ANCFZ activity category
Blockchain, AI, Crypto & Gaming License in the UAE
Run a blockchain, ai, crypto & gaming business from the UAE with an ANCFZ license from AED 4,888 per year* — ANCFZ’s dedicated new-economy category — the official Blockchain, AI, Crypto & Gaming list. 100% foreign ownership, remote setup in as little as 2 hours*.
24 licensed activitiesMix up to 10 on one license100% remote*
Activities in this category — from the official ANCFZ list
| Activity | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence Developing Services | Includes firms specializes in all aspects of artificial intelligence and machine learning research and develop… |
| Web3 Accelerators | Supporting early-stage, start-up, and scale-up web3 & digital asset companies through consulting, mentoring, p… |
| Web3 Venture Studio | Onboarding and working with scale-up web3 & digital asset companies. Providing full service community ecosyste… |
| AI Data Collection | Includes firns involve gathering and preparing the data necessary to train, validate, and improve artificial i… |
| AI Data Analysis | Includes firms using advanced techniques and algorithms to extract meaningful insights, patterns, and knowledg… |
| AI Data Visualization | Includes firms creating visual representations of data to help convey insights, trends, and patterns discovere… |
| Digital Platforms & Services | Includes provision of nodes, software implementations, and cloud- or hardware-based systems are required to ru… |
| Digital Analytics Services | Includes developing a software for visualizing blocks, transactions, and block chain network metrics. Also tra… |
| Metaverse Consultancy | Includes firms engaged in providing guidance, expertise, and advice to individuals, organizations, or business… |
| Metaverse Service Provider | Includes firms engaged in the development and hosting of digital virtual environments, which enable simulated … |
| Innovation And Artificial Intelligence Research And Consultancies | Includes firms specialized in providing studies and consultancies on innovation to technical and administrativ… |
| Gaming Quality Assurance Specialized Services | Includes firms offering all forms of quality assurance testing for the gaming industry, including functional t… |
…plus 12 more activities in this category on the official list.
Package pricing
| Visas | 1-Year All-inclusive Package* |
|---|---|
| 0 visas | AED 4,888 / year |
| 1 visa | AED 10,800 / year |
| 3 visas | AED 20,700 / year |
| 5 visas | AED 29,700 / year |
Tip: pair your main activity with complementary ones — e.g. blockchain, ai, crypto & gaming + e-commerce + consultancy — on a single license at no extra license cost.
License your blockchain, ai, crypto & gaming business
From AED 4,888 per year*, fully remote*.
* 1-year prices are full advance payment with the 10% upfront discount included. “License in 2 hours” and fully-remote setup are subject to all documents being in order. Flexi-desk availability per package terms.