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Strategic Partnerships

Partner With Web3 Ready CLARITY™

Bring regulatory intelligence into the ecosystem you already serve.

Your clients, members, portfolio companies, regulated entities, executives or platform users are making digital-asset decisions.

CLARITY helps them see the legal, regulatory and business issues those decisions raise before the issues become larger problems.

Partnerships with Web3 Ready CLARITY can range from co-branded referral relationships to marketplace distribution, embedded regulatory workflows, white-labeled deployments and strategic advisory engagements.

How CLARITY Can Fit
  1. 1
    Referral and Channel
    Attributed referrals and co-branded access
  2. 2
    Marketplace and Ecosystem
    Distribution to members, clients and platform users
  3. 3
    Workflow Integration
    CLARITY inside licensing, diligence and governance
  4. 4
    White-Label and Strategic Advisory
    Customized deployment with executive advisory
Partnership models

More Than A Referral Program

The right partnership depends on where CLARITY creates value in your ecosystem.

Channel & Referral

Introduce CLARITY to professionals and organizations already served by the partner through attributed referrals, co-branded experiences and mutually aligned commercial terms.

Ecosystem & Marketplace

Make CLARITY available to members, clients, portfolio companies, founders, regulated entities or platform users.

Workflow & Integration

Position CLARITY within a broader regulatory, compliance, licensing, diligence or governance process so users can identify and organize issues before moving to the next stage.

Embedded & White-Label

Deploy a customized CLARITY experience across teams, business units or client environments, including multi-seat and white-label options where appropriate.

Strategic Advisory

Pair CLARITY with regulatory intelligence, executive briefings, board-level engagement, professional education and strategic advisory support from Dr. Tonya M. Evans.

Commercial terms depend on the relationship. We do not publish fixed referral percentages, revenue-share or pricing here.

Where CLARITY fits

Structured digital-asset regulatory issue intelligence.

CLARITY is not a legal research database, regulatory news feed, blockchain analytics platform or general-purpose chatbot.

A user describes a specific situation in plain language. CLARITY examines that scenario across twelve regulatory domains and relevant jurisdictional touchpoints, organizes the issues by priority and produces a professional Issue-Mapping Memorandum designed to prepare the user for the decisions and expert conversations that follow.

That makes CLARITY particularly useful where organizations are helping others move through innovation, product development, licensing, regulatory sandboxes, diligence, governance, compliance or market entry.

The actual output

What an Issue-Mapping Memorandum Looks Like.

Explore a sample CLARITY memorandum generated from a fictional digital-asset scenario and subsequently reviewed for legal accuracy. See how the report identifies factual gaps, organizes regulatory questions, and prepares professionals for further analysis.

Issue-Mapping Memorandum · Sample · Fictional scenario

Offshore token issuer with U.S. users after the stalled market structure bill

October 8, 2026
Revised October 13, 2026
File W3RC-000E3F40
8 issues mapped
A Real CLARITY Output. Fictional Scenario. Human-Vetted Sample.
Plain-language brief

Your business operates through three connected entities: a foundation in the Cayman Islands that holds the project's token reserves, a development company in the United States that keeps building the technology, and an operating company in the British Virgin Islands that runs the trading platform. U.S. customers have been able to use the platform, which creates a significant risk that U.S. regulators will claim authority over relevant activities and demand that you register, qualify for an exemption, or shut down U.S. access.

Intake consistency notes
  • Entity status is marked Active, which may not capture the paused staking rewards program and the paused U.S. market entry initiative. Confirm whether those paused activities create continuing obligations.
  • Parties include the Foundation / SPV and the Custodian / Wallet provider but do not identify the U.S. development company, even though the narrative describes it as a key actor continuing roadmap work. Confirm its legal status and role.
  • Jurisdictional touchpoints include the European Union, but the narrative describes no EU-specific activity or user targeting. Confirm whether EU users access the platform and whether any entity is established or solicits in the EU.
  • MiCA's transitional period has ended, so any existing EU-facing activity should be assessed under the currently applicable authorization and conduct framework.
Eight prioritized regulatory issues
01

Securities

High priority

Investment contract status under the March 2026 SEC framework.

Regulatory touchpointsSEC (US)
Diligence questions
  • Is the token subject to an investment contract today under the March 2026 SEC interpretation, given ongoing U.S. development-company efforts?
  • Has the token separated from the issuer's promises of essential managerial efforts, or do roadmap work and treasury-funded activities travel with it in secondary trading?
  • If staking resumes, does it fit the SEC's protocol-staking treatment, or do enhanced or provider-determined rewards require a separate investment-contract analysis?
Why it matters

Whether transactions in the token remain subject to an investment contract determines whether U.S. securities registration or an exemption is required for continued U.S. access. The August 18, 2026 Regulation Crypto Assets proposal would add a conditional safe harbor, but it is not current law and comments are due October 20, 2026.

02

Securities

High priority

Exchange and intermediary registration given U.S. user participation.

Regulatory touchpointsSEC (US)
Diligence questions
  • Does the BVI operating company's venue constitute a national securities exchange, alternative trading system, or broker-dealer under U.S. law?
  • Could failure to register or claim an exemption expose the foundation, the U.S. development company, or affiliates to secondary liability?
  • If the token has separated from the investment contract, does the venue remain subject to SEC antifraud jurisdiction?
Why it matters

Operating a platform that facilitates domestic transactions in securities or investment contracts can trigger Exchange Act registration. The analysis turns on whether the relevant transactions are domestic under Morrison, not merely whether offshore activity has U.S. effects.

03

AML / KYC / Sanctions

High priority

Money services business and money transmission obligations across the structure.

Regulatory touchpointsFinCEN (US)FATF (International)
Diligence questions
  • Does the BVI operating company engage in money transmission under FinCEN's 2019 CVC guidance, requiring MSB registration?
  • Does the custodian or wallet provider require separate FinCEN registration and an AML program under 31 CFR 1022.210?
  • Where transactions cross borders, does the platform transmit originator and beneficiary information consistent with the FATF Travel Rule?
Why it matters

Operating a covered CVC exchange without required FinCEN registration can bring civil penalties under 31 U.S.C. 5330, and separate criminal exposure under 18 U.S.C. 1960. An offshore structure does not exempt activity where the U.S. statutory nexus is satisfied.

04

AML / KYC / Sanctions

High priority

Customer identification, sanctions screening, and AML program sufficiency.

Regulatory touchpointsFinCEN (US)OFAC (US)BVI FSC (BVI)
Diligence questions
  • Does the venue perform customer identification consistent with BVI law and the reach of U.S. sanctions authorities where U.S. persons are involved?
  • Does the platform screen users and transactions against OFAC lists and keep records sufficient to demonstrate compliance?
  • Does the AML program designate a compliance officer, provide training, and include independent review?
Why it matters

An inadequate AML program or sanctions screening can bring enforcement by FinCEN, OFAC, or the BVI Financial Services Commission, with penalties scaled to conduct and volume.

05

Market Integrity

Medium

Market manipulation and trading practices given a multi-jurisdiction user base.

Regulatory touchpointsSEC (US)CFTC (US)BVI FSC (BVI)ESMA (EU)
Diligence questions
  • Does the venue maintain surveillance adequate to detect manipulation, wash trading, or other prohibited practices across applicable jurisdictions?
  • Where the foundation holds significant reserves, does potential influence over supply create insider-trading or market-manipulation exposure?
  • Do order-matching or affiliate trading activities create conflicts of interest or front-running exposure requiring disclosure?
Why it matters

Manipulation and fraud prohibitions can apply even where the asset is not a security in every jurisdiction. With MiCA's transitional period ended, the current EU market-conduct framework is directly relevant to any EU-facing operations.

06

Tax

High priority

Staking rewards characterization and withholding obligations.

Regulatory touchpointsIRS (US)
Diligence questions
  • If staking resumes, how would the IRS characterize rewards, and does Revenue Ruling 2023-14 determine when they are gross income?
  • For U.S. recipients, do information-reporting (IRC 6041) and backup-withholding (IRC 3406) obligations apply?
  • Where rewards are paid to non-U.S. persons, do Chapter 3 withholding provisions apply, and is W-8 documentation or treaty relief needed?
Why it matters

Revenue Ruling 2023-14 provides that staking rewards are generally gross income when the taxpayer obtains dominion and control. Failure to meet reporting or withholding obligations can bring penalties to the payor and separate exposure for recipients.

07

Custody / Safekeeping

Medium

Custody obligations for the foundation treasury and user-held assets.

Regulatory touchpointsCIMA (Cayman Islands)BVI FSC (BVI)SEC (US)
Diligence questions
  • Does the foundation act as a custodian under Cayman law, and does it meet the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act safeguarding obligations?
  • Do user-asset arrangements meet BVI custody and segregation requirements under SIBA 2010 and the VASP Act 2022?
  • Does the arrangement satisfy SEC custody rules if U.S. securities characterization applies, and does it qualify for an exemption?
Why it matters

Custody failures can bring loss of user assets, sanctions, and civil liability. Multi-jurisdiction access may require satisfying the Cayman, BVI, U.S., and EU custody frameworks simultaneously, or demonstrating that particular frameworks do not apply.

08

Corporate / Governance

Medium

Affiliate-transaction scrutiny and common control across the three entities.

Regulatory touchpointsSEC (US)CIMA (Cayman Islands)BVI FSC (BVI)
Diligence questions
  • Do the foundation, the U.S. development company, and the BVI operating company constitute affiliates under common control, and how does that affect characterization?
  • Does the foundation's governance and its relationship with the development company create fiduciary duties or disclosure obligations to token holders?
  • Do foundation-funded roadmap payments constitute self-dealing or related-party transactions requiring board approval or independent review?
Why it matters

Where a treasury, a developer, and a venue are under common control, regulators and courts may examine the substance of the integrated arrangement rather than treating each entity in isolation.

Domains not surfaced
  • Consumer Protection. No retail-facing marketing claims, product disclosures, or complaint mechanisms were described that would generate standalone issues beyond Securities and Market Integrity.
  • Data & Privacy. The scenario does not describe personal-data processing in enough detail to generate privacy-specific questions, though obligations arise if the platform collects KYC data.
  • Cybersecurity. No facts on controls, incident response, or breaches were provided; critical operationally, but not a discrete regulatory issue without more facts.
  • Commodities / Derivatives. The token is described as a native protocol token, with no indication it is a futures contract, swap, or derivative triggering standalone CFTC obligations beyond antifraud authority.
  • Banking & Payments. No fiat on-ramps, off-ramps, or banking relationships were described beyond the MSB issues already covered under AML / KYC / Sanctions.
  • IP / Smart Contract. No facts on smart-contract code, open-source licensing, IP ownership, or audit history were provided to generate standalone issues.
Selected regulatory and legal sources
  • Application of the Federal Securities Laws to Certain Crypto Assets, Release Nos. 33-11412; 34-105020 (March 17, 2026)
  • Regulation Crypto Assets, Release Nos. 33-11434; 34-106150 (proposed Aug. 18, 2026; comments due Oct. 20, 2026)
  • SEC v. W.J. Howey Co., 328 U.S. 293 (1946)
  • Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. 247 (2010)
  • SEC v. Telegram Group Inc., No. 19-cv-09439 (S.D.N.Y.)
  • Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, H.R. 3633 (Senate cloture not invoked, Sept. 15, 2026)
  • FIN-2019-G001, FinCEN convertible-virtual-currency guidance (May 9, 2019)
  • 31 U.S.C. 5330; 31 CFR 1022.210, 1022.380 (MSB registration and AML programs)
  • 18 U.S.C. 1960 (unlicensed money transmitting businesses)
  • FATF Recommendation 16 (Travel Rule)
  • Revenue Ruling 2023-14; IRC Sections 6041, 3406, and 1441-1446
  • Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act, 2020 (Cayman Islands, as amended)
  • Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022; Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010 (BVI)
  • Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA); Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 (transfers of funds)
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Who this is for

Built For The Organizations Between Innovation And Regulation

01

Financial institutions and fintech platforms

02

RegTech and compliance providers

03

Regulators and regulatory infrastructure providers

04

Accelerators and regulatory sandboxes

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Professional associations and member organizations

06

Law, accounting, advisory and consulting firms

07

Venture funds, incubators and digital-asset ecosystems

08

Universities and executive-education organizations

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Organizations building products, services or infrastructure across digital-asset markets

Partner Evaluation Access

Evaluate CLARITY Before We Design The Partnership

Strategic partners should understand the product before deciding how it fits.

Qualified and invited partners can receive Partner Evaluation Access to experience CLARITY directly, review the current human-vetted sample memorandum and explore how the issue-mapping framework could support their organization or ecosystem.

Bring a representative scenario or use a fictional composite. See what CLARITY identifies. Then we can determine together whether the right relationship is referral, distribution, marketplace placement, workflow integration, white-label deployment, strategic advisory or something we have not yet designed.

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Authority

Built By A Digital-Asset Legal And Policy Authority

Web3 Ready CLARITY was created by Dr. Tonya M. Evans, a lawyer, former tenured law professor, author, board director and digital-assets policy and regulatory expert.

Her work spans law, regulation, governance, professional education and strategic advisory across the United States and global digital-asset markets.

CLARITY brings that issue-spotting methodology into a structured regulatory-intelligence platform built for professionals who need to understand the questions before deciding what to do next.

The structure follows the opportunity

There Is No Single Partnership Model.

A professional association may need a co-branded pathway for its members.

A regulatory platform may need CLARITY inside a licensing or sandbox workflow.

A financial institution may need a customized deployment across multiple teams.

An enterprise may need CLARITY, regulatory intelligence and direct strategic support.

The structure should follow the opportunity. Let’s explore where CLARITY fits in yours.

The Relationship Can Grow
  1. Introduce
    Co-branded access and ecosystem distribution
  2. Integrate
    Marketplace and workflow placement
  3. Embed
    White-label, institutional deployment and advisory
Statutory Notice
This tool is for educational and issue-identification purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Jurisdictional authorities are named for issue-identification only; this memorandum does not render comparative analysis across jurisdictions and does not opine on how any named authority would apply its rules to the facts described.

CLARITY performs structured issue identification for educational and professional preparation. It does not provide legal advice, does not guarantee identification of every possible issue, does not produce definitive compliance conclusions, does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not replace counsel. The sample memorandum is human-vetted; automatically generated memoranda are not individually reviewed by an attorney.

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Your scenario mapped across the relevant legal and regulatory domains, organized by priority. A structured issue map that prepares you for the conversation with outside counsel.
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NoticeThis tool is for educational and issue-identification purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.