DAO & Token Structuring
DAO, token, and Web3 projects require careful structuring before launch. A token structure is not only about issuing a token — it involves the separation of protocol governance, token issuance, treasury management, contributor arrangements, intellectual property, investment holding, community incentives, exchange access, market-making support, and regulatory risk management.
Strategic Advantages
A cross-jurisdictional structuring platform for protocols, DAOs, token issuers, foundations, treasury vehicles, and digital asset businesses.
Structure Design
We help clients assess fit-for-purpose token and DAO structures, including Singapore Companies Limited by Guarantee, Swiss foundations, Cayman foundation companies, BVI token issuers, Panama private interest foundations, Singapore/Hong Kong/Dubai operating companies, treasury vehicles, IP holding entities, contributor entities, offshore SPVs, and ecosystem or grant vehicles.
Regulatory & Advisor Coordination
We support clients in coordinating token classification, DPT service perimeter review, capital markets product analysis, payment and custody exposure, exchange or wallet activity assessment, staking or validator model review, AML / KYC considerations, sanctions screening, tax and accounting coordination, and CRS / FATCA implications where relevant. For specialist matters, we liaise with qualified Singapore, Swiss, Cayman, BVI, Panama, and other offshore legal, tax, regulatory, audit, banking and compliance professionals.
Unified Execution
We connect token structuring with entity formation, foundation setup, issuer and treasury vehicle coordination, corporate secretarial support, legal opinion coordination, banking or payment account support, treasury and accounting coordination, contributor and payroll arrangements, work pass support, exchange or service provider onboarding coordination, document execution, compliance calendar planning, and ongoing administration.
DAO & Token Structure Planning
Different projects require different jurisdictional architecture. Depending on the token model, governance design, investor profile, operating footprint, and regulatory exposure, structures may include a Singapore Company Limited by Guarantee, Swiss foundation, Cayman foundation company, BVI token issuer, Panama private interest foundation, Singapore operating company, offshore SPVs, treasury vehicles, or other fit-for-purpose entities.
Token structures must be assessed carefully. In Singapore, token-related activities may fall within different regulatory frameworks depending on the token’s features and the services provided. MAS guidance notes that offers or issues of digital tokens may be regulated if the tokens constitute capital markets products. Separately, Singapore’s Payment Services Act framework regulates DPT services, and MAS has expanded the regulated scope to include activities such as DPT custody and facilitating DPT transfers.
Where formal legal, tax, token classification, MAS regulatory, offshore regulatory, audit, banking, fund administration, or technical advice is required, we coordinate with qualified professional advisors.
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Our Execution Process
Integrating decentralized innovation into a secure legal architecture.