Project Overview
Client Name
VEGA: Clash of Galaxies.
Industry
Web3 Gaming, NFT-Based MMORTS.
Services Provided
Jurisdiction analysis, regulatory structuring, gaming compliance, IP strategy, offshore legal framework evaluation.
Delivered By
Tech Legal: Blockchain & Digital Assets Legal Consultants.
Background
A fast-growing Web3 gaming studio approached Tech Legal while preparing to launch VEGA: Clash of Galaxies, an NFT-powered MMORTS designed for global audiences, featuring blockchain-based asset ownership, dual-token mechanics, and cross-border monetisation—placing it squarely in a complex regulatory landscape.
The client needed clear, jurisdiction-specific guidance on where to launch their gaming platform, the licensing requirements in Malta, Gibraltar, and Curaçao, the optimal legal-entity structure, and how to secure long-term IP ownership across copyrights and trademarks. They also required regulatory positioning for future fundraising, token issuance, and global expansion. With the fast-evolving nature of Web3 and gaming regulations, the client sought a legal opinion that was practical, investor-aligned, and strongly risk-mitigated.
Our Approach
Tech Legal undertook a detailed, multi-layered legal review across three offshore gaming jurisdictions, namely Malta, Gibraltar, and Curacao evaluating the best legal structure feasibility, IP assignment, licensing, and ownership models and fundraising and NFT issuance structuring. We also studied the following:
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Gaming Licensing Regimes
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Its licensing categories, regulatory strictness and compliance and AML/CFT obligations
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Aligning all regulatory analysis with the game’s Web3 features
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NFT economy, planned EU expansion, funding requirements and long-term operational credibility
Outcome
After conducting a detailed comparative analysis across Malta, Gibraltar, and Curacao, Tech Legal recommended Malta as the most strategically advantageous jurisdiction for the client’s Web3 gaming project due to its Tier-1 regulatory reputation under the Malta Gaming Authority, strong acceptance by banks and investors, a mature gaming and blockchain compliance ecosystem, explicit regulatory guidance on NFTs and distributed ledger technology, robust EU-wide IP protection, and well-defined pathways for long-term regulatory credibility.
The final legal opinion included a comprehensive comparative regulatory table, tax implications, AML/KYC considerations, an IP protection framework, and a strategic roadmap aligned with the client’s launch plan. This enabled the client to move forward confidently with jurisdiction selection, company incorporation, and investor discussions—ultimately providing a clear and compliant global launch strategy, reducing regulatory and operational risks, strengthening IP ownership, and positioning the project more competitively within the global Web3 gaming ecosystem. The opinion now serves as their foundational compliance blueprint for launch, token strategy, and future scalability.
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