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UAE crypto push continues as Kraken invades Abu Dhabi

Two other cryptocurrency exchanges have also announced moves to Dubai recently.

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Marco Santori (L), chief legal officer of Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference next to to US Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 8, 2022 in Miami, Florida. — Marco Bello/Getty Images

Another cryptocurrency platform is coming to the United Arab Emirates. 

Kraken Exchange is establishing its Middle East and North Africa headquarters at Abu Dhabi’s International Financial Center after the exchange obtained the required financial license, the center said in a press release today. 

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