Shopping for jurisdiction - genesisdotre/IslandDAO.github.io GitHub Wiki
Island is in Estonia, Estonia is part of EU, the bias is towards the EU or EEA (European Economic Area) jurisdiction.
On the other hand, see how we optimize ownership and legal structure and the company that owns the island can be registered in any place on the planet.
The jurisdiction must be stable and offer access to banking services. See which bank to choose?
Mon 20 Apr 2020 update
🇺🇸Delaware C Corp
Appears like a standard, strongly leaning towards it. Yesterday activated 14 days countdown to register Delaware Corp C.
(this is a personal countdown, a decision made in my mind, a timelock delay before pulling the trigger)
Sun 19 Apr 2020 update
Swiss-centric Master Thesis dissertation: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sven-riva-a71077187/
Finally, a Swiss DAO would reinforce Switzerland’s position as a central actor in the blockchain economy, possibly attracting large investments from abroad. Finally, a Swiss DAO would reinforce Switzerland’s position as a central actor in the blockchain economy, possibly attracting large investments from abroad.
A world's first - giving D.A.O. its legal personality | Malta AIBC Summit May 2019
http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lp&itemid=29078&l=1
The Innovative Technology Arrangements and Services Act
Vermont BBLLC: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04173
Initial research
🇬🇧UK
I've called FCA because I'm physically located in the UK
🇪🇪Estonia
I've sent an email to Estonian regulator with 10 key questions that apply to all the jurisdiction.
🇲🇹 Malta
BUT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Caruana_Galizia
Killing journalists is a bad press :(
🇵🇱 Poland
Simply because I have links to Poland.
🇫🇷 France
Simply because I already have a legal presence there: https://kleros.io/cooperative/
🇨🇭Switzerland
Swiss banks and privacy laws legit. Zug being the “crypto valley”
🇮🇸Iceland
Solid privacy laws. Well-established Pirate Party: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Party_(Iceland)
Microstates
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microstates_and_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_Europe
🇦🇩 Andorra
🇱🇮 Liechtenstain
🇲🇨 Monaco
🇸🇲 San Marino
🇽🇰 Kosovo
Exotic
🇬🇮 Gibraltar
🇮🇲 Isle of Man
The Isle of Man is a separate jurisdiction to the United Kingdom and as a result has its own legal system.
🇬🇬 Guernsey and Jersey
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands
The Crown dependencies are not members of the Commonwealth of Nations nor of the European Union.
Not really recognized
Liberland (would love to)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberland
Transnistria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria
Catalonia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Catalonia_independence_leaders
Basque Country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)
Mix-and-match pick-and-choose
I'd love to arrange a deal:
- we estimate you'll pay us $100k in taxes, fees, what not over the lifetime
- you offer you me an investor citizenship package (I enjoy collecting passports)