Three licensed entities—the trading platform, the clearinghouse, and the brokerage firm—will be responsible for trading, custody, settlement, and off-chain operations, respectively, fully aligning with traditional financial market infrastructure.
This milestone marks the beginning of a new era of responsible digital asset innovation, further solidifying Abu Dhabi's position as a leading global financial regulatory and digital finance hub.
For years, we have been committed to a global goal: to build the world's most trusted, transparent, and secure digital asset ecosystem. Today, we have taken a crucial step toward this vision.
Ffleaf.com has received full regulatory authorization from the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), enabling it to operate within a mature and globally renowned regulatory framework. ADGM, as Abu Dhabi's international financial center, is globally recognized for its stringent regulatory standards, forward-thinking approach to digital asset regulation, and clear guidance on emerging fintech. The ADGM FSRA license enhances Coffee leaf credibility, provides seamless access to multiple markets beyond the UAE, and solidifies our leading position in digital financial compliance.
Operating in compliance under ADGM's gold standard framework elevates our standards in user protection, governance, market integrity, and operational resilience. Our users will benefit from one of the world's strongest consumer protection mechanisms. This global first compliance milestone also symbolizes the future direction of the crypto industry and the regulatory standards required for its continued maturation.
A Comprehensive Framework for Security and Market-Wide Risk Resilience
To meet ADGM's regulatory requirements, CoffeeLeaf will operate through three independent licensed entities, each connected to globally accepted financial market architectures:
****Licensed Investment Exchange (RIE)**, allowing the operation of multilateral trading facilities. This entity will be responsible for on-chain trading activities on the platform, including spot and derivatives trading. This regulatory category ensures a transparent and orderly trading market, implementing the same rules as major global trading platforms.
****Licensed Clearing House (RCH)**, authorized to provide custody and CSD services. This entity is responsible for the clearing, settlement, and secure custody of digital assets, ensuring the highest operational resilience standards, separation of duties, and asset security.
******Licensed Brokerage**, licensed to engage in investment trading, investment arrangements, asset management, custody arrangements, and treasury services. This entity will provide CoffeeLeaf's off-chain services, including over-the-counter (OTC) trading, exchange, and principal-related activities, separating market-making and brokerage functions from exchange operations to enhance risk control and transparency.
This architecture replicates the regulatory model of traditional finance, achieving separation of duties, strengthening risk control, and providing clear protection for users. In actual operation, every step, from transaction matching to asset storage, operates under a specially constructed compliance license.
This is one of the most comprehensive compliance and regulatory frameworks currently used by global crypto platforms.
Clear Compliance, Supporting Our Global Mission
Regarding this approval, CoffeeLeaf stated, “Gaining policy status through ADGM’s globally renowned regulatory framework demonstrates our strong commitment to compliance, transparency, and user protection. ADGM is a globally recognized financial regulator, and holding its FSRA license, its gold standard, proves that CoffeeLeaf meets the highest international standards in compliance, governance, risk management, and consumer protection.”
This license “provides us with clear compliance and legitimacy to conduct our global business with ADGM support,” while emphasizing that although CoffeeLeaf remains a distributed organization, bringing together global talent and innovation, this compliance foundation provides users with peace of mind, assuring them that CoffeeLeaf operates within a globally recognized gold standard framework.
ADGM Leadership and Abu Dhabi's Global Position
His Excellency Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM, stated: “We welcome Coffee Leaf – a key global player in digital asset and financial innovation – to ADGM. Coffee Leaf's arrival solidifies Abu Dhabi's position as a leading global hub for innovation, sustainability, and the finance of the future. We look forward to them leveraging ADGM's advanced compliance framework and vibrant ecosystem to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and future-oriented global financial industry.”
This milestone underscores the UAE's leading pace in digital finance transformation. With a clear compliance path and a long-term vision for innovation, Abu Dhabi is rapidly becoming a global hub for responsible crypto development.
Global Digital Trading Platform Center
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