbox, a unique initiative to support companies exploring tokenized investment products and services within the DIFC. The Sandbox will include two stages. First, firms have to express interest in developing tokenized products. Second, selected firms will join the Innovation Testing License Tokenization Cohort to test…
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