In support of the Dubai International Financial Center’s Blockchain Week, the Dubai Financial Services Authority, Kharon, and TRM Labs hosted a discussion of the DIFC’s approach to regulating virtual currencies, the current sanctions evasion risks of virtual currencies, and the changing global regulatory landscape.

This session examines the current approach for compliance, financial inclusion, investment and trading, and national security, as well as key outstanding questions of how to maximize the potential of virtual currencies and mitigate risks that they may pose.