EU digital currency
digital currency financial license generally refers to the license to operate digital currency related business in a certain country or region. Having a digital currency finance license means that the institution can conct business and derivative services related to digital currency in the place where it is issued. Such as the establishment of digital currency exchange, payment, digital currency financial derivatives and so on
the issuers of digital currency trading license are generally the National Central Bank and financial regulatory agencies, of course, the participation of legal departments is also very important. There are also great differences in the license application standards of various countries. Some countries and regions even need to apply for relevant securities, banks and funds licenses at the same time
most of the information about the current operation status of the exchange (if the exchange is currently operating) is prepared by lawyers ·
US MSB license, with low registration cost and fast application time, is the lowest application fee among the current financial licenses
we can apply for the following licenses: US MSB license, Canadian MSB license, US NFA license, Estonian MTR, UK FCA, Maltese license, Mauritian license, Singapore foundation, Singapore MAS financial supervision, blockchain license, digital currency supervision license, UAE FSRA license, Cyprus cysec license, Belize IFSC license New Zealand FSP and FMA license, Australian ASIC license, Swiss FINMA license, Seychelles FSA license, Cayman CIMA license and other global overseas regulatory licenses
The use of digital currency license: 1. Packaging platform, good publicity 2. Developing OTC legal currency business of exchange currency trading and contract futures 3. Platform compliance, risk aversion
the commonly used licenses are: MSB of the United States, Estonia (al license digital currency trading license and wallet license), MSB of Canada, Australia, caymann, Singapore, Malaysia, Saint Vincent Philippines, etc
the license of each country should be applied by the local company, or the company can be registered before applying for the license. It can also register with the Singapore foundation, and lawyers can issue legal opinions on the project white paper
At the G20 meeting, different countries held different views on digital currency, some strongly resisted it, and some actively supervised it. Now let's take a look at the attitudes of the G20 countries towards digital currency
In a statement, the Canadian Securities Regulatory Agency (CSA) said that considering the whole process of ICO issuance, many ICO tokens meet the definition of securities and require them to comply with the securities law. In addition, the CSA noted that ICOS may also be derivatives, subject to derivatives laws passed by Canadian securities regulators, including trade reporting rules. Regulators said they welcome companies that are about to conct ICO to enter the "regulatory sandbox" to test new financial procts in a limited environmentIndia
the securities and Exchange Commission of India is planning guidelines for the regulation of the bitcoin market in India. In addition, the securities and Exchange Commission of India set up a financial regulatory commission and held meetings with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials. The SEC also plans to regulate whether bitcoin derivatives and other cryptocurrencies are used to raise funds illegally
Let's talk about the policy changes and application conditions of Estonian license since March 10, 2020:
Estonia is one of the first countries to issue ICO in the name of a country. Estonia licenses cryptocurrency transactions. Cryptocurrency operation is permitted by other payment instruments (since August 12, 2017, it is designated as "virtual value"), remember that it is legally permitted. On December 8, 2017, Estonia officially issued a cryptocurrency trading license
Estonia is one of the 28 member states of the European Union, and belongs to the European Union as well as Malta, where the currency is located. It is planned to issue a digital cryptocurrency endorsed by the state. More and more businessmen choose to carry out crypto trading in Estonia, and at the same time carry out many other continuity businesses here. Therefore, the number of encryption projects started in Estonia is increasing
China: actively and steadily promote the implementation of the research on the central bank's digital currency
as early as 2014, the central bank set up a special research group on the issue of legal digital currency to demonstrate the feasibility of the central bank's issue of legal digital currency< On October 28, 2019, Huang Qifan, vice president of China Center for international economic exchange, said: "the people's Bank of China has studied DC / EP for five or six years, and I think it has become mature. The people's Bank of China is likely to be the first central bank in the world to launch a digital currency. "
on November 28, fan Yifei, vice governor of the people's Bank of China, said at the forum that at present, the central bank's legal digital currency DC / EP has basically completed the top-level design, standard formulation, function research and development, joint debugging and testing under the premise of adhering to double-layer delivery, M0 substitution and controllable anonymity. In the next step, we will follow the principle of steady, safe and controllable, reasonably select the pilot verification area, scene and service scope, continuously optimize and enrich the DC / EP functions, and steadily promote the introction and application of digital legal tender< European Central Bank: exploring the form and possibility of CBDC. 'we are analyzing what form CBDC may take in order to achieve its potential purpose and mitigate its potential negative impact on monetary stability and financial intermediation,' Mr. kindos said. On the stable coin, Mr jindos said that it was very uncertain whether the stable coin could deliver on its promise, and it was clear that it could bring risks to consumers and the financial system. So it is understandable that authorities around the world are calling for regulatory stability.
Estonia is the first country in the world to issue ICO in the name of a country
communication with regulatory authorities and access to them are of great value to blockchain projects. In Estonia, communication and interaction with financial regulators (financial regulatory authority, financial intelligence unit) is much easier than in the United States or Singapore. The financial supervision authority and financial intelligence agencies always provide the legal information they need and are mostly willing to help on various issues within their jurisdiction. Most importantly, most officials speak English and Russian
According to OECD, Estonia has one of the most competitive tax policies in the world. Estonian profits tax is not applicable. Bitcoin and altcoins are not subject to VATjoin Estonian cryptocurrency trading license, with legal business capacity. Private financial services focus on project support related to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency business
some services are as follows:
assisting customers:
e diligence and KYC
set up a company
qualification and risk assessment
evaluation of operation plan
financial instrument test (FIT)
submit application and complete other simple requirements
· prepare license ("virtuaalv")__ "Ringu Raha vastu vahetamise teneus") and submit to the Estonian financial sector
· prepare the application document of virtual currency wallet service license (virtuaalva ringu rahakotteenus) and submit it to Estonian financial department
· preparation of internal AML / KYC proceres (Estonian and English)
· in the process of applying for a license, the financial sector provides legal assistance
· translation of beneficiary's documents into Estonian for application
· assist in the preparation of e-residence (the national fee is 100 euro, paid separately)
required information:
· certification and signature passport of shareholder / UBO / Director
· utility bills of shareholders / UBO / directors, indicating residential address, no more than 3 months
· English bank credit certificate of shareholders / UBO / directors, no more than 3 months
· English resume
· the power of attorney (POA) of Party B's lawyer, which is used to submit the application and act on behalf of the client in the Estonian financial sector, is authenticated and annotated
· director's certificate, notarized and translated into English
"although Malta is touted as the center of digital cryptocurrency and enjoys the reputation of introcing new regulation (gambling, foreign exchange, etc.), their cryptocurrency regulation seems to lack a solid foundation. Looking back at the way instries were regulated in the country before, it's not very promising here. "
in order to simplify the process, shorten the cycle and rece the use and maintenance costs of related instries, the Maltese Government can now directly apply to companies in special instries, and the scope of licensing is directly related to digital currency instries
compared with applying for a license, applying for this kind of company is simpler, cheaper and shorter.