Marshall Islands DAO LLC
The world's first sovereign entity structure explicitly designed for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. Legitimize your protocol, manage treasury assets legally, and limit liability without compromising your on-chain governance models. A single licensed agent files under the 2022 Marshall Islands DAO LLC Act.
What's included
- Marshall Islands government registration fee: we file and pay it on your behalf
- Articles of Organization (DAO variant)
- Operating Agreement with on-chain governance reference
- Smart Contract Disclosure forms (governance + treasury addresses)
- Licensed Marshall Islands DAO LLC registered agent (Year 1)
- Apostille-ready engagement letter
- Sanctions screen on the order + Tier 1 KYC
What's NOT included
- Year-2+ registered-agent renewal (~$799/yr)
- Banking introduction (we surface multiple DAO-friendly rails in the post-formation flow)
- Token-issuance legal opinion (referral basis to crypto counsel)
- DAO governance smart-contract audit (referral basis)
- Mail forwarding
We list what's not included on every product page so there are no checkout surprises.
Timeline & terms
- Formation
- 7 business days
- KYC tier
- Tier 1
Operator-grade use case
The only sovereign legal entity that recognizes on-chain governance natively. Use it when your DAO needs a legal person: for entering counterparty service agreements, holding treasury assets in a legally-recognizable vehicle, or shielding core contributors from personal liability under common-law agency doctrines.
Most appropriate for: established DAOs with active governance and treasury assets exceeding ~$100K, protocol teams looking to formalize after an initial unincorporated phase, and crypto-native operators who want their governance model preserved in the corporate structure rather than collapsed into a Delaware C-Corp.
Less ideal for: early-stage protocols still iterating on governance (you'll outgrow the original Operating Agreement quickly), DAOs that need US securities-law compliance (Marshall Islands form doesn't address US securities exposure), or solo founders who'd be better served by a Wyoming LLC.
What you'll need to hand us
- Email address
- Country of residence
- Intended use statement (free-text)
- Government-issued photo ID (passport or national ID)
- Proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, or government letter, dated within 90 days)
- Source-of-funds attestation (drop-down + free text)
- Optional: PEP and adverse-media screening consent
- Everything in Tier 1
- Beneficial owner declaration for every party with 25%+ ownership
- Source-of-wealth documentation (tax return, employment letter, salary, asset proof)
- Manual enhanced-due-diligence reviewer notes from our KYC partner