BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTO-ASSETS
At Mararu & Mararu, we’re thrilled to combine our technical acumen with exceptional client service to guide you through and help navigate the exciting and dynamic world of the blockchain and crypto-assets ecosystems. It is typical for our firm to dive into the technology, your business model and white-papers, understand your blockchain protocol and algorithms if needed in order to secure the best legal support with your legal, regulatory, consumer, MiCA licensing in Romania and business needs, goals, challenges and plans.
Mararu & Mararu SCA advises Virtual Assets Service Providers / VASP in Romania on MiCA regulations, helps startups, holdings, venture capital firms, broker-dealers, crypto/fiat exchanges, wallet providers, large crypto investors, entrepreneurs and other FinTech and financial institutions on issues involving virtual assets, digital assets, crypto-assets and stablecoins, on MiCA Regulation provisions in Romania, licensing, authorisation, AML, taxation, technical, financial, consumer and operational compliance, on ICOs, IPOs, security tokens, utility tokens, crypto mining, digital wallets, advanced customised/localised Howey tests, digital payments, decentralized finance (DeFi), protocol design, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and Web3 more generally.
We provide counsel on the challenges and benefits of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies and other digital assets as assessed against a fluid and rapidly evolving regulatory landscape. We also assist within the process of the Romanian regulator's public consultations on draft crypto-assets market and virtual-assets / crypto-assets service providers regulatory in Romania.
The integrated, cross‑disciplinary advice we provide spans regulatory, licensing, registration and authorisation, transactional, tax, intellectual property, data privacy and security, litigation and policy matters. We bring to bear a broad base of legal expertise and market knowledge, regularly providing insights into emerging and complex issues, including the intersection of crypto-assets, virtual assets, digital assets regulation and securities law, the transposition into the Romanian legal system of the MiCA Regulation and the Fifth Money Laundering E.U. Directive by virtue of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 111/2020 (“GEO”), the draft Romanian legislation on the VASP licensing / authorisation in Romania, their compliance requirements for the Romanian virtual assets market, the future of crypto enforcement and intellectual property rights within a Web3 environment.
We are assisting crypto venture capital partners, crypto labs and business incubators, investors and operators, advising clients in the areas of AML, fintech, crypto assets recovery and enforcement, financial services litigation, financial services regulatory compliance and securities regulation and litigation.
Digital/Virtual Assets, Crypto-Assets Regulatory Due Diligence & Compliance
No matter the crypto business, digital finance or financial technology project or venture you’re pursuing, you’ve come to the right place. We partner with active or prospective clients in the blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital assets ecosystem, assisting them with incorporation services, with providing high-level overviews, memoranda of law, executive summaries or full-throttle due diligence reports, advising them on legal and regulatory compliance, MiCA licensing / authorisation in Romania, AML, KYC, data privacy and security, intellectual property, long-distance contracts and other terms and conditions and policies, as well as on tax, corporate and on business matters.
FinTech / Crypto-Assets Service Providers Licensing & Full-Service in Romania
We partner with established or prospective FinTech clients, assisting them with branch, subsidiary or start-up incorporations, VASP - Virtual Assets Service Provider licensing in Romania, and with ongoing legal services for their Romanian operations, advising them on crypto, financial and securities regulatory compliance, data privacy and security, intellectual property, long-distance contracts and other terms and conditions and policies, tax, corporate, labor, advertising, marketing, insurance, business and virtually every other legal matter necessary for their activity on the Romanian market and jurisdiction, either as a resident company or via a passportable business throughout the E.U.
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Mon - Fri: 9am - 6pm​​
11F Carpatilor Street
075100 Otopeni, Romania​