Crypto custody and exchange dashboard on a developer's screen
For Crypto, Web3 and Digital-Asset Operators

Licensed. Banked. Reportable. Production-grade.

VASP licensing, custody architecture, treasury structuring and DAC8 / CARF readiness. For operators who need to be live, not aspirational.

Live crypto licences operated
12+
Banks that bank crypto entities
5
Avg. licence-to-live timeline
6 to 9 mo
Custody jurisdictions
10+
The position

The era of structurally-grey crypto is over. The window for properly-structured crypto is wide open.

Between MiCA, DAC8, CARF, the US state MTL patchwork and the maturing of VARA, FINMA, MAS and CIMA, every crypto operator now sits inside someone's regulatory perimeter. The question is which perimeter, and how to structure for it. We work with crypto-native operators, hybrid fintechs and traditional finance entrants on the licensing, banking, custody and reporting architecture that lets a digital-asset business operate at institutional standard.

What we solve for crypto operators

The four questions every operator faces.

01

Which licence regime fits the business?

VARA in Dubai. MFSA crypto in Malta under MiCA. FINMA in Switzerland. CIMA VASP in Cayman. SFC VATP in Hong Kong. MAS in Singapore. We model the regulator-fit before any application is filed.

02

Where does the structure bank?

The licence is only useful if the entity can move money. We pre-qualify the structure against our five-bank crypto-friendly panel and twelve crypto-handling PSPs before the application is submitted.

03

What does the custody architecture look like?

Hot, warm and cold custody. Single-sig vs MPC vs multi-party. Self-custody vs qualified-custodian model. We design the architecture and the operating runbook, not just the legal wrapper.

04

Are we ready for DAC8, CARF and MiCA reporting?

Mapped against the actual data points each regime requires, not the slide-deck summary. We build the reporting layer alongside the structure.

90 days
Fastest VASP licence in 2025
12+
Live licensed digital-asset entities
5
Banks on the crypto-friendly panel
Where we operate for this audience

The jurisdictions this audience uses most often.

We hold active relationships with formation agents, regulators, banks and counsel in each. Other jurisdictions available on engagement.

Common questions

What crypto, web3 and digital-asset operators ask in the first call.

If you are EU-targeting, yes — under a CASP authorisation in an EU member state (Malta, Lithuania, Ireland, Cyprus are common). If you are global with no EU retail, MiCA is not always the right fit. We model both paths.

Map our crypto licensing path

Five days to a written diagnosis. Eight weeks typical to implementation. Director-led throughout.

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