Binance announced on its blog that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is moving from blockchain trials to a full-scale, regulated rollout across payments, tokenization, custody, and market infrastructure. The announcement highlights growing institutional adoption and regulatory oversight in the country.
“Binance co-authored a report with The Blockchain Center Abu Dhabi showing that the UAE has moved from experimenting with blockchain to a full ‘execution’ phase. The report highlights growing institutional involvement and layered regulation, and it notes Binance’s role in providing institutional-grade digital-asset infrastructure within the country’s regulated environment,” according to Binance. “The report also says the UAE’s domestic payment systems handled more than AED 20 trillion in transfers during the first ten months of 2025, highlighting strong demand for faster, modern settlement networks. It points to heavy cross-border activity, including frequent remittances, reflecting the country’s role as a regional financial hub (…) Binance noted the UAE’s digital public infrastructure has reached wide adoption. UAE Pass, for example, serves 11 million users and has processed more than 2.5 billion authentications, showing how digital identity services are being used at scale. The report also emphasizes the support of sovereign and quasi-sovereign capital, with over $2.5 trillion in assets helping drive compliant innovation,” Binance said.
Regulatory developments have played a key role in this shift. In December 2025, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market fully authorized Binance.com under its regulatory framework. This made Binance the first global crypto exchange to receive a single comprehensive license covering exchange, clearing, custody, and broker-dealer services in a regulated environment (according to ADGM).
Founded in 2017, Binance has grown into what it describes as the world’s largest digital asset exchange by user base and trading activity. Its operations include spot and derivatives markets, payment tools, custodial services, and Web3 infrastructure (according to Binance).
