The regulatory environment surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses is complex, fragmented, and continuously evolving. Companies operating in this space must navigate a broad spectrum of compliance obligations that extend well beyond crypto-specific regulations. Depending on the nature of their activities, these may include corporate governance rules, anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) frameworks, data protection and privacy requirements, consumer protection regimes, tax laws, foreign exchange regulations, and financial services legislation.
At Crypto Legal, we assist projects and service providers in designing and maintaining regulatory compliance frameworks that are tailored to their business model, jurisdictional footprint, and risk profile. Our advisory work is grounded in practical, jurisdiction-specific insight, informed by ongoing developments in the regulation of digital assets and decentralised technologies. Whether a client is preparing to launch a new platform, enter a new market, secure a regulatory licence, or respond to inquiries from regulators, we offer end-to-end support.
As regulatory regimes expand to include digital assets under existing financial and consumer protection frameworks, companies must anticipate and implement compliance at both strategic and operational levels. Our services ensure that clients not only meet their legal obligations but are also equipped with governance systems that support resilience, accountability and long-term sustainability.
We advise and support clients in identifying and applying for any required registrations, approvals, or licences under applicable laws. This includes financial services authorisations, virtual asset service provider (VASP) registrations, e-money and payment services licences, and related supervisory approvals across multiple jurisdictions.
We conduct detailed compliance reviews to assess the project’s alignment with relevant legal and regulatory standards. This includes an assessment of the project’s structure, token model, operations, and customer-facing policies, with a view to identifying compliance risks and proposing remedial actions.
We provide clients with tailored compliance matrices that map applicable legal and regulatory obligations based on the jurisdictions in which they operate or target users. We also assist in designing and implementing internal control mechanisms, policies, and procedures that support ongoing compliance.
We act as a liaison between clients and regulatory authorities, including responding to requests for information, managing application processes, and supporting regulatory engagement. This includes communications with financial supervisory authorities, data protection regulators, and AML oversight bodies.
We assist with the preparation and filing of required forms, applications, notifications, and disclosures to regulatory bodies. This may involve ongoing reporting obligations, transactional filings, or updates in response to changes in business activities.
We support clients through the process of responding to regulatory audits, enquiries, or enforcement notices by preparing responses, advising on documentary production, and addressing compliance deficiencies where identified.
Structuring a blockchain or digital asset business involves far more than selecting a jurisdiction and forming an entity. A properly designed corporate structure is essential for legal clarity, risk management, tax efficiency, operational execution, and regulatory compliance. Projects often require a multi-entity structure to separate functions such as protocol development, token issuance, intellectual property ownership, treasury management, and user-facing services.
We advise on structuring strategies that reflect the specific legal, technical, and commercial needs of our clients. This includes an assessment of jurisdictional advantages, regulatory arbitrage, operational requirements, and investor expectations. Our team works closely with international partner firms to ensure seamless incorporation and post-formation support across key jurisdictions.
Our structuring and incorporation services cover a wide range of blockchain-based businesses, including infrastructure providers, decentralised applications, NFT platforms, Web3 ecosystems, exchanges, DAOs, and token issuers.
Crypto projects engage with a wide range of stakeholders—investors, developers, service providers, users, partners, and employees—each requiring legally robust contractual arrangements. Our firm drafts and negotiates the full suite of commercial agreements and platform documents required to operate a compliant and well-governed digital asset business.
Our contract drafting services are always tailored to the particular project’s legal obligations and commercial risks. We draft all agreements with consideration for cross-border enforceability, jurisdiction-specific regulatory requirements, and risk mitigation strategies appropriate to blockchain-related activities.
The rapid development of digital asset markets continues to raise fundamental questions for regulators, policymakers, and public institutions. Issues such as decentralised finance, algorithmic governance, digital identity, and tokenised economies intersect with broader regulatory themes, including financial inclusion, market integrity, data protection, and technological sovereignty.
We engage actively in policy analysis and research to support clients who are shaping, participating in, or responding to regulatory reform. We offer strategic insights to industry participants, trade bodies, and government stakeholders who are developing new rules, assessing technological impacts, or exploring the broader socio-economic implications of blockchain adoption.
We are committed to providing clear, reasoned, and well-supported analysis in a space where regulatory thinking is still in flux. This includes bespoke advisory work on proposed legislation, consultation responses, whitepapers, and cross-sector collaborations involving both private and public actors.
To discuss our services or arrange a consultation, please contact our team at info@cryptolegal.uk