The concrete authorizations you must obtain
Licences are what you actually apply for and obtain to operate legally. They sit downstream of regimes (the law) and are issued by regulators. This page surfaces all licence-related content across Regul8 — quick CASP check, MiCA guide, all licence terms in the glossary.
🎯 Quick diagnostic
📚 Guides
Understand the three token categories, the CASP regime, and what MiCA does — and does not — regulate.
8 min readThe federal vs state patchwork, SEC vs CFTC turf war, BSA/FinCEN baseline, and the proposed CLARITY Act shift (House-passed 2025, Senate pending).
10 min readTVTG, FMA and the token container model — why the smallest EEA jurisdiction keeps being the fastest route to a regulated launch in Europe.
7 min readWhy Dubai became the crypto hub of the Gulf: the VARA rulebooks, the 6 VASP categories, substance requirements, and how VARA compares to ADGM and DIFC.
9 min read