Abu Dhabi’s ADJD Embraces Crypto Revolution: Now Accepting Digital Assets for Legal Fees

Move over, fiat—Abu Dhabi's judicial arm just plugged into the blockchain.

The emirate's Judicial Department (ADJD) will now let citizens settle legal fees in cryptocurrency, marking another milestone in the UAE's aggressive digital asset adoption.

No more bank delays or forex headaches when paying for court services. The system's expected to handle everything from traffic fines to commercial disputes—assuming defendants hodl enough stablecoins.

Another win for crypto's institutional adoption... and another headache for traditional finance middlemen counting their dying transaction fees.

AE Coin continues to add new partners

The AE Coin has been growing its utility within the UAE through several partnerships. A month ago, the Abu Dhabi Transport Department and municipalities under the Integrated Transport Center (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, Tawasul Transport, allowed passengers to use the AE Coin stablecoin via the Mbank AEC Wallet application.

Before that, UAE based Air Arabia airline also started accepting the AED stablecoin, AE Coin, for payments such as flight booking.

Ramez Rafiq, General Manager of IED Stablecoin, the firm behind the AE Coin, noted that AEC was developed to be a secure, efficient, and regulatory-compliant digital payment solution tailored for the UAE.

He believes that its adoption by prominent governmental entities reflect the trust in the AE Coin as one of the building blocks for UAE’s financial digital infrastructure.

Already, Dubai Department of Finance (DOF) , the governmental entity responsible for budget and its execution signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Global UAE regulation Crypto.com to allow crypto payments for governmental fees.

30 percent of UAE population are crypto owners, which implies that the country is ready to use crypto and stablecoins for payments. In a recent interview with the Abu Dhabi–based ADI Foundation, CEO Guillaume de La Tour talked about the new AED‑backed stablecoin, AEDC, that the foundation is working on for ADQ, the sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi, and FAB (First Abu Dhabi Bank).

The UAE will witness the launch of more AED backed stablecoins and the UAE Central Bank had announced its CBDC WOULD be launched at the end of the year.

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