Nikolai Timofejev
15 years in FinTech and payments. Maps your business model to the right route - a Nevis company, a territorial holding layer, or a paired licence - and leads it to a compliant launch, including banking and payment rails.
Get a crypto license in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has no dedicated crypto licence - and we say so plainly. What it has: a Nevis LLC or company under English common law, a territorial tax base with 0% on foreign-source income and no personal income tax, and a long-established citizenship-by-investment programme. For the right model that works well; where a supervised exchange or custody permission is needed, we pair it. We structure it honestly.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis in brief
A territorial company base - honestly framed.
Saint Kitts and Nevis does not have a dedicated crypto or VASP licence, and it is worth saying so directly. Crypto business here runs on the general system: a Nevis LLC or an International Business Company under English common law, with anti-money-laundering obligations where the activity touches a regulated perimeter. The Financial Services Regulatory Commission (the FSRC, with a prominent Nevis branch) supervises the federation's financial services, but there is no crypto exchange or custody licence to apply for. Anyone selling a «Saint Kitts and Nevis crypto licence» is describing something that does not exist.
What the federation offers instead is a clean, well-known company base. It runs a territorial tax system - foreign-source income of a Nevis company sits outside the net, there is no personal income tax, and the Nevis LLC is a mature, well-drafted vehicle used worldwide for holding and structuring. The federation also runs one of the oldest citizenship-by-investment programmes, in place since 1984. The honest limit is scope: where your model needs a supervised exchange or custody permission, Saint Kitts and Nevis is the tax-efficient holding or operating layer, and we pair it with a licensed jurisdiction that provides the regulated licence. We build that structure end to end.
No dedicated crypto licence in Saint Kitts and Nevis - honestly. Crypto runs through a Nevis LLC or company under English common law, with AML where a perimeter applies.
Territorial: 0% on foreign-source income, no personal income tax, and a CBI programme since 1984. For a supervised exchange licence, we pair with a licensed jurisdiction.
The honest picture
The company route - paired where a licence is needed.
Two workstreams, and we are clear about the limits: a Nevis company on the territorial base with disciplined AML for what runs cleanly today, and a paired licence in a licensed jurisdiction where your model needs a supervised permission.
The company route on the territorial base for what runs cleanly today; a paired licence where a supervised permission is needed.
01 - THE COMPANY ROUTE · TODAY
Nevis LLC or IBC + AML
The working structure: a Nevis LLC or company under English common law, clean governance, foreign-source income outside the tax net, and disciplined AML practice - operating lawfully today.
The working structure: a Nevis LLC or company under English common law, clean governance, foreign-source income outside the tax net, and disciplined AML practice - operating lawfully today.
- ✓Nevis LLC or IBC - days, not months
- ✓Territorial base - 0% on foreign-source income
- ✓No personal income tax on owners locally
- ✓AML/CFT practice to real standards
- ✓USD-pegged banking strategy - disclosed
- ✓Not a crypto exchange or custody licence
02 - PAIRED LICENCE · WHERE NEEDED
Territorial - 0% foreign-sourceLicensed elsewhere, based in Nevis
Where a supervised exchange or custody permission is required, the Nevis company becomes the holding or operating layer, paired with a licensed jurisdiction that grants the actual licence - sequenced cleanly, with nothing pretended.
A Nevis company as the holding or operating layer - with the regulated permission in a licensed jurisdiction.
- ✓Nevis company as the base layer
- ✓Supervised licence in a licensed jurisdiction
- ✓AML built to licence-grade standards
- ✓Custody and systems documented properly
- ✓Banking matched to the paired structure
- ✓No pretending a local licence exists
Costs and timelines are confirmed for your case before any work begins. Saint Kitts and Nevis has no crypto exchange or custody licence - we are candid about that and pair it with a licensed jurisdiction where your model needs a supervised permission.
Why Saint Kitts and Nevis
Territorial base, a mature offshore toolkit.
No dedicated crypto licence - but a territorial tax base with 0% on foreign-source income, no personal income tax, and the well-tested Nevis vehicles, under English common law.
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Territorial - 0% foreign-source
Foreign-source income of a Nevis company sits outside the tax net. For an internationally-facing crypto model structured properly, the core activity runs at 0% locally - by system, not special ruling.Foreign-source income outside the net.
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No personal income tax
The federation levies no personal income tax. At the owner level that is a clean starting position, which we then model against the home-country rules that actually govern the individual.Clean owner-level starting position.
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The Nevis vehicle
The Nevis LLC is a mature, well-drafted structure used worldwide for holding and asset protection. The corporate toolkit here is deep and predictable.A mature, well-tested LLC toolkit.
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English common law
A federation on common-law foundations, with contract, property and dispute-resolution rules international partners understand and banks recognise.Predictable, familiar legal ground.
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A long-established CBI programme
Saint Kitts and Nevis has run a citizenship-by-investment programme since 1984 - relevant where founders want a residence or mobility angle alongside the corporate structure.A residence or mobility angle alongside.
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Honest guidance on scope
Our value here is candour. We will not sell a «Saint Kitts and Nevis crypto licence» that does not exist - we use the company route and the territorial base for exactly what they offer.No selling a licence that does not exist.
How it compares
How Saint Kitts and Nevis differs from other routes.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is the territorial, mature-toolkit company play - not a licensing regime. The honest comparison is below.
Saint Kitts and Nevis vs other jurisdictions
| Feature |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | Other jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|
| Licence today | None - company route | Licensing regimes |
| Tax base | Territorial - 0% foreign | Worldwide, 9-30% |
| Corporate toolkit | Mature Nevis LLC/IBC | Varies |
| Legal system | English common law | Varies |
Licence today
Saint Kitts and NevisNone - company route
Other jurisdictionsLicensing regimes
Tax base
Saint Kitts and NevisTerritorial - 0% foreign
Other jurisdictionsWorldwide, 9-30%
Corporate toolkit
Saint Kitts and NevisMature Nevis LLC/IBC
Other jurisdictionsVaries
Legal system
Saint Kitts and NevisEnglish common law
Other jurisdictionsVaries
Country by country
| Country | License type | Taxation | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | No dedicated law - company route | Territorial - 0% foreign | AML practice; pair where needed |
 Antigua & Barbuda | DABA licence (FSRC) | 25% corporate | Dedicated law, supervised |
 Anguilla | Utility Token Act + company | 0% corporate | Token route or pairing |
 BVI | VASP Act 2022 (FSC) | 0% corporate | Registration, AML-led |
Saint Kitts and NevisLicense typeNo dedicated law - company route
TaxationTerritorial - 0% foreign
RequirementsAML practice; pair where needed
Antigua & BarbudaLicense typeDABA licence (FSRC)
Taxation25% corporate
RequirementsDedicated law, supervised
AnguillaLicense typeUtility Token Act + company
Taxation0% corporate
RequirementsToken route or pairing
BVILicense typeVASP Act 2022 (FSC)
Taxation0% corporate
RequirementsRegistration, AML-led
Doing it properly
What the compliant structure contains.What the compliant structure contains.
No licence does not mean no standards - a Nevis structure still needs real AML, substance and clean books. The checklist below is what we build.
01
Nevis LLC or IBC - incorporated with clean governance and transparent ownership to UBOs.
02
Scope assessment - an honest read on whether the company route fits, or whether a licensed jurisdiction is needed alongside.
03
AML/CFT practice - KYC, monitoring and record-keeping to real standards where activity touches a regulated perimeter.
04
Source analysis - the foreign-versus-local-source documentation that carries the territorial 0% position.
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Substance - a genuine presence appropriate to the structure, not a nameplate.
06
Banking file - USD-pegged accounts arranged on full disclosure with institutions matched to the flows.
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Custody and systems documentation - wallet architecture described to international standards.
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Paired licence where needed - a supervised exchange or custody permission in a licensed jurisdiction, sequenced with Nevis.
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Clean books - accounting a bank and the authorities read as an asset.
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Contracts and terms - client documentation drafted to licence-grade expectations.
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Nevis LLC or IBC with clean governance.
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Honest scope assessment - company route or pairing.
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AML practice to real standards.
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Foreign-source analysis for the territorial 0%.
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Genuine substance - not a nameplate.
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Banking file on full disclosure.
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Custody and systems documentation.
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Paired licence where a permission is needed.
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Clean books from day one.
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Licence-grade client contracts.
Reflects the federation's general company law and AML practice as of 2026. There is no dedicated crypto or exchange licence - in writing, not in small print. Where a supervised permission is needed, we pair with a licensed jurisdiction.General company law + AML practice, as of 2026. No dedicated crypto licence.
How it works
From first call to a compliant structure.
01
Strategy and honesty
The real scope - whether the company route fits or a paired licence is needed - and the tax and banking plan, fixed in writing before anything incorporates.Scope, tax and banking plan - in writing.
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Nevis company
Incorporation in days on the territorial base, governance built clean, the operating or holding layer set up.Territorial base, clean governance.
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AML and substance
AML practice, source analysis and genuine substance - built to licence-grade standards.Real AML; genuine presence.
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Licence pairing where needed
Where the model needs a supervised permission, the paired licence in a licensed jurisdiction, sequenced with the Nevis base.A paired licence where needed - to standard.
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Banking and launch
USD-pegged accounts arranged on disclosure; the structure live, compliant and honestly scoped.Accounts on disclosure; honestly scoped.
Quick facts
Dedicated crypto lawNone
RegulatorFSRC
RouteNevis LLC/IBC + AML
SetupDays
Tax baseTerritorial
Foreign-source income0%
Personal income tax0%
Legal systemEnglish common law
Anyone selling a «Saint Kitts and Nevis crypto licence» in 2026 is selling paper. The honest products are the company route and the territorial base - used for what they genuinely offer.
On the ground in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Run from our Dubai office, with Saint Kitts and Nevis counsel.
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Basseterre · Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Nevis incorporation
LLC or IBC formation on the territorial base with clean governance - the corporate layer the company or paired route sits on.Territorial base, clean governance.
02
AML and substance
AML practice to real standards, and genuine substance appropriate to the structure.Real AML; genuine presence.
03
Scope and pairing
An honest read on whether the company route fits, and where a supervised licence in another jurisdiction should sit alongside - sequenced cleanly.Company route, or a paired licence.
04
Banking and operations
Accounts arranged on full disclosure, matched to the flows - the structure live on rails that hold.Accounts on disclosure; solid rails.
We also have offices in
Tallinn
Estonia
Roseni 13
Vilnius
Lithuania
Gedimino pr. 2
Prague
Czech Republic
Vlkova 532/8, Žižkov
London
United Kingdom
7 Bell Yard
Dubai
UAE
33 Level, Al Saqr Business Tower
Madeira
Portugal
Rua da Alegria 31, 1F
Istanbul
Turkey
Perpa Ticaret Merkezi, A Blok
Good to know
Taxation of crypto companies in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The federation runs a territorial system: foreign-source income of a Nevis company sits outside the net, and there is no personal income tax - the analysis that draws the source line is the whole game.
Foreign-source: 0%
Income earned from activity outside the federation sits outside the tax net. For a globally-facing crypto model, the core revenue runs at 0% locally - by system design, not special ruling.The core revenue, outside the net.
No personal income tax
The federation levies no personal income tax. At the owner level that is a clean position, which we model against the home-country rules that actually govern the individual.Clean owner-level position.
Local-source: taxed
Income from a business carried on in the federation is taxed under local corporate rules - relevant only where the model genuinely serves the local market; the source line is drawn and documented.Only where the model is local.
Substance keeps it clean
The territorial position rests on a genuinely run company. Real governance and presence are what make it defensible with banks and home-country authorities.Real governance makes it defensible.
Home-country analysis matters
Zero local tax on foreign-source income does not remove tax where owners and operations actually sit. We model the home-country position honestly, so the structure is sound rather than optimistic.Local 0% doesn't remove home tax.
The analysis is the asset
Everything rests on defensible source and substance documentation - contracts, servers, teams and clients mapped. We build that file first, because it is the structure's foundation.Built first, defensibly.
Tax summary
Foreign-source income0%
Personal income tax0%
Local-source incomeTaxed
SubstanceGenuine - required
CurrencyXCD (USD-pegged)
Crypto-specific rulesNone - general system
*As of 2026. The source and substance analysis decides everything - we document it defensibly from day one.
Turnkey professional support
Experienced lawyers and international consultants.
We provide end-to-end support, from company registration and the compliance file to regulatory interaction and compliance oversight - with an individualized approach to each client.
Oleksii Kindratenko
Builds the structure itself: Nevis LLC or IBC, AML/KYC policy pack, substance file and the paired-licence documentation. His document sets are the reason reviews finish in months, not years.
Eugeniu Bevziuc
First point of contact for international founders. Runs the whole setup remotely, across time zones and languages - from the first call to a clean, honestly-scoped business.
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The Saint Kitts and Nevis crypto licence, answered honestly.
Can I get a Saint Kitts and Nevis crypto licence today?+
No - there is no dedicated crypto or exchange licence. Crypto runs through a Nevis LLC or company under English common law, with AML where the activity touches a regulated perimeter. Anyone selling a «Saint Kitts and Nevis crypto licence» is describing something that does not exist.
What does the FSRC regulate, then?+
The Financial Services Regulatory Commission supervises the federation's licensed financial services - it does not issue a crypto exchange or custody licence. For crypto, the route is the general company system plus AML.
Is operating without a licence legal?+
Operating as a properly governed Nevis company, applying real AML practice and documenting tax source honestly - yes. The standards are real even where the licence is not, and they are what banks actually read.
How does the territorial 0% work?+
The federation taxes local-source income. Revenue from serving foreign clients with foreign infrastructure sits outside the net - at 0% locally. The source analysis that proves it is the foundation we build first.
Why the Nevis LLC?+
It is a mature, well-drafted vehicle used worldwide for holding and asset protection, with a predictable operating framework. For the corporate layer of a crypto structure it is a proven choice.
What about citizenship by investment?+
Saint Kitts and Nevis has run a CBI programme since 1984. It is separate from the corporate structure, but relevant where founders want a residence or mobility angle - we can coordinate both.
When should I pair with another jurisdiction?+
Whenever your model needs a supervised exchange or custody permission. Nevis then becomes the tax-efficient holding or operating layer, and the regulated licence sits in a licensed jurisdiction.
How is banking?+
Accounts are earned with structure and disclosure. We build the banking file alongside the incorporation, matched to the flows - not after the fact.
Why Saint Kitts and Nevis with you?+
Because the value is in honest scoping and clean structure: using the company route and the territorial base for exactly what they offer, and pairing a licensed jurisdiction where your model needs one - not selling a licence that does not exist.
A licence today?+
No - anyone selling one sells paper.
What does the FSRC regulate?+
Licensed services - not a crypto permission.
Legal to operate?+
Yes - clean company + AML + source file.
The territorial 0%?+
Foreign-source income outside the net.
Why the Nevis LLC?+
A mature, well-tested holding vehicle.
Citizenship by investment?+
A CBI programme since 1984 - coordinated.
When to pair?+
When a supervised exchange/custody licence is needed.
Banking?+
Earned with disclosure; built alongside.
Why with us?+
Honest scoping - no licence that doesn't exist.
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