【Digital Asset Platform Bitpanda Obtains Principle Approval from UAE VARA】On December 17, European digital asset platform Bitpanda announced that it has obtained principle approval from the UAE Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to operate locally under the name Bitpanda Broker MENA DMCC. The company's CEO Eric Demuth stated that Dubai and the UAE will serve as a strategic springboard for its global expansion. Bitpanda has established an office in the Dubai DMCC Crypto Center and has formed partnerships with institutions such as RAKBANK and CoinMENA. Notably, the company recently launched a large trade product for advanced traders called Bitpanda Fusion, which will provide aggregated liquidity services from major exchanges for users in the Middle East and North Africa region.