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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,929 cases from 40 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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Where?
by authority- Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), Dubai – 0 % · 1 case
What for?
by topic- no topic – 0 % · 1 case
Who?
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1 case
24 Jul 2025 The Open Network FoundationVARA: fine and cease-and-desist order against The Open Network Foundation (marketing) Fine
According to VARA's enforcement list, The Open Network Foundation breached the VARA Marketing Regulations. The list records a cease-and-desist order, a fine of an undisclosed amount and a public statement as the measures taken.
Foundations in the crypto sector are also subject to Dubai's marketing rules for virtual assets when they promote their offering there.
Rules for marketing virtual assets
- Authority / court
- Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), Dubai
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision
- Legal basis
- VARA Marketing Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- VARA: Enforcement Actions – Liste der Geldbußen (Eintrag The Open Network Foundation, 2025/07/24) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link