Marshall Islands DAO LLC formation
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.
- Tier
- GRAY
- Formation
- up to 7 business days
- KYC
- Tier 1
- Renewal
- $4999/yr
What is the Marshall Islands DAO LLC formation and what does it cost?
The only fully automated DAO wrapper. It is $13,999 all-in / ₿0.17586683 / 17,586,683 sats, paid in Bitcoin or USDT, and formation takes 7 business days.
- Tier
- GRAY
- All-in price
- $13,999 all-in / ₿0.17586683 / 17,586,683 sats
- Year-2 renewal
- $4,999/yr
- KYC tier
- Tier 1
- Formation time
- 7 business days
- EU / FATF status
- off both EU lists, off the FATF lists
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 (~$4,999/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.
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
Common questions
- Why is the Marshall Islands DAO LLC the only real DAO wrapper?
- It is the only sovereign statute (2022) that recognizes a DAO as a legal entity with on-chain governance natively. A single licensed agent files it, and we are the only platform that ships it paid in Bitcoin.
- Marshall Islands or Wyoming DAO LLC?
- Marshall Islands is sovereign and recognizes on-chain governance natively; the Wyoming DAO LLC is US-domiciled, far cheaper at $399, and limited to Wyoming case law. For a serious protocol with a real treasury, Marshall Islands.
- What KYC is required?
- Tier 1 plus smart-contract disclosure: notarized passport, address proof, source-of-funds, a beneficial-owner declaration, and governance and contract forms.