Revolut has received in-principle approval to provide cryptocurrency-related services in the United Arab Emirates. Cointelegraph reported that Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority approved Revolut in principle to offer broker-dealer, investment management and exchange services. Revolut said the approval builds on earlier authorisation for payment activities from the UAE central bank and provides a basis to expand its local crypto business. It plans to enable UAE users to buy, sell and hold digital assets through its app and the Revolut X exchange.

Microsoft patched 570 security vulnerabilities across major product lines including Windows and Office in a single release. TechCrunch reported the company said the update was its largest-ever security patch, after using AI to expand detection of code weaknesses. The fixes were released as part of the monthly Patch Tuesday package. At least two vulnerabilities were classified as zero-days and had been exploited before Microsoft became aware of them.