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Capital & PolicyFunding|July 9, 2026, 03:20 PM
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Bitcoin Suisse Wins ADGM Licence For Institutional Crypto Services

BySendTech Times Capital & Policy DeskNewsroom-edited, source-reviewed coverage|Source: Unlock Blockchain
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Bitcoin Suisse has received an ADGM Financial Services Permission for its Abu Dhabi subsidiary BTCS (Middle East) Ltd., allowing custody, approved virtual-asset trading and portfolio management for institutional and professional investors. The firm cited $3.7 billion in crypto assets under custody, but the announcement did not name UAE clients, launch volumes or retail availability.

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Bitcoin Suisse Wins ADGM Licence For Institutional Crypto Services

Bitcoin Suisse has secured an ADGM licence in the UAE for institutional crypto services, giving its Abu Dhabi subsidiary permission to offer custody, approved virtual-asset trading and portfolio management inside the emirate's financial free zone.

The Bitcoin Suisse ADGM licence in UAE coverage matters because the permission is limited to institutional and professional investors, not retail clients.

Bitcoin Suisse cited $3.7 billion in crypto assets under custody, while the announcement still left customer names, launch volumes and retail timing outside the public record.

ADGM FSP Covers Custody, Trading And Portfolio Management

BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. received a Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market.

The approval allows the subsidiary to provide regulated digital-asset financial services across the UAE under ADGM's framework.

Bitcoin Suisse said the permission followed a multi-stage licensing process.

The approved services listed in the announcement were institutional-grade custody, trading of approved virtual assets and digital-asset portfolio management.

The licence does not create a mass-market crypto product.

The announcement says the services are for institutional and professional investors, which keeps the new Abu Dhabi operation closer to regulated market infrastructure than to a retail exchange launch.

Bitcoin Suisse Cites $3.7 Billion In Custody

Bitcoin Suisse said it was founded in 2013 and currently safeguards about $3.7 billion in crypto assets.

The company also described itself as the world's fourth-largest staking operator.

Those figures are source-owned scale claims rather than independent customer adoption data.

They show the size Bitcoin Suisse is presenting to Abu Dhabi regulators and institutional clients, but they do not identify the first UAE mandates or assets expected to move through the new subsidiary.

The company also said it plans to support clients seeking exposure to tokenised real-world assets as that market develops.

The announcement did not give product dates, eligible asset classes or named issuers for that extension.

ADGM Names Digital-Asset Regulatory Clarity

Ceyda Majcen, chief executive of BTCS (Middle East) Ltd., said the licence was a milestone in Bitcoin Suisse's international growth plans and reflected investment in digital-asset infrastructure, risk management and institutional client services.

Arvind Ramamurthy, chief market development officer at ADGM, said Bitcoin Suisse's entry reinforced the maturity of the financial centre's digital-asset ecosystem.

He also said ADGM remained focused on regulatory clarity and long-term growth in virtual assets.

The approval gives Abu Dhabi another named international crypto firm inside its licensing regime.

Bitcoin Suisse did not disclose named UAE clients, expected assets under management in Abu Dhabi, transaction volumes, retail availability, pricing or a launch timetable for tokenised real-world asset services.

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