You’re launching a token into the British Virgin Islands. Where that token sits under financial services law decides most of your legal path.
Information, not advice
This page is information, not legal advice about your matter. A retainer begins only when a lawyer confirms it.
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Work out what your token legally is, before you build around it
That one answer decides whether the BVI Financial Services Commission treats it as investment business, whether VASP registration is needed, and what you may say when you market it.
What to work through, in order
Is the token a financial product?
Whether the token is investment business under the Securities and Investment Business Act, and separately whether issuing or dealing in it is a virtual asset service under the VASP Act. The two regimes have different registration consequences.
Where the issuer sits
A BVI business company is quick to incorporate and widely accepted by counterparties, but economic substance rules and registered agent obligations apply. Banking access is the usual practical constraint.
What you can say before launch
Promotional restrictions follow from whether the activity is regulated, and misleading statements carry consequences under general law wherever the audience sits. Marketing into other jurisdictions engages their rules, not just these.
Next steps
What happens if you go ahead
Scoping call
Written scope and fixed-fee quote
Engagement, once a lawyer confirms
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