Crypto Licensing Index: Methodology

The Index publishes aggregated outcomes from 500+ real crypto-company and licence setups Consulting24 has delivered over 8 years. It is first-party data no law firm or content farm can reproduce.

What it publishes

Status (August 2026): the 2026 edition publishes regulatory reference data only — regulator, service model and reference timeline per jurisdiction. The operator figures described below are still being compiled from delivery records and are not yet published for any jurisdiction.

• Sample size (engagements the figures are drawn from)
• Setup cost (low / typical / high, from actual engagements)
• Timeline (kick-off to completion)
• Top reasons applications were delayed or rejected
• An operator note (no client-identifying detail)

Rules

• Only real, first-hand data. Every figure comes from Consulting24 delivery records; nothing is estimated or borrowed. Placeholder jurisdictions are not published until real data exists.
• No PII. No client or company names; aggregates only. Jurisdictions with a very small sample are withheld to prevent re-identification.
• Honest framing. Panama is a company + AML programme, not a licence. Direct delivery: Estonia, Lithuania, Panama; others advise-and-coordinate; UAE is comparison-only.
• Dated and versioned, refreshed annually.

General guidance, not legal advice.