ARP Digital Capitalizes on the Middle East's Boom in Regulated Digital Wealth

ARP Digital Holdings, a prominent digital asset and investment company in the Middle East, has broadened its wealth management services by forming a strategic alliance with DV Trading and Centaur Markets. This collaboration aims to launch structured products spanning various digital assets. The company further revealed

as its inaugural Group Chief Investment Officer and Head of Wealth, representing a major milestone in its expansion plans.

Through its partnership with DV Trading—a global leader in derivatives and market-making—ARP Digital Holdings will be able to deliver customized solutions to institutional and high-net-worth clients in the Middle East via its Bahrain-based entity, ARP Digital Bahrain B.S.C. Pending regulatory approval,

and market maker for these offerings. Abdulla Kanoo, Co-CEO of ARP Digital Holdings, highlighted that this alliance builds on the company’s 2024 introduction of the region’s first structured product linked to digital assets, enhancing its appeal to institutional investors by integrating digital assets with traditional financial models.

Anestis Arampatzis, who previously served as Co-Head of Centaur Markets, brings more than ten years of experience in trading derivatives and structured products in both commodities and digital assets. His new role reinforces ARP Digital Holdings’ dedication to robust risk management and forward-thinking innovation.

is accelerating in the Middle East, fueled by clearer regulations and growing interest from institutions and sophisticated investors," Arampatzis commented.

This partnership merges ARP Digital Holdings’ strong regional client base with DV Trading’s proficiency in derivatives and diverse trading approaches, establishing a platform for advanced investors seeking risk-adjusted returns in both digital and conventional markets.

, remarked that the partnership would enable both companies to expand their structured product portfolios and provide institutional-level solutions to investors in the Middle East.

Licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, ARP Digital Holdings has previously worked with the National Bank of Bahrain to drive digital asset innovation. Its co-founders, Abdulaziz and Abdulla Kanoo, possess deep expertise in digital asset market-making and wealth management, having led operations for a leading APAC company. The firm’s Non-Executive Chairman, Yusuf Alireza, is also

.

DV Trading and its related entities are active in proprietary trading, market making, and alternative investment strategies, utilizing decades of experience to achieve diversified returns. Centaur Markets, a branch of DV Group,

and is supported by a team of traders with a combined 31 years of experience.

This initiative is in line with the broader regulatory progress in the Middle East, where places like Bahrain are increasingly weaving digital assets into established financial systems.

, companies such as ARP Digital Holdings are positioning themselves to benefit from the region’s shifting regulatory environment and the growing institutional appetite for digital wealth management.