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Introduction
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI) for creating and implementing a variety of innovative and regulatory compliant structures and have experts across our jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, BVI and Cayman which are fully engaged with their local regulators to help steer the future regulatory landscape.
We advise distributed ledger technology trading platforms, developers, issuers and investment managers on structuring, licensing, and other regulatory requirements in relation to the development, financing, intellectual property protection, issuance, offering, trading and investment management of digital assets using Cayman and BVI corporate structures.
Scope of Services
- Regulatory and compliance
- Structuring, investment structuring, formation and virtual assets funds
- Intellectual property protection
- Offshore technology funds and other funding vehicles including ICO, ITOs, tokenized and cryptocurrency funds
- Restructuring and corporate recovery
- Dispute resolution & Litigation
- Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and De-Fi
- FinTech investments and funding
- VASP regulations and digital assets
- Economic Substance
- Tokenization, blockchain, electronic payments and e-transactions and smart contracts
- Regulatory memorandum of advice
- Physical presence business set up or relocation of web3/ offshore digital technology business
- FinTech development and artificial intelligence and data commercial contracts
- Data privacy and cybersecurity
News and Insights
Loeb Smith has been ranked amongst Top 30 Asia’s Fastest Growing Law Firms in 2024 by Asia Legal Business
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Loeb Smith Attorneys’ Hong Kong team continues its fast growth and is ranked on ALB HONG KONG FIRMS TO WATCH 2024 list
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Finalist Selections Reveal for ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Crypto Regulation
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Loeb Smith has been recognised amongst Top 30 Asia’s Fastest Growing Law Firms in 2023 by Asia Legal Business
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Legal Alert: Persons carrying on Business as Virtual Assets Service Providers Act in the BVI.
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Tips and traps for BVI, Cayman Islands cryptocurrency trading vehicles
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
BVI expands scope of its Anti-Money Laundering Regime to Virtual Asset Service Providers.
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Service of process by NFT ‘airdrop’ – the future of ‘digital asset litigation’?
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Regulation of crypto exchanges and other crypto services in the Cayman Islands
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Key factors for launching virtual assets business in BVI
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Game Changer! – Licensing Requirements for Virtual Assets in the Cayman Islands – Part 2
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Game Changer! Introduction of the Regulation of Virtual Assets in the Cayman Islands – Part 1
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Virtual Asset Service Provider Law (VASP) Regime to Commence in Phases
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Digital Assets: Certain Cayman Islands law issues to consider
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Digital Assets. Five Questions to Ask Your Cayman Counsel
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
Deadline for Notifying CIMA of the Appointment of AML Officers to Cayman Investment Funds Launched Prior to 1 June 2018 has been extended to 31 December 2018.
Our specialists on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and web3 spanning multiple offshore jurisdictions offer clients exceptional market insights and cover the fintech ecosystem advising on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Web3 landscape generally. We have established ourselves as the market leader in the Cayman…
