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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
Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property in the Cayman Islands and the BVI
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to raise complex questions about the applicability of intellectual property (IP) laws to AI and AI-generated works.
First-step analysis: cryptoasset trading in Cayman Islands
Explore essential regulations and guidelines for cryptoasset trading in the Cayman Islands, including licensing, AML/KYC requirements, and compliance for exchanges, custodians, and broker-dealers under the VASP and SIBA Acts.
Key factors for launching a virtual assets business in the BVI
Learn the key factors for launching a virtual assets business in the BVI, including registration under the VASP Act, advantages of the jurisdiction, and the types of services regulated as virtual assets services, from exchanges to custody services.
BVI treatment of DAOs in insolvency
By way of an update on our recent publication (which can be found here) that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and following completion of a recent on-site visit by the FATF, the Cayman Islands has…
Loeb Smith Attorneys Advises Alpha Technology Group Limited and Lion Group Holding Ltd in their Share Capital Restructuring
Hong Kong (January 9, 2025) Loeb Smith Attorneys, one of the leading offshore corporate law firms with a strong growing presence in the APAC region, has recently advised Alpha Technology Group Limited (Nasdaq: ATGL), a British Virgin Islands company, and Lion Group Holding Ltd (Nasdaq: LGHL), a Cayman…
Loeb Smith has been ranked amongst Top 30 Asia’s Fastest Growing Law Firms in 2024 by Asia Legal Business
Hong Kong (December 2, 2024) – We are very pleased to announce that our Firm has been recognised in The ALB Fast 30 list for a second year in a row.
Loeb Smith Attorneys’ Hong Kong team continues its fast growth and is ranked on ALB HONG KONG FIRMS TO WATCH 2024 list
Loeb Smith Attorneys’ Hong Kong team is ranked on the ALB Hong Kong Firms to Watch 2024 list, reflecting its rapid growth and expertise in offshore corporate law, particularly in fintech, investment funds, and virtual asset services.
Finalist Selections Reveal for ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024
Loeb Smith Attorneys has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024, showcasing the firm’s exceptional growth and expertise in offshore legal services across Hong Kong and the APAC region.
Crypto Regulation
Regulation of crypto exchanges and other crypto services in the Cayman Islands The Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act, 2020 (VASP Act) as amended, provides a legislative framework for the conduct of virtual assets busi¬ness in the Cayman Islands, and the registration and licensing of persons providing virtual asset…
