Choosing Countries: Where To Incorporate Crypto Company Safely
summary
Claims that unlicensed ICO-era projects are now facing SEC fines and orders to return millions, so choose jurisdictions that issue and honor VASP/CASP license and get real bank access for fiat conversion. Recommends picking countries like Estonia, Lithuania, Cyprus, UK based on whether banks will fiat onramps, describes a matrix comparing licensing difficulty, banking feasibility, compliance costs, KYC impact on market share, and warns targeting US customers triggers SEC and AML rules. Notes tradeoff: cheaper offshore incorporation means higher transfer fees and no mainstream banking.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Crypto company incorporation
- 0:44Regulation matters for crypto
- 2:34Legal risks of unregulated crypto
- 3:39Licensed jurisdictions for crypto
- 5:05KYC challenges in licensing
- 7:14Banking limitations for crypto
- 8:15Cost balance in licensing
- 9:40Markets and compliance obligations
- 10:45Taxation and revenue
- 11:50Choosing jurisdiction for crypto
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