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Dubai Financial Regulator Issues Warning on ICOs

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A financial services regulator in Dubai has issued a warning on initial coin offerings (ICOs) to investors.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), in a new statement, became the latest markets regulator to urge caution to prospective investors, a list which include agencies from Russia, Canada and the US, among others.

One notable difference is that the DFSA said that it “does not currently regulate these types of product offerings” or give licenses to firms within the Dubai International Financial Centre – a special economic zone within Dubai that the DFSA oversees – that offer such products or services.

The agency said:

“The DFSA wishes to highlight that these types of product offerings, and the systems and technology that support them, are complex. They have their own unique risks, which may not be easy to identify or understand; such risks may increase where offerings are made on a cross-border basis. These offerings should be regarded as high-risk investments.”

For now, it’s unclear whether the DFSA will take additional steps to regulate any kind of related activity within the economic zone.

As it stands, its statement only focuses on the risk to investors and does not offer any insight into whether the agency considers some ICO-derived tokens to constitute securities, as other regulators have done.

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