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Dubai crypto regulator says KuCoin exchange is operating without proper license and must stop
The VARA alert comes just a couple of weeks after Austria's financial regulator prohibited the European arm of KuCoin from conducting new business.
By Ian Allison|Edited by Sheldon Reback
Mar 6, 2026, 9:32 a.m.
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KuCoin screen on a mobile phone. (Shutterstock modified by CoinDesk)
What to know:
- Dubai’s digital assets regulator, VARA, said cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is operating without the necessary regulatory approvals and licensing status.
- Any promotion, advertising or solicitation related to Kucoin has not been approved by VARA, and consumers are advised to avoid the exchange.
Dubai’s digital assets regulator said cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has been operating without the necessary regulatory approvals and licensing, and must cease and desist from serving clients in the region.
“Kucoin does not hold any licence to provide virtual asset services in/from Dubai. Any activities related to Virtual Assets advertised or conducted by this company are therefore in breach of the VARA Regulations,” the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) said in a statement.
“Any promotion, advertising, or solicitation related to Kucoin has not been approved by VARA, and the company is therefore not allowed to offer, promote, or market any Virtual Asset products or services in Dubai or to its residents,” the regulator added, advising consumers and investors in Dubai to avoid engaging with Kucoin.
The alert comes just weeks after Austria's financial regulator prohibited the European arm of KuCoin from conducting new business and onboarding customers due to a lack of appropriate compliance staff.
A few months earlier, Austria’s finance regulator, FMA, granted KuCoin a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) permit to operate across the European Union.
KuCoin, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange founded in China in 2017, is now one of the largest offshore crypto platforms, ranked in the top 10 by trading volume.
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