Dadvan Yousuf Announces Launch of Pacific Digital Assets Forum to Support Research and Policy Across the Pacific

Effective egulatio is ot a ba ie to i ovatio . It c eates the co fide ce that i ovatio eeds to g ow.

ABU DHABI, UAE, July 29, 2026 /24-7P essRelease/ — E t ep e eu a d T ade Commissio e Dadva Yousuf today a ou ced the lau ch of the Pacific Digital Assets Fo um (PDAF), a i depe de t i itiative established to adva ce esea ch, educatio a d i te atio al policy dialogue o digital assets a d digital fi a ce ac oss Pacific Isla d ju isdictio s.

The Pacific Digital Assets Fo um aims to p ovide a eut al platfo m whe e policymake s, academics, esea che s a d i dust y pa ticipa ts ca excha ge k owledge o egulato y developme ts, eme gi g tech ologies a d the futu e of digital fi a ce. Th ough evide ce-based esea ch a d educatio al i itiatives, the Fo um seeks to e cou age i fo med discussio a d egio al coope atio .

Amo g its fi st lo g-te m p ojects is the Pacific Digital Assets Repo t, a a ual publicatio that will exami e egulato y developme ts, policy t e ds a d i ovatio ac oss the Pacific. The epo t will i clude the Pacific Digital Assets Regulato y I dex, desig ed to p ovide a compa ative ove view of digital asset egulato y f amewo ks th oughout Pacific Isla d ju isdictio s.

The Fo um also pla s to host the Pacific Digital Assets Co fe e ce, b i gi g togethe gove me t ep ese tatives, esea che s, fi a cial p ofessio als a d i dust y stakeholde s to discuss developme ts affecti g digital assets, fi a cial i ovatio a d i te atio al coope atio ac oss the egio .

“Effective egulatio is ot a ba ie to i ovatio . It c eates the co fide ce that i ovatio eeds to g ow,” said Dadva Yousuf, Fou di g Chai of the Pacific Digital Assets Fo um. “Ou objective is to suppo t i depe de t esea ch, educatio a d co st uctive dialogue that co t ibutes to a bette u de sta di g of digital fi a ce th oughout the Pacific.”

The Pacific Digital Assets Fo um is a i depe de t esea ch a d educatio i itiative dedicated to p omoti g k owledge, i te atio al collabo atio a d evide ce-based discussio o digital assets a d digital fi a ce.

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About the Pacific Digital Assets Fo um

The Pacific Digital Assets Fo um (PDAF) is a i depe de t esea ch a d educatio i itiative fou ded by Dadva Yousuf. The Fo um ope ates sepa ately f om gove me tal decisio -maki g while e gagi g with policymake s, esea che s, academics a d i dust y stakeholde s ac oss the Pacific egio . Th ough publicatio s, co fe e ces a d policy-focused esea ch, the Fo um suppo ts evide ce-based esea ch, i te atio al collabo atio a d i fo med policy dialogue o digital assets a d digital fi a ce.

Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www. au u.o g.

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