Licensing, legal, and tax advisory for Web3
Hacken Advisory helps Web3 companies build compliant, resilient operations worldwide – connecting cybersecurity, legal, and process so you can launch and scale across jurisdictions with confidence.
Trusted by Web3 leaders, enterprises, and governments since 2017.
- 2,161
- public security assessments completed
- 16,659
- vulnerabilities prevented
- $430B+
- verified across PoR audits
- ISO 27001
- certified
Security aligned with regulatory expectations. Compliance your teams can operationalize.
Security without compliance delays licenses and partnerships. Compliance without security fails audits and real-world incidents.
Hacken Advisory combines both – so your evidence stands up to regulators, auditors, and institutions. Unlike traditional advisors, we design security controls that your team can implement. And we package them as regulator-ready evidence.
MiCA/DORA
VARA
MAS
SFC
Genius ActBuilt for Web3 teams
Centralized Exchanges & Custodians
License readiness (MiCA/VARA/MAS/HK SFC), client-asset segregation design, PoR cadence, DORA-aligned resilience.
Stablecoin & Token Issuers
ART/EMT alignment, reserve governance, disclosure & attestations, de-peg playbooks, oversight mapping.
RWA Tokenization Platforms
Issuance & permissioning governance, KYC/AML flows, custody/escrow structures, data-feed controls, securities-aligned documentation.
DeFi & On-Chain Infrastructure
Listings/institutional readiness, governance & disclosures, counterparty and integration diligence, incident & communications playbooks.
Advisory services & programs
All advisory work is coordinated with Hacken's security teams to ensure controls are real – not just paper.
- Gap analysis → control design → evidence packs
- Governance, incident, outsourcing & third-party risk frameworks
- Regulator/auditor-facing documentation and submission support
- Asset recovery (coordination with investigators/custodians)
- Raising capital (token/equity structuring & documentation)
- OTC & Escrow (secure flows, counterparty checks, covenants)
- Management consulting (operating models, policies, playbooks)
- Corporate structuring (entities, trusts & foundations)
- Trusts & foundations (governance, control, fiduciary design)
- Jurisdiction selection & cross-border flows
- Token economics tax treatment guidance
- Ongoing reporting & structuring oversight
Our engagement process
Diagnosis
Business model, jurisdictions, partners, and risk posture
Obligations Map
Translate MiCA/DORA/VARA/MAS/HK SFC into concrete controls
Design & Structure
Governance, documentation, legal/tax structuring where applicable
Evidence & Filings
Audit-ready packs regulators and counterparties can evaluate
Stand-Up & Assure
BAU processes, cadence for attestations, ongoing advisory
Federated Delivery
Seamless handoff to Hacken security (audits, PoR, monitoring) when needed
Business outcomes we deliver
Licenses & approvals accelerated
(clear controls + evidence)
Institutional trust earned
(credible governance, disclosures, cadence)
Operational resilience
(DORA-aligned playbooks and testing plans)
Clean partner due diligence
(packages for listings, market access, and banking)
Fewer surprises
(coordinated legal + security + tax, not siloed advice)
Meet your advisory team
Your engagement is led by seasoned advisory partners with backgrounds in cybersecurity, regulation, and corporate structuring—operating within the Hacken Federation for end-to-end delivery (advisory ↔ security ↔ assurance).
