International VASP licensing provides a regulatory framework for crypto-exchange operations, custodial services, and token-trading platforms. We advise on
Virtual Assets & Exchange Licensing covers comparative legal assessment, documentation and coordination across international jurisdictions. It is typically relevant to businesses, investors and families considering a cross-border structure or activity. There is no single offshore regime: legal effects, disclosures, taxation and permissions depend on the selected jurisdiction, relevant residence rules and the facts of each case.
The law and competent-authority requirements of the selected jurisdiction apply, together with rules in relevant tax-residence and operating jurisdictions. Comparison precedes selection and implementation.
Last reviewed: 22 September 2026
International VASP licensing provides a regulatory framework for crypto-exchange operations, custodial services, and token-trading platforms. We advise on jurisdiction selection, licence applications, and the compliance infrastructure - AML/CTF programmes, custody protocols, and transaction reporting - required to operate lawfully.
We evaluate international jurisdictions with established VASP frameworks - BVI, Cayman, Bermuda, Gibraltar - and prepare licence applications tailored to the specific regulator's requirements.
Post-licensing, we manage ongoing compliance obligations including suspicious-activity reporting, periodic regulatory filings, and adaptation of policies as regulatory standards evolve.