Regulated Crypto Providers

Regulated crypto businesses need more than legal opinions. They need structures, licences, policies and operating controls that can stand up to regulators, banking partners, payment providers, investors and institutional clients.

Digital asset exchanges, custodians, Web3 brokers, OTC desks, fiat ramps, crypto payment businesses, custodial wallets and other crypto service providers operate in a high-scrutiny environment. The legal work must match how assets move, how customers are onboarded, how custody or control is handled, how transactions are monitored, how risks are escalated, and which markets the business intends to serve.

Legal Counsel for Regulated Crypto Providers

Aurum advises regulated and pre-licensing crypto businesses on legal structuring, licensing, authorisations, compliance implementation and cross-border operations.

We work with exchanges, custodians, brokers, OTC desks, crypto payment businesses, fiat ramps, custodial wallet providers, CASPs, VASPs and other crypto service providers. We help clients determine where regulation applies, choose the right jurisdiction and operating model, prepare for authorisation where required, and build the policies, procedures and controls needed to operate.

Building a Credible Regulatory Setup

For regulated crypto providers, the legal challenge is not only choosing an entity or drafting terms. It is building a setup that can support regulator review, banking and payment relationships, institutional counterparties, customer onboarding, custody or safeguarding, financial crime controls, outsourcing, governance and ongoing compliance.

Aurum helps clients design regulated or pre-regulated operating models that are clear, defensible and commercially usable. This includes corporate structuring, cross-border company formation, regulated and non-regulated components, licence strategy, governance arrangements, outsourcing frameworks, risk controls, customer documentation and coordination with local counsel in selected markets.

Licensing, Authorisations and Market Access

Crypto providers often need to navigate several regulatory frameworks at once. This may include MiCA and CASP authorisations in the EU, VASP regimes, offshore licensing frameworks, payment and e-money rules, AML/CTF, sanctions, market abuse, financial promotion restrictions, custody requirements and local rules in target markets.

We support clients with licensing, registration and authorisation strategies, including jurisdiction selection, application preparation, business plans, programme of operations, governance documents, policies and procedures, internal controls, regulatory correspondence and coordination with local counsel where required.

Compliance That Works in Operations

Compliance for a crypto provider cannot exist only in a policy folder. It has to work in onboarding, wallet screening, transaction monitoring, custody operations, customer communications, outsourcing, incident response, reporting and management oversight.

We help clients translate regulatory requirements into practical policies, procedures and controls. This includes AML/KYC, KYT, sanctions screening, restricted jurisdictions, risk assessments, complaints handling, conflicts management, outsourcing controls, cybersecurity, data protection, recordkeeping and internal governance.