Binance, which claims to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, announced a regulatory update: The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the UAE, has approved the authorisation of Binance’s platform, Binance.com, “under a comprehensive regulatory framework.”
This is said to be a key step and milestone in Binance’s mission to provide a compliant digital-asset ecosystem.
A license granted by FSRA of ADGM offers Binance credibility and seamless access across multiple markets, extending beyond the UAE, and “cements Binance’s position at the forefront of regulatory progress in digital finance.”
This regulatory approval covers Binance’s global platform, Binance.com, via three “separate regulated entities operating within ADGM.”
Each of the three entities (an Exchange, a Clearing House, and a Broker Dealer) holds distinct regulatory permissions to “carry out specific financial services activities in line with ADGM’s internationally recognized, gold-standard regulatory framework.”
Nest Services Limited (to be soon renamed “Nest Exchange Limited”) has been approved as a Recognised Investment Exchange “RIE”, with permission to operate a Multilateral Trading Facility.
This entity is responsible for all “on-exchange” trading activities, including spot and derivatives products.
Nest Clearing and Custody Limited has been approved as a Recognised Clearing House “RCH”, with additional permissions to provide custody and CSD services.
It will manage the clearing, settlement, and secure custody “of digital assets, ensuring robust operational resilience and asset protection.”
BCI Limited (to be soon renamed “Nest Trading Limited”) has been approved as a Broker-Dealer, with permissions “to deal in investments, arrange deals in investments, manage assets, arrange custody and provide money services.”
This entity will deliver Binance’s “off-exchange” offerings, including over the counter or OTC trading, conversion services, and other “principal-based activities.”
Richard Teng, Co-CEO of Binance, commented that achieving regulatory status through ADGM’s respected framework reflects their “commitment to compliance, transparency, and user protection.”
ADGM is one of the key financial regulators globally, and “holding an FSRA license under their standard framework shows that Binance meets the international standards for compliance, governance, risk management, and consumer protection.”
Teng added that this license provides “regulatory clarity and legitimacy, enabling Binance to support its global operations from ADGM.”
While their global operations remain distributed, leveraging talent and innovation worldwide, this regulatory foundation offers users peace of mind knowing Binance operates “under a globally recognised, gold standard framework.”
Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM, said that they are pleased to welcome Binance, a key global player “in digital assets and financial innovation, to ADGM.”
Their presence underscores Abu Dhabi’s standing as an “international hub for innovation, sustainable growth, and the future of finance.”
They look forward to seeing them harness “the strength of ADGM’s progressive regulatory framework and dynamic ecosystem contributing to the evolution of a more innovative, inclusive, and future-ready global financial sector.”
With 300 million+ registered users and $125 trillion+ in cumulative trading volume, Binance continues to enable the “evolution of the digital asset ecosystem by building a secure, transparent, and fully compliant infrastructure.”
Operating under ADGM’s financial services regime aims to adequately ensure that Binance users benefit from standards of consumer protection as the platform scales “into its next phase of institutional and retail adoption.”
Subject to final operational preparation, digital assets platform Binance.com will reportedly start “operating its ADGM regulated activities on Jan 5, 2026.”