Crypto Exchange OKX Goes Live in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Targeting TradFi Institutions, Retail Investors

The opening, nine months after OKX Middle East Fintech FZE was granted full regulatory approval by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), will allow one of the four biggest cryptocurrency exchanges by volume to offer local residents access to a market without involving a broker who buys liquidity from outside the UAE, usually at a higher price, adding time and friction, said Rifad Mahasneh, the exchange’s general manager for the Middle East.