Crypto-assets& Digital Economy

The firm advises players in financial and technological innovation - crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), blockchain project sponsors, DeFi protocols, token issuers (ICOs, STOs), Web3 players and decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) - on structuring and ensuring compliance for their activities within a regulatory framework undergoing rapid change across Europe and in France.

We intervene from the design phase of the model through to obtaining, where applicable, the required registration or authorisation, and on to operational compliance and the management of dialogue with supervisory authorities.

Thanks to active monitoring of regulatory developments and an operational understanding of digital innovation models, our firm positions itself as a strategic partner for tomorrow's players seeking to secure and future-proof their projects within a fast-evolving regulatory environment.

Our areas of practice notably cover:

• Structuring, registration/authorisation: supporting crypto-asset service providers through the transition to the new MiCA framework (formerly the French PSAN regime);
• Compliance and governance: implementing KYC/AML-CFT arrangements, internal controls, governance structures and reporting frameworks tailored to digital assets and their specific features;
• Structuring blockchain and tokenisation projects: drafting agreements (smart contracts) and white papers, legal modelling of partnerships and technical delegations, DeFi, NFT and DAO architectures;
• Relations with authorities and disputes: assistance with inspections, investigations, and disciplinary or contractual proceedings related to crypto-asset activities;
• Training.