HashKey MENA, the Middle East and North Africa arm of HashKey, received approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority on July 17, 2026, expanding its regulated business scope to include virtual asset exchange-traded derivatives, or VA ETD, services. The approval covers a range of perpetual contracts and adds derivatives to the company’s existing virtual asset spot trading business. According to BlockBeats, the move marks a new step for HashKey MENA in the Middle East and North Africa region. It extends the firm’s regulated product lineup from spot trading into derivatives and broadens the scope of services it can offer under Dubai’s regulatory framework. The company said the approval represents a key milestone in its regional development.
HashKey MENA, HashKey’s Middle East and North Africa unit, formally received approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority on July 17, 2026, allowing it to expand its regulated business scope to include virtual asset exchange-traded derivatives, or VA ETD, services, according to BlockBeats.
Regulated scope now includes derivatives
The approval covers a range of perpetual contracts, including BTC and ETH perpetual derivatives. HashKey MENA had already been operating virtual asset spot trading services. With the new approval, its regulated product lineup now extends from spot trading to derivatives.
Regional expansion in MENA
HashKey MENA said the approval marks a milestone in its development across the Middle East and North Africa. The company added that the expanded license strengthens the breadth of its regulated offerings in the region.
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