Matt White, CEO of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) told Zawya in a podcast that he expects more investment following the removal of the UAE from the FATF grey list.

00:00 Introduction
01:04 What is VARA responsible for?
03:15 Why is it important for Dubai to have its own regulator instead of letting virtual assets businesses fall under the securities and commodities authority, for example?
06:08 The key milestones of VARA so far
08:56 What to expect this year
13:50 VARA bringing institutions to the ecosystem
16:43 Challenges of decentralisation
19:51 VARA attracts virtual asset businesses to the UAE
22:57 Virtual assets and controversies

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