Binance Becomes The First Crypto Exchange to Secure a Global License Under ADGM Framework
2025-12-08
Main Takeaways
Binance has received full authorization from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM to operate its global platform, Binance.com, under a world-class supervisory framework.
Three licensed entities – an exchange, a clearing house, and a broker-dealer – will separately perform trading, custody, settlement, and off-exchange activities, mirroring traditional financial-market infrastructure.
This milestone marks a new era in responsible digital-asset innovation, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s role as a leading international hub for financial regulation and future-ready digital finance.
For years, we’ve worked toward a single global objective: to build the most trusted, transparent, and secure digital-asset ecosystem in the world. Today, we are taking a major step toward that vision.
Binance has secured full regulatory authorization from the FSRA of ADGM to operate Binance.com under a mature, globally respected regulatory framework. ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, is recognized worldwide for its rigorous supervisory standards, forward-thinking approach to digital-asset regulation, and the clarity it brings to emerging financial technologies. A license from FSRA of ADGM grants Binance a new level of credibility and seamless access across multiple markets, extending well beyond the UAE, thus cementing our position at the forefront of regulatory progress in digital finance.
Operating under ADGM’s gold-standard framework allows us to raise the bar even higher for user protection, governance, market integrity, and operational resilience. Our users will benefit from one of the strongest consumer-protection regimes in the world. This global-first regulatory milestone is also a statement about where the crypto industry is going and the standards it must meet as it continues to mature.
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