DMCC Partners with Crypto.com to Drive Tokenisation in Global Commodities

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has entered into a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to promote the adoption of tokenisation across the global commodities market and support the development of next-generation trade infrastructure. The collaboration was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and aims to modernise commodities trading using blockchain technology.

Under the agreement, both organisations will explore ways to reduce settlement delays, improve price transparency, and broaden market access for sectors including precious metals, diamonds, energy, and agricultural commodities. The partnership will also investigate the potential for listing tokenised commodities on the Crypto.com Exchange, subject to regulatory approval and compliance with exchange requirements.

The initiative will assess frameworks for custody, liquidity facilitation, and the use of digital-asset payments on DMCC’s digital platforms and selected member use cases. Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman and CEO of DMCC, described tokenisation as a major opportunity to transform the way commodities are financed, traded, and settled. He said that moving real assets on-chain can create a more efficient trading environment and offer greater access to global markets.

“By working with Crypto.com, we can explore secure methods for issuing and managing tokenised commodities, as well as new models for custody, liquidity, and digital payments. This positions Dubai at the centre of the global transition toward digital trade,” Sulayem added.

Education and ecosystem development will also be a focus. Crypto.com will collaborate with the DMCC Crypto Centre on workshops, hackathons, and capability-building programs to support responsible innovation and institutional adoption of tokenised assets in Dubai’s Web3 sector.

Eric Anziani, president and COO of Crypto.com, highlighted the significance of tokenised real-world assets for the digital economy. “Partnering with DMCC offers an ideal platform to explore these opportunities at scale. We aim to advance the infrastructure needed for the next phase of tokenisation, trade, and digital financial services,” he said.

Mohammed Al Hakim, president and general manager for the Middle East and Africa at Crypto.com, expressed enthusiasm for contributing to Dubai’s growing digital asset ecosystem. He noted that the partnership will provide innovative ways for blockchain technology to interact with traditional financial infrastructure.

The MoU builds on DMCC’s wider digital asset strategy, which includes collaboration with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to develop compliant, globally scalable infrastructure for tokenised commodities. With more than 26,000 companies across various sectors and a technology ecosystem comprising over 3,400 firms, DMCC continues to play a central role in global trade and real-world blockchain applications.