Crypto licensing (VASP)
VASP, CASP and crypto registrations.
Hauzen LLP
Hauzen LLP is a Hong Kong law firm with a practice in crypto assets and financial regulation. Its listed services are VASP licensing, regulatory opinions, and…
GVZH
GVZH is a Maltese legal and corporate group that works with financial and technology businesses. The company's services are built around Malta as its…
Gurcan Partners
Gurcan Partners is an international law practice that offers support in obtaining a crypto-asset licence in Poland. Poland is the route confirmed for this…
Gofaizen & Sherle
Gofaizen & Sherle is an international advisory group supporting crypto, payment and gaming licensing, corporate structuring and AML/KYC. Its related practice…
Gencs Valters Law Firm
Gencs Valters Law Firm is a Baltic law firm that publishes offers on crypto registration and EMI licensing in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Some of its…
fscom
fscom is a financial regulation consultancy with offices in the United Kingdom and Ireland, founded in 2012. It advises on the authorisation of payment and…
Fintheo
Fintheo is a consultant for licensing payment and e-money projects, and it describes support for FCA applications and for answering the regulator's questions…
FinTech Legal Center
FinTech Legal Center is a consultant that helps launch payment, crypto and gaming companies, with a base in Estonia and a European Union focus. Services Four…
Fintech Harbor Consulting
Fintech Harbor Consulting is a United Kingdom consultancy focused on legal support for fintech and on structuring projects. The company was founded in 2019 as…
Finreg Partners
Finreg Partners is a Czech law firm with a practice in digital assets and financial regulation. The entity is FINREG PARTNERS, advokátní kancelář, s.r.o…
Finjuris
Finjuris is a consulting firm that supports crypto and financial licences in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The entity is Finjuris Counsel FZ-LLC…
FIN LAW
FIN LAW is a German law practice that specialises in crypto-assets and financial regulation. It operates as FIN LAW Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, entered in…
FFF Legal
FFF Legal is the brand of Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal, a Maltese law firm founded in 2009. It advises financial, payment and blockchain projects on licensing…
Eternity Law International
Eternity Law International is a private international consultant on corporate structures and regulated business. The company states that it helps with EMI…
Enterslice
Enterslice is an international consultancy that publishes offers for MiCA and CASP support in several EU countries. Its stated jurisdictions are Malta…
ECOVIS ProventusLaw
ECOVIS ProventusLaw is the Baltic legal practice of the ECOVIS network and is not a provider of financial services. It supports MiCA and CASP authorisation…
DF Advocates
DF Advocates is a Maltese law firm that supports a financial project from setting up the structure to the licence and continuing compliance. In fintech, it…
Consulting24
Consulting24 is a brand that works on crypto licensing and the corporate launch of projects. According to the official website, the legal entity behind it is…
Related subsections
Licensing a crypto business
Exchangers, custodians, OTC desks, crypto payment gateways and wallet providers fall under virtual asset regulation in most developed markets. This subsection lists law firms and consultants that handle VASP registrations, CASP authorisation under MiCA and other crypto licences.
Key regimes in brief
- EU — MiCA: crypto-asset service providers need CASP authorisation from a national regulator, which can then be passported across the EU. National VASP registrations are being replaced during the MiCA transition period.
- UK: registration with the FCA for cryptoasset businesses under money-laundering rules, with additional rules for promotions.
- UAE / Dubai: dedicated virtual asset regimes in Dubai and in free zones, each with its own scope.
- Other directions often discussed: Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia, Cyprus, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada (MSB with virtual currency), El Salvador and Kazakhstan's AIFC.
Requirements and timelines change frequently; confirm the current position with your adviser before planning.
What a VASP or CASP application usually needs
- A legal entity with real management, often local directors and an office.
- AML/CFT framework, risk assessment and an appointed MLRO — see compliance outsourcing.
- KYT and wallet screening and Travel Rule procedures.
- Custody and safeguarding rules for client assets, IT security policies.
- Under MiCA: capital requirements by service type, governance, white papers for certain tokens.
Choosing an adviser
- Recent applications handled with the same regulator.
- Whether they also help with crypto-friendly banking and incorporation.
- Clear fee structure and what happens if the regulator asks for changes.
Using the page
Filter by country: Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, UAE, UK. Related: crypto infrastructure and crypto processing. Nominal hub is a directory, not a legal adviser — post a request to get proposals.