The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), the entity that oversees crypto activities in Dubai, has asked Binance to provide more information about its business requirements in its efforts to tighten regulatory guardrails in the emirate, Bloomberg reported.

Citing three anonymous sources, Bloomberg reported on April 5 that the regulator had asked Binance to submit more information about the exchange’s ownership structure, governance and auditing processes. The people close to the matter said VARA has requested the same details from global crypto players looking to be licensed in Dubai.

VARA officials have also required Binance to provide similar information, on top of board procedures, at its global group level, with queries taking longer to address given the exchange’s size and complexity, two of the sources said.

The increased scrutiny over virtual assets service providers (VASPs) in Dubai adds to Binance’s woes as it faces more pressure from regulators in the United States.

(by Hermi De Ramos)