What is the best country for crypto license?

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In Estonia, they've made every step possible within their powers to clear 99% of market⁣ participants. That is the cost of fast-forward will to attract economic growth and innovation to⁢ small ex-Soviet Baltic country (e-residency, anyone remembers that stuff?) and general deregulation (operational notices, which︀ used to be (are?) parts of recommendations by World Bank I believe for development.

Unfortunately, that could not have lasted long as Estonia simply couldn't afford to become known yet︁ another capital for explicit money laundering, so they've had to drastically raise the bar.

I don't personally think that MICA would be strictly enforced on its in-force date as there's︂ always a "grace period" for national legislatures to incorporate EU directives in national law. However,︃ there are many other requirements apart from licensing bureaucracy and capital requirements that we shall︄ consider, including crackdown on most used stablecoins.
 
Could there be a credibility issue if you have a license in those‌ countries precisely because it's easy and cheap to get one there? Or does it not‍ matter when it comes to working with other financial institutions and banks?
 
Partially. That will depend on the financial institution you are working with. If you're using⁤ one that's already friendly towards crypto exchanges, they generally will not prioritise the actual jurisdiction⁣ of the VASP, but rather focus on if you have a good MLRO, reasonable AML⁢ policies, protected onboarding system, etc.

Keep in mind that Bulgaria is still on the grey︀ list (though improvements were found), which does make opening accounts at FIs more difficult. Slovakia︁ wouldn't have this issue. Other VASP licenses in Europe are of course achievable; their difficulty︂ (for now) depends on the discretion of the state governments - and it will depend︃ on the EU with MiCA soon.
 
Do you know if it is possible at all⁣ to open an account somewhere for a company in Bulgaria? I have some plans in⁢ the near future there so establishing a company will be natural.
 
Depends on your particular activities, but I would recommend Canadian MSB, as it is stable‌ and reputable. Or, legal opinion in Saint Lucia as the cheapest and easiest option which‍ is suitable for any crypto activities
 
Things are changing. It depends a bit‍ on what the activities are but it's very easy for a crypto exchange to fall⁠ in scope of securities regulations. Ontario and BC have rolled out pretty strict regulatory frameworks⁤ requiring registration with the securities commissions there. The rest will follow. Study the law, regulations,⁣ and guidelines carefully if setting up a crypto exchange in Canada.
 
Wouldn't it be easier to set something like this up in Costa Rica or maybe‌ even Cyprus?
 
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