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Where to set up a cryptocurrency business (2020)

Marc Gras — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 11:51:43 +0000

Where to set up a cryptocurrency business (2020) An overview of the latest legal and regulatory developments for cryptocurrency businesses across various International Financial Centers During recent years, a large part of the cryptocurrency industry have been operating in an unregulated manner. Most of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, dealers and other crypto operators, as well as

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What to consider when structuring an E-commerce Business

Marc Gras — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 06:30:32 +0000

What to consider when structuring an E-commerce Business E-Tail, E-commerce, or online sales businesses are a common business activity we deal with when consulting for a new corporate structure at Flag Theory. There is a myriad of factors to look at when structuring an e-commerce company such as the place where the goods are manufactured,

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Structuring and Taxes for Companies Doing Business in the EU

Marc Gras — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 05:26:01 +0000

Structuring and Taxes for Companies Doing Business in the EU The European Union is one of the world’s largest trade blocs, accounting for approximately 15% of world trade. Its domestic common market, with free movement of goods, capital, services, and labor, is also one of the largest worldwide – with more than 500 million consumers,

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Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO) for Token Issuers and Crypto Exchanges

Marc Gras — Mon, 27 May 2019 23:15:51 +0000

What Token Issuers and Exchanges should consider when undertaking an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO) have become a popular means of raising funds for blockchain startups, replacing ICOs, which have seen a dramatic drop in traction. An IEO mainly consists of an ICO held via an existing cryptocurrency exchange, which administers the

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Where to set up an Intellectual Property Holding Company

Marc Gras — Mon, 20 May 2019 09:16:00 +0000

Where to set up an Intellectual Property Holding Company Utilizing an intellectual property holding company is one of the most common legal tax avoidance strategies out there. However recent measures by the OECD and EU have dramatically changed this landscape. We’ve stayed on top of these changes to empower you to explore and evaluate where

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How to protect and structure an Intellectual Property Business

Marc Gras — Thu, 02 May 2019 01:30:57 +0000

How to protect and structure an Intellectual Property Business A few weeks ago, we talked about certain key aspects to consider when structuring a holding company, as well as reviewed a number of jurisdictions that may be interesting for holding company purposes. If you haven’t had the chance to read them, you can do it

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How to set up a regulated Crypto CFD Brokerage

Marc Gras — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:29:36 +0000

What you should consider when setting up a regulated Crypto CFD Brokerage Contracts for Differences (CFDs) are cash-settled OTC derivative contracts which consist of agreements between a given trader and the broker which give the right to the trader to receive the difference between the current value of a given asset and its value in

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Where to set up a Holding Company

Marc Gras — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 05:58:17 +0000

Where to set up a Holding Company In the previous letter, we were discussing some of the major benefits of using a holding company and how it can be used for asset protection, risk management, tax planning, and operational efficiency purposes. We also reviewed certain key aspects that one should consider when structuring a holding

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Where to set up an International Business – Part 4: Europe

Marc Gras — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:11:19 +0000

Where to set up a Multinational Business – Part 4: Europe Flag Theory Weekly Letter – Wednesday December 5th, 2018 During the last weeks, we’ve been discussing structuring options for cross-border businesses. First we reviewed some of the key aspects to consider when incorporating offshore or onshore and how one could leverage the best of

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Where to set up an International Business – Part 1: Offshore vs Onshore

Marc Gras — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:23:17 +0000

Where to incorporate an International Business – Part 1: Offshore vs Onshore Flag Theory Weekly Letter – Friday November 16th, 2018 One of the main advantages of international businesses over local ‘brick and mortar’ businesses, especially for digital businesses, is that you may have the ability to pick the best strategic jurisdiction(s) from which to run

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Where to market a Tokenized Fund Offering

Marc Gras — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:10:46 +0000

Where to market a Tokenized Fund Offering Flag Theory Weekly Letter – Monday November 5th, 2018 In previous letters we talked about some of the most important factors when it comes to setting up a security token offering and we then discussed one type of STO – a tokenized fund. This is a fund that

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Where to set up a Crypto Exchange – Part 3: Europe

Marc Gras — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:23:33 +0000

Where to set up a Crypto Exchange – Part 3: Start a Coin Exchange in Europe Flag Theory Weekly Letter – Friday August 31st, 2018 We’ve already reviewed some of the key factors that you must consider when choosing the right jurisdiction to establish your crypto trading platform and we talked about some of the

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Preserve your wealth investing in gold and other precious metals

Marc Gras — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:47:14 +0000

Preserve your wealth investing in gold and other precious metals Gold and other precious metals have always been a way of storing value throughout human history. In ancient Egypt, gold was already used as an exchange method, it was used as money. In fact, the Egyptians were the first to ‘price’ gold and establish their

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What you should consider when designing your Offshore Strategy

Marc Gras — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:22:14 +0000

What you should consider when designing your Offshore Strategy Today we discuss why offshore companies can be powerful tools to protect your assets, optimize your business and drastically increase your net profits. Why your Tax Residency matters Contrary to what is said, do not expect to incorporate an offshore company and automatically slash your tax

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Dual Citizenship: List of Countries that Recognize it And Those that Don’t

Edmund John — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:22:15 +0000

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Citizenship by Residency

Edmund John — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:39:21 +0000

Complete list of countries to obtain citizenship by naturalization Most countries around the world allow for persons who have lived in-country for a certain period of time to apply for naturalization. It’s only human, really, to allow those living among us to also have the benefits of citizenship. Oftentimes, the naturalization process involves tests and

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LIBOR is Evidence Bankers Have Been Cheating for Decades

Edmund John — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:01:21 +0000

LIBOR scam: The banks are cheating you! Big brother is watching you – but we are also watching them. At the end of each work week, we bring you Freedom Friday. Americans take note – if you have a foreign bank account make sure you file the right forms. The government doesn’t care if you

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Assange Asylum | Live in the USA? You’re being watched.

Edmund John — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:38:00 +0000

Wikileaks secrets – Latest secrets revealed Freedom Friday comes a few hours early (or if you live in the western world, about a day early) but I had to break this story. I’ll be back on Saturday with Investment Saturday, and a new segment next week I’m very excited to roll out. For now… Julian

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