3 March 2026
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DUBAI TOKENISATION
The Vanderbilt Terminal for Dubai Digital Asset Intelligence
INDEPENDENT INTELLIGENCE FOR DUBAI'S TOKENISATION ECOSYSTEM
Dubai Tokenisation Market: $3.6B ▲ 94.7%| VARA Licensed Entities: 19 ▲ 58.3%| DIFC Digital Assets: $2.1B ▲ 127%| ADGM Tokenised Securities: $890M ▲ 203%| UAE Blockchain Companies: 1,400+ ▲ 34.8%| FDI Digital Assets: $1.2B ▲ 78.4%| Dubai Tokenisation Market: $3.6B ▲ 94.7%| VARA Licensed Entities: 19 ▲ 58.3%| DIFC Digital Assets: $2.1B ▲ 127%| ADGM Tokenised Securities: $890M ▲ 203%| UAE Blockchain Companies: 1,400+ ▲ 34.8%| FDI Digital Assets: $1.2B ▲ 78.4%|

Encyclopedia

Dubai tokenisation encyclopedia — reference definitions for every institution, regulatory body, legal framework, and technical standard relevant to tokenisation in the UAE.

Reference definitions for the institutions, regulatory bodies, legal frameworks, and technical standards that define tokenisation in Dubai and the UAE.

Dubai’s three-regulator framework generates terminology that is unique to the UAE market. Terms like “VARA VASP licence,” “DFSA Investment Token,” and “ADGM digital security” carry specific legal meanings within their respective frameworks. The DUBAI TOKENISATION Encyclopedia provides standardised definitions grounded in UAE regulatory usage, with cross-references between VARA, DFSA, and FSRA frameworks.

Entries cover: regulatory bodies (VARA, DFSA, FSRA, UAE Central Bank, SCA); free zone structures (DIFC, ADGM, DMCC, DWTC); licence categories across all three regimes; institutional roles (VASP, custodian, authorised market institution); and technical standards for tokenised securities in the UAE market.