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Find the checks, records and questions to prepare before buying, choosing a provider or building a crypto business.
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United Arab Emirates
How to prepare a crypto business licensing brief in United Arab Emirates
Build separate questions for Dubai outside DIFC, DIFC and ADGM.
Open field guide →Switzerland
How to prepare a crypto business licensing brief in Switzerland
Identify deposits, payment transfers, custody, securities activity and any other financial service in the proposed product.
Open field guide →Singapore
How to prepare a crypto business licensing brief in Singapore
MAS’s June 2025 clarification explains that services supplied to Singapore customers are covered by existing financial-services regimes as applicable.
Open field guide →Hong Kong
Preparing a Hong Kong crypto platform business brief
Describe custody, customers and trading functions before choosing a licensing route.
Open field guide →United Kingdom
Preparing a UK crypto business registration and promotion brief
Map the activity, UK business presence and marketing route before launch.
Open field guide →United States
Preparing a US crypto business permission map
Separate federal, state and product questions before accepting customer funds.
Open field guide →Germany
Preparing a crypto business authorisation file in Germany
Turn a proposed service into an activity map, operating model and complete regulatory project file.
Open field guide →France
Preparing a French crypto-service business for authorisation
Organise the service model, application evidence and operational responsibilities around the current MiCA framework.
Open field guide →Portugal
Preparing a crypto business project in Portugal
Organise the activity map and evidence file around Portugal’s allocation of MiCA responsibilities.
Open field guide →Malta
Preparing a crypto-service authorisation project in Malta
Build a service-specific operating file and a plan for maintaining controls after authorisation.
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