Deribit FZE, the Dubai entity of Deribit group, the world’s leading crypto options platform, today announced it has received a conditional Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) for VA Exchange Services. The licence covers both spot and derivatives trading. Luuk Strijers (Current Chief Commercial Officer) has been appointed as the new CEO of Deribit. Dennis Dijkstra, Former CEO of Flow Traders, and industry veteran Willem Meijer, will become Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) for Deribit. Deribit has selected Dubai as its new Headquarters.
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