Cryptocurrency Consulting License UAE

ISIC classification: Other activities auxiliary to financial service activities (6619)

Typically requires Designated Zone status for VAT purposes

About this activity

Advises businesses and investors on cryptocurrency adoption, tokenomics design, and regulatory positioning within the UAE virtual-asset framework.

Regulatory requirements

Requires external approval — Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) (Dubai) / Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) (other Emirates)

100% foreign ownershipYes

Facility requirementStandard Office Premises (Non-Custodial Technology Provider)

Market Analysis

VARA's lowest-tier regulated category — Advisory Services — at AED 40,000 application fee and AED 80,000/year supervision, roughly a quarter of the exchange/custody/broker-dealer tiers covered elsewhere in this dataset. Minimum capital is AED 100,000, the lightest requirement in VARA's schedule.

"Cryptocurrency Consulting" here, "Digital Asset Advisory" and "Virtual Asset Advisory Services" elsewhere in this dataset, are the same VARA license under different DED naming. Sharjah's cheaper general-license base costs don't apply once VARA licensing is layered on — Dubai is still the practical location given VARA's jurisdiction, though the lighter regulatory tier here makes this one of the more accessible entry points into UAE virtual-asset licensing for smaller advisory practices.

100% foreign ownership applies.

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