Crypto licensing, mapped end to end

MiCA gives you EU-wide access and banking credibility at the cost of a heavier application and ongoing supervision. An offshore VASP is faster and lighter but restricts where you can market and can complicate banking. There is no universally right answer; the right one depends on where your customers are and what your banking strategy needs to look like.

Possibly not — but the test is narrow. Non-custodial models can still fall inside a regime if you execute orders, hold fiat, run a marketplace or provide exchange services. We assess the perimeter against the specific regime rather than assuming custody is the trigger.

No — not lawfully, and doing so creates real exposure. EU marketing requires a MiCA authorization for the services you provide; U.S. access normally runs through federal MSB registration plus state money-transmitter licensing. We frequently design offshore entities as complements to a regulated footprint, never as a substitute.

Licensing itself is often the shorter part. Banking and payment onboarding usually determines when you can take live business, which is why we start that workstream early rather than after the certificate arrives.

Scope and fee are fixed after the feasibility phase, once the jurisdiction, entity structure and service list are settled. That phase is deliberately small — it exists so you commit to a pathway with the costs and timeline known in advance.