Licence status, token classification, permissible activities — opinions issued by the local country lead admitted under that jurisdiction's law. Built for the compliance team that will read them: correspondent banks, exchanges, fund administrators and OJK whitelist applications.
APAC banks de-risk crypto by default. A clean correspondent-banking relationship for a licensed exchange or OTC desk often turns on the quality of the regulatory opinion that lands on the bank's compliance desk. The opinion is judged on three things: who signed it (local-counsel admitted in the licensee's jurisdiction), what it actually addresses (the bank's specific concern, not a generic disclaimer), and whether it can be relied upon (capacity to issue, professional indemnity insurance).
The country lead admitted under that jurisdiction's law, on Crypto License Asia letterhead. We do not issue opinions in jurisdictions where we do not have a local-qualified specialist.
Two to four weeks for a standard licence-status or banking opinion. Token-classification opinions take 3–6 weeks depending on token complexity and whether documentary review of the token's smart-contract and economic terms is required.
Yes — the opinion specifies the addressees who may rely on it (typically the licensee plus named banking partners). Reliance can be extended on request.
Licence-status opinions are dated; banks usually want a refresh every 6–12 months. Token-classification opinions are usually one-off per token absent material legal change.
A 30-minute scoping call with the country lead. Scope, addressees, turnaround.