Practice Area
Digital Assets, Blockchain & Web3
Token issuance, VASP licensing, and onshore-offshore structuring for digital asset businesses.
Our Approach
Taegwang advises digital asset businesses, exchanges, foundations, and investors on the full range of legal and regulatory matters affecting the Web3 industry. The practice covers Korean regulatory compliance, cross-border structuring, and the resolution of disputes and enforcement actions in the sector.
Korea operates one of the most developed and demanding regulatory regimes for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Asia. We advise foreign exchanges, custodians, and token issuers on market entry and licensing, and assist Korean projects with offshore structuring through Singapore, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Panama, and the UAE.
The practice integrates with our Corporate, Global Practice, and Dispute Resolution teams to support the full lifecycle of digital asset matters — from launch and fundraising to regulatory engagement and litigation.
Key Services
- VASP licensing under the Specific Financial Information Act
- Token issuance and listing opinions
- AML and KYC compliance advisory
- Onshore-offshore structuring (Singapore, BVI, Cayman, Panama, UAE)
- NFT and STO structure and regulatory analysis
- Smart contract review and digital asset transactions
- Defense in digital asset criminal and regulatory proceedings
- Disputes involving exchanges, custodians, and token holders
