Crypto exchanges & wallets
Licensing, custody, market access, AML and consumer controls.
Tech Legal advises crypto exchanges, token issuers, DeFi protocols, DAOs, NFT platforms and fintech companies on licensing, structuring, compliance and cross-border expansion.
Web3 businesses rarely face a single legal question. A token launch may involve securities analysis, entity structuring, licensing, consumer protection, AML controls, marketing restrictions and multiple regulators at once.
We connect those questions into one practical legal roadmap, built around the product, target markets and commercial timeline.
Focused legal support for launch, licensing, growth and ongoing compliance.
Token classification, issuance models, legal opinions, disclosures and cross-border offering strategy.
VASP, CASP, MSB, exchange, custody, wallet, payment and AML/KYC regulatory pathways.
Market-entry analysis, jurisdiction comparison and coordinated compliance across operating regions.
Operating companies, foundations, holding structures, governance documentation and treasury controls.
Gap analysis, policy drafting, contract review, launch readiness and continuing regulatory monitoring.
We shape the legal work around how your platform creates value, moves assets, serves users and enters new markets.
Explore our advisory practice →Licensing, custody, market access, AML and consumer controls.
Classification, issuance, disclosures, distribution and listings.
Protocol governance, front-end risk and decentralized operations.
Legal wrappers, governance, treasury and contributor frameworks.
Payment permissions, money transmission and operational compliance.
Digital ownership, IP, marketplaces and tokenized asset models.
Compare regulatory fit, credibility, licensing obligations, banking access and operating cost before incorporating.
Use a focused assessment to identify likely risk signals before requesting a deeper review.
Screen utility, governance, sale and securities-like characteristics.
Open tool → 5 min assessmentIdentify licensing triggers for exchange, custody, swaps and fiat services.
Open tool → 5 min assessmentCompare likely fit across leading digital asset jurisdictions.
Open tool →Japan is regulating legal technology through a pragmatic combination of government guidelines and industry self-regulation rather than a new legal framework. The Ministry of Justice issued Guidelines clarifying that AI contract review services do not constitute unauthorized practice of law under the Attorneys Act, while industry players published self-regulatory "Principles on Legal Tech and AI" committing to "lawyer-in-the-loop" governance and good development practices.
Read analysis →India is enhancing oversight of cryptocurrencies within the Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) framework. While the legality of purchasing, selling, and holding crypto remains unchanged, recent regulatory updates focus on the standardized reporting requirements set by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) through Form 167, detailed transaction disclosures in Schedule VDA, and stringent anti-money laundering obligations from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND).
The FCA has published a major package of final rules and guidance covering regulated cryptoasset activities, stablecoin issuance, custody, admissions and disclosures, market abuse, prudential requirements and wider conduct standards.
ESMA has called on cryptoasset service providers without MiCA authorisation to stop onboarding new EU clients and begin an orderly wind-down that protects existing clients as the transitional period ends.
Every mandate starts with the business model and ends with practical deliverables your team can use.
Start a conversationMap the product, users, transaction flow, target markets and immediate decision.
Prioritize jurisdiction, entity, licensing, token and compliance requirements.
Prepare documentation, policies, filings, agreements and regulator-ready materials.
Keep the operating model aligned as products, markets and regulations change.
Share your product, target jurisdictions and immediate legal priority. We will help identify the next practical step.