"The days of crypto in a legal grey area are over. Properly structured crypto is wide open."
We build structures that comply with the new EU crypto rules (MiCA) and reporting (DAC8) for token issuers, DAOs, exchanges and treasuries — with offline storage, licensed crypto firms and real presence that stands up to scrutiny.
How we work with crypto, web3 & digital-asset operators.
The days of crypto living in a legal grey area are over. MiCA in the EU, DAC8 reporting across the OECD, VARA and ADGM in the UAE, MAS in Singapore and FINMA in Switzerland now set workable rules for token issuers, exchanges, custodians, DAOs and family offices holding crypto.
We build crypto structures that stand up under those rules, on two levels. The company level covers issuing tokens, treasury, safekeeping and licences. The personal level covers inheritance, succession and tax residence for the founder or holder. We design both together.
We don't hold anyone's crypto and we don't hold private keys. We design the structure and coordinate the licensed firms — custodians, exchanges, banks — who do.
What we've seen go wrong.
- Issuing a token from the wrong country and finding the main exchange won't list it
- Treating safekeeping as an afterthought, and losing keys — or losing the records that set the founder's tax cost
- Assuming a DAO doesn't need a legal structure — until someone asks who's signing the contract
- Structuring for the world before MiCA, when the new rules now apply
The steps, in order.
Every engagement is specialist advisory, quoted in writing before any work begins. No hourly billing.
- 01Regulatory mapping: your product, countries, licences needed and reporting duties (2–4 weeks)
- 02Structure design: issuer, treasury, safekeeping, DAO structure and the founder's own companies
- 03Setting up the companies, safekeeping, and introductions to banks and routes in and out of normal money
- 04Ongoing reporting frameworks for MiCA, DAC8, crypto licences and FATCA/CRS
Questions we hear from crypto, web3 & digital-asset operators.
- Where should a token be issued today?
- For tokens covered by MiCA and sold in the EU, an EU issuer working with a licensed crypto service provider is usually cleanest. For utility tokens sold worldwide, the BVI, Cayman or the UAE (VARA) often suit better. It depends entirely on the product and where you're selling it.
- How do you structure a DAO?
- Wrapping a DAO in an LLC or foundation lets it sign contracts, limits members' liability and gives a clean way to deal with the outside world. A Wyoming DAO-LLC, a Marshall Islands foundation and a Swiss association each suit different ways of governing a DAO.
- Can crypto be held inside a trust?
- Yes, in offline storage controlled by the trustee, with a written process for accessing and passing on the keys. Several trust countries now explicitly accept crypto as trust property.
Explore further for crypto, web3 & digital-asset operators
Crypto & Digital Asset Structuring
Hold and trade crypto through licensed crypto firms, foundations and DAO-LLC structures.
Fintech Licensing
Licences for e-money, payments, crypto and money transfer (EMI, PSP, VASP, MSB), applied for with the right regulator.
Trusts & Foundations
Trusts that protect and pass on family wealth, in every common form, plus Panama and Nevis foundations.
Every engagement begins with a twenty-minute advisory call. The fee is in writing before any work begins. No hourly billing.