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Master rulebook governing eligibility, admission, ongoing obligations and delisting of digital assets and issuers on the exchange.

Structured questionnaire issuers complete to evidence legal standing, tokenomics, technology, and AML/CFT controls prior to admission.

Public fee schedule covering trading, custody, listing, withdrawal, market-data and ancillary services with tiered VIP/maker-taker bands.

Mapping of regulator-imposed fees payable by licensed exchanges and token repositories — application, annual, variation and supervisory levies.

End-user terms of service governing account opening, custody, trading, risk disclosures, dispute resolution and termination.

Attestation by CEO / CCO / MLRO confirming fitness, propriety, and acceptance of personal regulatory accountability under the licence.

Complete licence submission pack bundling corporate, CEO and CCO attachments and the full library of operating policies for regulator review.

Workbook to plan, assign and track every deliverable across the registration lifecycle, from pre-application through licence grant.

Evidence of the technology, people and processes required to operate a regulated exchange — matching engine, custody, surveillance, reconciliation and client onboarding.

Group, legal entity and functional org charts showing reporting lines for Board, executive, control functions and outsourced providers.

Register of ancillary approvals required alongside the primary licence — data protection, payments, sanctions, tax registrations and sector permits.

Template suite for outsourcing, intragroup, custody, liquidity, market data and technology vendor agreements with regulator-aligned clauses.

Matrix mapping every internal policy and standard to the corresponding regulatory rule, control objective and supervisory expectation.

Pre-populated working copies of the regulator's licence application forms with cross-references to supporting evidence and version control.

Library of board resolutions required to authorise the licence application, appoint senior officers, adopt policies and approve the rulebook.

Regulator-ready business plan with strategy, target markets, revenue model, 3-year P&L, capital adequacy and stress scenarios.

Templates for incorporating the licensable entity — constitution, shareholder register, UBO declarations and statutory registers.

Two-stage licensing process for exchanges in Dubai. Capital requirement: higher of AED 800,000 (with VARA-licensed custodian) or AED 1,500,000. Timeline: 4–12 months. Privacy coins prohibited. Travel Rule threshold: AED 3,500.

AML/CTF registration mandatory for all crypto exchanges, custodians, and related services operating in the UK. Transitioning to full FSMA authorisation regime expected October 2027.

Registration with the Securities Commission of The Bahamas mandatory for all Digital Asset Businesses (DABs) operating in or from The Bahamas. DARE Act 2024 effective 29 July 2024 — most comprehensive offshore framework globally.

Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) fully applicable December 2024. Single CASP authorisation passportable across all 27 EU member states. No de minimis threshold for Travel Rule data transfers under EU TFR.

Payment Services Act 2019 (PSA) requires Digital Payment Token (DPT) service providers to hold a Major Payment Institution (MPI) or Standard Payment Institution (SPI) licence. Revised custody guidance effective October 2026.

Most complex licensing landscape globally. Federal registration with FinCEN as Money Services Business (MSB) is the baseline — but state money transmitter licences (MTLs) and SEC/CFTC jurisdiction over specific products add multiple layers.

Complete directory of every international standard-setter, FATF regional body, and national regulator relevant to digital asset licensing — with direct website links, mandate summaries, and what each means for your exchange.