ARP Digital is a digital asset and derivatives investment firm that works with institutional, family office, and high-net-worth investors across the GCC region to help clients manage and grow their wealth. It operates with three primary services: over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency trading for direct market access, wealth management, and asset management, focused on tailored digital asset investment solutions. In partnership with the National Bank of Bahrain, ARP Digital created the region’s first Bitcoin-linked structured fund exclusively for accredited investors, allowing them to benefit from Bitcoin’s growth while ensuring 100% capital protection.
ARP Digital has obtained a broker-dealer license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, allowing it to conduct regulated exchange services between digital assets and the UAE Dirham.
: Abdulla Kanoo, heir of the wealthy Bahraini Kanoo family, is pushing to migrate a cross-border trade market valued at approximately $6 trillion onto blockchain infrastructure. Current cross-border payments still heavily rely on the traditional correspondent banking system, leading to issues such as long settlement cycles, limited liquidity, and uneven access to the US dollar.Kanoo stated that his co-founded digital asset infrastructure company, ARP Digital, is building a settlement network designed to facilitate capital flows between emerging economies. The goal is to reduce cross-border payment costs and intermediary dependency, accelerating the flow of trade capital in the "Global South." According to his estimates, trade volume among emerging markets exceeded $6 trillion in 2024, accounting for about a quarter of global trade, and is expected to grow to $32 trillion by 2030. (CoinDesk)