Identify the questions.
Before making the move.
A structured screening aid for firms considering cross-border cryptoasset and fintech activities. This tool is educational: it is not a legal opinion, a licence checker or a regulatory gap assessment of a real business.
ACTIVITY SCREEN
What does the proposed business do?
Select relevant activities to reveal the regulatory questions and primary sources worth investigating. Multiple activities may trigger overlapping rules.
Research questions to explore
Select an activity above to see relevant research questions and sources. This tool does not send data to OrbiSignal.
An activity appearing here does not establish whether an authorisation, registration, exemption or restriction applies. Actual requirements depend on jurisdiction-specific facts and qualified legal analysis.
READINESS THEMES
Example gap-review workstreams
Regulatory perimeter
Entities, product classification, dealing/trading/custody activities, relevant exemptions and jurisdictional tests.
Legal and corporate presence
Incorporation and local presence, cross-border service models, governance and outsourcing arrangements.
Financial crime & sanctions
KYC/KYB, AML, Travel Rule considerations, sanctions controls and incident escalation.
Customer & marketing controls
Targeting, financial promotions, retail/professional status, disclosures and permissible sales channels.
Trading & post-trade
Venue/clearing connectivity, market abuse controls, safeguarding, reconciliation and operational resilience.
Evidence & accountability
Policies, responsible owners, recordkeeping, monitoring, independent review and adviser sign-off.
SOURCE STARTING POINTS
Don't confuse jurisdictional reach.
UK: FCA perimeter guidance and UK cryptoasset financial-promotion rules apply according to activity and targeting; an overseas firm's UK exposure isn't determined by its incorporation location alone.
FCA overseas-promotion guidance ↗US: Consider SEC/CFTC jurisdiction, FinCEN/MSB and OFAC matters, state-level rules and product-specific federal legislation. The analysis is not completed by checking the SEC alone.
SEC crypto source hub ↗For a bespoke legal conclusion, retain appropriately qualified UK and US counsel. OrbiSignal plans structured research and readiness tools, not regulated legal representation.