Chainalysis data via CoinMarketCap shows UAE crypto activity rose 32% year-over-year to $104.8B, ranking second in the Middle East and North Africa behind Turkey.

ADI at $6.99 secures UAE dirham stablecoin settlement role after $50M raise, backed by BlackRock, Mastercard and Chainlink ties.

OKX rolls out real-world assets trading in UAE with gold via XAUT/PAXG spot and silver, natural gas, oil perps, boosting TradFi-Web3 integration and UAE crypto hub status.

According to Tether (@Tether_to), Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has recognized Tether’s USD₮ (USDT) as an accepted fiat-referenced token as of Dec 8, 2025 (source: Tether official X post by @Tether_to on Dec 8, 2025). Tether states that USDT is approved for use on several major blockchains within ADGM’s framework (source: Tether official X post by @Tether_to on Dec 8, 2025). For market participants operating under ADGM rules, this confirms USDT’s accepted status for on-chain transactions in the jurisdiction as described (source: Tether official X post by @Tether_to on Dec 8, 2025).

According to @CoinMarketCap, Abu Dhabi’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority has recognized Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token, allowing its use within the Abu Dhabi Global Market international financial centre (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Nov 27, 2025). Under the FSRA framework, an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token is a fiat-pegged token approved for use by ADGM-authorised firms subject to reserve, disclosure, and risk management requirements, creating compliant rails for institutional usage (source: ADGM FSRA guidance on Fiat-Referenced Tokens and Virtual Asset Activities). For traders, the recognition provides a regulated USD-pegged settlement option for ADGM-based market participants, which is relevant for liquidity management and pricing of USD pairs across MENA venues operating under the FSRA perimeter (source: ADGM FSRA framework; @CoinMarketCap).

According to Cas Abbé, leaving assets on exchanges means relying on the exchange to keep funds safe, while a hardware wallet returns control to the user with no middleman and no counterparty risk, source: Cas Abbé on X, Nov 14, 2025. According to Cas Abbé, OneKey has open-source, transparent, fully air-gapped hardware wallets that are now officially available in the UAE through a local distributor, with a 5% discount via code CAS5, providing a self-custody option relevant to traders seeking to reduce exchange counterparty exposure, source: Cas Abbé on X, Nov 14, 2025.