Develop and operate specialised or emerging digital-asset services beyond the core licensing categories, with a regulatory pathway tailored to your business model, technology and proposed activities.
Requirements
Collateral
Client assets are ring-fenced and stay outside the firm's estate in insolvency (CAR Part VIII).
Governing law
CAR Part VIII — custody and statutory trust
Timeline
Licence decision within 30 business days of a complete application
Indicative cost
Crypto-activity licence from USD 2,500 (starting fee)
The zone gives you the rails, partners and a place to test.
Test a new model live for up to 24 months under an Innovation Testing Licence.
Custody technology, smart-contract audit, oracles, nodes and KYC providers.
As the zone grows, we plan support programmes with ecosystem partners, including credits and services for qualifying projects.
A personal account manager and full legal, tax, IT and HR outsourcing.
Discuss your business model with the Financial Regulator to establish the regulatory route, permissions, and application
requirements before you begin your setup.
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