Crypto in the UAE changes quickly: licences are granted, upgraded and revoked, fee schedules move, and rules are renamed. These are the standards we apply to every guide and review.
Licences come from official registers
When we say a platform is licensed, we have looked it up on the regulator’s own register — the VARA public register for Dubai, the ADGM FSRA public register for Abu Dhabi Global Market, the DFSA register for DIFC, and federal announcements from the Capital Market Authority. We name the licensed entity and, where available, its licence reference, and we distinguish a full licence from an in-principle approval.
Fees and limits come from primary sources
Deposit and withdrawal fees, limits and coin lists are taken from the platform’s own help pages or regulator-approved announcements. If a number only appears in third-party reviews, we either leave it out or label it as reported and unconfirmed.
Unlicensed operators are never recommended
We do not recommend cash-for-crypto offices, OTC brokers or apps that are not licensed for the activity in the UAE. Where regulators have publicly warned about an operator, we may name it so readers can recognise it.
Independence
CryptoUAE.guide is an independent resource. Our assessments are based on the checks above, and calls to action on the site never change what a review says.
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