Dubai set for crypto firm influx as MiCA deadline pushes companies to reassess Europe
Crypto companies are looking more closely at the United Arab Emirates as the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, or MiCA, approaches a July 1 deadline that will force firms without authorization to stop serving EU clients. Irina Heaver, a lawyer at NeosLegal in Dubai, said inquiries from European founders have surged as companies weigh the cost, timing and uncertainty of securing authorization in the bloc.