This is the second part in our three parties series on the UAE and its freezones. Click here for part 1. Otherwise, read on! How UAE licensing works One of the main things international entrepreneurs need to remember is that the Emiratis are very fond of licenses. Companies must obtain
To exist, a DAO needs to get the basics rights - smart contracts, token mechanics, and the continued existence of a thriving DAO community. To flourish and to survive, what it also needs is governance discipline, treasury stewardship and clarity around who actually exercises control.
Introduction Radix is currently considering where and how to structure its new DAO wrapper entity. This document is designed to be an aid to the internal discussions of Radix. It arises from observations of the ongoing discussion within Radix about how to restructure itself. It is presented by DAO SPV,
We’ve all seen the videos - the influencers and entrepreneurs, the fast cars, fast money, and faster women, the towers rising above the desert. Come to Dubai, they say. We even have great chocolate. For the average blockchain entrepreneur, striving to build their business while bemoaning the regulatory, fiscal,
To design a game is to design a world. In developing a game, creators are doing something far more than simply writing code; they are defining a whole universe of interactions, incentives, intentions, and transactions. Within the scope of the game, they are defining meaning itself. Blockchain based games come
Even as startups, blockchain projects are global in reach. Entities, teams, investors and customers may be split across multiple jurisdictions, a fact that brings with it a host of regulatory and fiscal considerations. For a busy startup founder, questions of legal structure and tax residence can feel secondary, or even
Introduction Stablecoin founders face a simple but decisive question: where should I issue my stablecoin? For founders, choosing the right jurisdiction to issue a stablecoin is as critical as the technology stack itself. The wrong choice can be expensive, very slow to provide licensing authorisation, hamper your banking access, or
Slicing through the unpredictable seas of international crypto operations is a twin-hulled structure: the BVI tokenco & Cayman foundation. Think of it as the crypto catamaran - a speedy, stable, and durable machine through which to move your and your web project across the open waters of entrepreneurial life. It
Do you wish to launch a token? If so, you may well have come across the British Virgin Islands. Situated in the Caribbean, this British Overseas Territory has arguably become the world’s best jurisdiction from which to launch a token (we say arguably so - Panama, coming in as
DAO wrappers come in various shapes and sizes. In some jurisdictions, they are innovative & imaginative adaptations of various forms of pre-existing corporate structure - Swiss, Panamanian and Cayman structures are examples of these. The Marshall Islands DAO LLC (MIDAO) is, however, something else - a corporate entity developed with
Why web3 needs its own capital formation toolkit If you’re building in Web3, you’ve probably realized quickly that raising capital is a little different from raising money for a Web2 startup. Traditional venture financing is built around equity: founders sell shares in a company, investors write a check,
The problem of AI is the problem of power. This does not mean power in the energetic sense – though that certainly is a problem, and one with stark implications for electricity grids and water supplies. Instead, it refers to human power – the power we humans, operating in our companies, countries,