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At Karakod, we merge legal expertise with deep technical insight to deliver full-spectrum compliance, audits, and strategic legal guidance, from code to contract.

Global Regulatory Compliance & Licensing

Coverage Areas:

  • USA (SEC, FinCEN, CFTC)
  • EU (MiCA, DORA, GDPR, eIDAS)
  • Türkiye (SPK, MASAK, BTK, KVKK, BDDK)
  • Singapore, UAE, UK, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Cayman Islands, BVI, SVG, Estonia, Panama, US

Services:

  • Cross-jurisdictional compliance strategy
  • Regulatory licensing & VASP registration
  • Legal roadmap for token sales, DeFi, DAOs
  • Strategic advisory for market entry & expansion

Legal Opinions & Token Classifications

  • Utility/Security/Payment Token classification
  • Howey Test, MiCA Token Framework, FATF compliance
  • Exchange & launchpad legal listing opinions
  • Legal due diligence for investors and accelerators
  • Risk matrix for tokenized financial instruments

Smart Contract Legal Audits

  • Solidity & Vyper contract analysis with legal context
  • AI-assisted code scanning + legal clause validation
  • Custom Error design & legal fallback mechanisms
  • Legally structured oracle integrations & off-chain data usage
  • DAO voting contracts & governance risks

Software Law & Internet Governance

  • Licensing strategies (MIT, Apache, GNU, dual licenses)
  • Software escrow agreements and code ownership clauses
  • Open-source legal compliance audits
  • Domain law (ICANN, UDRP, WIPO complaints & defense)
  • Content moderation & platform liability frameworks

Cybersecurity & ISO/NIST Compliance

  • ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 9001 legal mapping
  • NIST, SOC2, and CIS standard compliance audits
  • Data breach response playbooks
  • Secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) documentation
  • Coordination with Red/Blue teams for legal alignment

AI & Algorithmic Accountability Law

  • EU AI Act compliance architecture
  • AI audits: transparency, fairness, explainability
  • Prompt usage policies and copyright risk
  • Generative AI content liability & model training legality
  • Ethical AI deployment strategy for startups

Intellectual Property & Digital Assets

  • Solidity & Vyper contract analysis with legal context
  • AI-assisted code scanning + legal clause validation
  • Custom Error design & legal fallback mechanisms
  • Legally structured oracle integrations & off-chain data usage
  • DAO voting contracts & governance risks

Telecommunications & Infrastructure Law

  • Licensing and compliance for telco operators & ISPs
  • IoT regulation and connected device data governance
  • Spectrum use, satellite communication & 5G regulations
  • Government reporting and localization obligations
  • Platform liability in cross-border content delivery

Data Protection & Global Privacy Law

  • GDPR, KVKK, HIPAA, CCPA, LGPD compliance plans
  • Cross-border transfer solutions (SCCs, BCRs, adequacy decisions)
  • Platform-wide privacy architecture & DPIA
  • Consent management & cookie banner compliance
  • Children’s data protection and age verification systems

Foundational Legal Infrastructure for Tech Startups

  • Company formation, token vesting plans, shareholder agreements
  • IP ownership between founders & contributors
  • Terms of Service, Privacy Policies, Community Guidelines
  • International fundraising legal packs
  • Smart jurisdiction structuring for DAOs and remote-first teams

Legal Design & Developer Enablement

  • Developer-first documentation (ToS/API/usage policies)
  • Code literacy workshops for lawyers
  • Legal FAQ automation & chatbot design
  • UX-friendly disclosures and contract visualization
  • Legal compliance for dev portals, SDKs, and open APIs

Global Entity Formation & Financial Legal Advisory

(Launch, fund, and scale your business anywhere — with full legal clarity.)

Company Formation & Structuring (Global)

  • USA (Delaware C-Corp, LLC, DAO LLC)
  • UK (Ltd), UAE (Free Zone), Singapore (Pte Ltd), Estonia (e-Residency)
  • Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Marshall Islands for DAOs
  • Turkey, EU Countries, Hong Kong, and more
  • Multi-jurisdictional tax optimization & structuring
  • DAO wrapper formation and treasury design

Investment Legal Support

  • SAFE, SAFT, and convertible note agreements
  • Equity & token-based fundraising strategies
  • Investor-ready legal documentation & data rooms
  • KYC/AML structuring for pre-token sale
  • Cap table setup, token vesting & founder agreements

DeFi & Financial Law Advisory

  • DeFi protocol audits from a legal perspective
  • DEXs, staking, liquidity pools, lending protocols: legal risk mapping
  • Treasury and governance token structure analysis
  • Yield farming legality, tax implications, and reporting frameworks
  • Stablecoin issuance compliance (US, EU, APAC regions)

Digital Assets & Cross-Border Transactions

  • Crypto-to-fiat bridge advisory
  • Wallet & key management regulation
  • On-chain fund management compliance
  • Regulatory risk reports for VCs and financial institutions
  • AML compliance and legal documentation for liquidity providers

Where Law Meets Technology and Code