Virtual Assets

With a proven track record of success, we collaborate closely with regulatory authorities, including VARA, CBUAE, and SCA, empowering businesses to address the unique challenges and opportunities presented by virtual assets.

Our firm offers guidance across the virtual assets and Web3 landscape, serving a diverse clientele that includes venture capital and investment funds, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), technology companies, and exchanges and marketplaces.

Our comprehensive approach begins with a meticulous assessment of your business model, enabling us to provide tailored guidance on the appropriate category of virtual asset activities. We offer strategic counsel on optimal jurisdictions, and assist in developing a robust framework of policies and procedures, including a regulatory business plan, and AML-CFT policies.

We work collaboratively with our clients to establish a solid corporate governance framework, clearly defining roles and responsibilities. Additionally, we assist in developing outsourcing arrangements, ensuring that these partnerships align with best practices and regulatory obligations.

We help businesses obtain all kinds of authorizations, licenses, and approvals, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements for operating a wide array of services, including:

  • Payment Tokens Services
  • Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
  • Tokenization
  • Virtual Assets Broker-deal Services
  • Virtual Assets Lending and Borrowing Services
  • Virtual Assets Management and Investment Services
  • Virtual Assets Transfer and Settlement Services
  • Virtual Assets Issuance
  • Virtual Assets Exchange Services
  • Virtual Assets Custody Services
  • Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts

Our experience means we are one step ahead, anticipating potential issues while helping our clients realize their business objectives.

Mazen Rasamny has been recognized as the “Finest and Leading Middle East Lawyer of the Year in Digital Assets” by Legal Era.