MiCA Gate / Virtual assets licence
Virtual assets licence — Abu Dhabi
FSRA file and market/AML/technology framework.
- Place and authority
- Abu Dhabi — ADGM/FSRA
- Capital
- Capital according to activity and risks
- Renewal
- To be confirmed
Place and authority
Abu Dhabi — ADGM/FSRA. FSRA file and market/AML/technology framework.
Capital
Capital according to activity and risks
Renewal
To be confirmed. The period of validity is not established by our review of 30 September 2026: it is checked for your file, before the quote.
Our work and its timing
Preparation and filing take 6–16 weeks once we have your documents. The decision and its timing belong to the authority: no time to approval is announced.
Documents we will ask you for
CASP/VASP, shareholders/UBOs, directors and technical team
Required in every case
- Power of representation, notarised remotely. It gives us standing to act on your behalf before registries, banks and the relevant authorities, within the limits it sets out. The notarisation session is held by video; a valid identity document is required.
- Certificate of incorporation or recent registry extract
- Up-to-date articles, memorandum/articles or constitutive deed
- Register of directors and register of shareholders
- Ownership chart up to the natural-person beneficial owners
- KYC, CVs, diplomas, references and criminal records of the UBOs, directors and key functions
- Programme of operations stating each crypto service applied for
- Business plan, projections and evidence of prudential own funds
- Legal and technical architecture, flow diagrams, wallets and control keys
- Questionnaires on custody, execution, exchange, platform, conflicts, complaints and client protection
- AML/KYC, sanctions and Travel Rule arrangements
- ICT/DORA framework, cybersecurity, continuity, outsourcing and incidents
Depending on the case
- Company LEI
- White paper, tokenomics and classification opinion
- Smart-contract audit and proof of reserves
- Contracts with custodians, exchanges, banks and Travel Rule providers
- VASP history and correspondence with the authorities
- Acquirer file for a change of control
The exact list follows what you order; it is confirmed in your client space after payment.
Questions
Where can this licence be obtained?
Abu Dhabi — ADGM/FSRA.
What capital is required?
Capital according to activity and risks
Does the licence need to be renewed?
To be confirmed. The period of validity is not established by our review of 30 September 2026: it is checked for your file, before the quote.
How are your fees set?
This licence is quoted after review, because the authority's own fees depend on the activity. The firm quote follows the scoping call, before anything is signed.
How long does it take?
Preparation and filing take 6–16 weeks once we have your documents. The decision and its timing belong to the authority: no time to approval is announced.
Do you guarantee the licence?
No. The licence is granted by the authority after its own review. Our commitment is the quality of the file, its filing and its follow-up until the decision.